SEVENTY-five years ago today, Bournemouth people heard aircraft engines and looked up to see a squadron of German planes flying low in the early afternoon sky.
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130 died in five minutes: The 1943 air raid that destroyed the Metropole and Central Hotels and Beales
May 23, 2018 at 10:17 am (Genealogy)
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Why Princess Anne keeps on coming back to Dorset
May 22, 2018 at 12:21 am (Genealogy)
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LAST week we saw the Princess Royal Princess Anne visit the Tank Museum Bovington to open a workshop and visit a restored Second World War Matilda II tank which was named in her honour.
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Story behind sunken ship off Dorset coast
May 22, 2018 at 12:21 am (Genealogy)
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FOR this week’s Looking Back, we will be looking back at the sinking of a ship during the First World War.
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Echo reports help magazine uncover story of ‘chess paralympics’
May 22, 2018 at 12:21 am (Genealogy)
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LATE last year we appealed for information on an international chess tournament which was held in Weymouth in 1968.
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GALLERY: 125 years of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
May 16, 2018 at 10:55 am (Genealogy)
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BOURNEMOUTH Symphony Orchestra is celebrating its 125th anniversary this weekend.
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UP, UP AND AWAY…FOREVER: MP lost in balloon tragedy
May 15, 2018 at 2:09 am (Genealogy)
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THIS week we will be looking at a time when Eype made national news due to a bizarre accident involving a gas balloon.
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Past of five-ravaged house with an uncertain future
May 14, 2018 at 11:39 pm (Genealogy)
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It’s been more than a year since a devastating fire tore through Parnham House, destroying the Grade I listed stately home.
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When Royal groom-to-be came to Dorset
May 14, 2018 at 11:39 pm (Genealogy)
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THERE are just days to go until Prince Harry marries Meghan Markle on Saturday.
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The courageous ‘Boy’ who risked his life to support the D-Day invasion
May 14, 2018 at 11:39 pm (Genealogy)
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CONTINUING our series looking at the heroes connected with Portland’s role in D-Day, today we turn our attention to Herbert Gordon Male.
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Echo book’s amazing aerial photos of Dorset
May 9, 2018 at 10:22 am (Genealogy)
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A NEW book from the Daily Echo provides a unique way of seeing how much Dorset has changed over almost 70 years.
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