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6 years

@piersmorgan Was it the vegan sausage roll that put you in hospital?

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BREAKING: Prince William is now at the Vitality Stadium, home of AFC Bournemouth @Bournemouthecho

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Prince William is now sat at a round table at the Vitality Stadium with business leaders across Dorset discussing tackling homelessness @Bournemouthecho

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@SimpsonsQOTD Something Grimey would say

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Paul Kinvig, Bournemouth town centre BID, is now talking to Prince William @Bournemouthecho

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@theJeremyVine @metpoliceuk I’d probably just leave it mate. Sometimes a cheeky win in life doesn’t hurt anybody

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BREAKING: Labour’s Neil Duncan-Jordan takes Labour off Robert Syms by just 18 votes, after several recounts. “We’ve made history tonight,” he exclaims @Bournemouthecho

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@JeremyClarkson What time?

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@piersmorgan #BBCBreakfast is like being with your family - you stay polite and reserved. #GMB is like being with friends - you can say what you like and it’ll be funny. @susannareid100

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@thegrandtour One of the best scenes these 3 have done. And it wasn’t scripted

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@SfwHampshire This was information given to me by the police. If I knew for sure, I would make it clear

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@MrJamesMay @DRIVETRIBE @GoodwoodRRC Richard Hammond Swiss Mountain Electric super car

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Council leader @VikkiSlade72 is off to Westminster, after winning in Mid Dorset and North Poole. She beat former minister @Michael4MDNP by 1,400 votes. @Bournemouthecho

Council leader Vikki Slade wins seat in parliament

VIKKI Slade is off to Westminster as she has been elected as Mid Dorset and North Poole’s MP.

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@thealso Don’t know if I should be embarrassed to have known that straight away. Smart Crossblade

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@SimpsonsQOTD

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@emmerdale Ben Mitchell

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❤️ A heart from the Red Arrows concluding day three of the Bournemouth Air Festival’s day shows. Next up Night Air… @Bournemouthecho

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@SimpsonsQOTD That was in third grade!

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BREAKING: the PM Rishi Sunak and Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy is in Dorset. They are visiting Lulworth Camp @Bournemouthecho

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3 years

Absolutely thrilled to announce I will be writing for the @Bournemouthecho as a Digital Reporter from late April. Cannot wait to get stuck in and meet the amazing people of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

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Bournemouth’s pride parade has begun, led by Sue Pollard in a Bentley Continental. Of course @Bournemouthecho

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BREAKING: Labour take control of Bournemouth West, too. @JessicaToale wins with 14,365 against @ConorBurnsUK 11,141. Also in the race: Reform, Ben Aston: 6,647 Lib Dem, Jeff Hanna: 4,311 Christian People’s Alliance, Julie Vivienne:201 SDP, David Warden: 139 @Bournemouthecho

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@SimpsonsQOTD Garbage in garbage can.....hmm, makes sense

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@SimpsonsQOTD Uh oh. Two independent thought alarms in one day. The students are overstimulated. Willie, remove all the colored chalk from the classrooms.

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6 years

@BBC_TopGear Just as I was starting to like Matt, Rory and Chris they replace them with Freddie Flintiff and the Take Me Out guy. Nonsense

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I don’t agree with Trump on a lot of things, but @piersmorgan is right. He came across well on both the trip and interview. So credit where credit’s due #PiersTrump

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@ladbible One study says meat is healthier, another says no meat is healthier. Why don’t we all just eat what makes us happy?

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BREAKING: Conservatives HOLDS Dorset police and crime commissioner. David Sidwick is re-elected as Dorset PCC Results: 🔵 David Sidwick 57,994 🔴 David Stokes 26,884 ⚪️ Marianne Storey 32,237 🟠 Howard Legg 34,774 @Bournemouthecho @Sidwick4Dorset

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A lot of golden retrievers on Sandbanks this morning. Group get together organised by a Facebook group @Bournemouthecho

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@Elektrickery @FAFBulldog @scuderiagta It’s up there, but the Italia livery reminds me of the Stratos and that is just 👌

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@SimpsonsQOTD Just give em one of these...

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A lot of “wows” for Otto the Helicopter. Very impressive fireworks display coming from this Schweizer 300 helicopter 🚁. Better than seeing a police helicopter, that’s for sure… @Bournemouthecho

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Tremendous turnout in Bournemouth for the Remembrance Sunday service today. Simply amazing to see #RemembranceSunday @Bournemouthecho

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@CNN I’ve been eating 2 boiled eggs every morning because another study said it’s good for the heart

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Could be summer right now. If it wasn’t for the polar conditions. Or the tourist-less beach @Bournemouthecho

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Bournemouth beach looking like summer without the people this afternoon @Bournemouthecho

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No more English language #aqaenglish #aqaenglishlanguage

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Eco activists have arrived at Wytch Farm to protest against its licence to operate. They’re changing “Perenco out” after the oil spill in Poole Harbour in March @Bournemouthecho #extinctionrebellion

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Cherries fans. Spread this far and wide. She’s been there for you for 15 years. It’s now time to help Mandy out a little 🍒 #afcb @cherriescafe18 @afcbournemouth

'Save us - we don't want to go': Beloved Cherrie's Cafe on the edge of closing

‘SAVE us’ is the urgent message coming from a café beloved by thousands of Cherries fans which faces an uncertain future amid surging energy…

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@UberFacts Yeah but the early birds are wealthier...

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Fact. Bournemouth and Poole traffic is worse than in Milan. And Paris. And Rome. And Berlin. And Amsterdam. And Monaco. And every other European city I’ve driven in. Less roadworks on the continent too

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A picket line outside Royal Bournemouth Hospital for striking junior doctors. One tells me their pay is “unsustainable” and they ask they are paid fairly @Bournemouthecho

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Yup. Summer has definitely started. Bournemouth beach is packed and it’s great down here @Bournemouthecho

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800mph approach speed from the Red Arrows. You can never get bored watching these guys @Bournemouthecho

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@SimpsonsQOTD

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Torbay Road showing Poole who’s best #jubileeindorset @Bournemouthecho

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@SkySportsF1 Fear he’ll crash into them. The driver they should fear based on talent is the Honey Badger

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We've been sent an image of the vehicle fire on Dorset Way from this morning, believed to have involved a swan... @Bournemouthecho

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Flash mob in the Lower Gardens as part of the Arts by the Sea festival in Bournemouth @Bournemouthecho

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@SimpsonsQOTD “We work hard, and we play hard”

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@SimpsonsQOTD On closer inspection, these are loafers

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@SimpsonsQOTD Your job will be to manage and motivate them. Give 'em the benefit of your years of experience. Don't worry, that won't take long.

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A huge cordon is in place today, one of the biggest in some officers’ decades of experience. Police are everywhere because of how much is taped off @Bournemouthecho

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UPDATE: art display Portal remains up on Bournemouth beach this morning and is here to STAY. BCP Council spoke with the families of Joe and Sunnah yesterday and they are now happy for it to stay @Bournemouthecho

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Bourne Free pride parade is underway in Bournemouth @Bournemouthecho

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At the #BmthAirFest for the first time is the B-52 bomber plane. Huge Cold War-era aircraft, popping by to say hello as it was already in Europe @Bournemouthecho

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Around 100 protesters have turned up at Bournemouth Pier to take part in a march against global warming. They’ve come armed with placards, slogans about change and drums @Bournemouthecho

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Oh, how we’ve missed the blue skies. May bank holiday Saturday looking stunning in the sun down at Bournemouth beach @Bournemouthecho

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Yellow Buses drivers who attend a @Morebusco recruitment event tomorrow will receive a £3,000 welcome bonus if they start there and then, Morebus managing director @AndrewWickhamGo said. More details here

Morebus offers Yellow Buses drivers a £3,000 welcome bonus

MOREBUS is offering a £3,000 welcome bonus to former Yellow Buses drivers if they attend a recruitment day tomorrow.

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Eco activists are marching towards Wytch Farm in Dorset, protesting against its licence to operate. In March, oil leaked form the farm into Poole Harbour @Bournemouthecho

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Hugely humbled to be awarded special commendation for media supporter of the year by @CR_UK . We’re grateful we can contribute to publicising such an important charity and its work. @Bournemouthecho @ElisaMitchTV

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@ladbible

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BREAKING: Vikki Slade has announced she is to step down as leader of BCP Council. Read more here @Bournemouthecho

BCP Council leader announces resignation

Vikki Slade is to resign as BCP Council’s leader.

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Exit poll shows a large Labour majority. Last MRP poll showed just one Tory MP left in Dorset. How will it go? We’ll find out throughout the night… @Bournemouthecho

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7 years

Felt like a submissive 12 year old little girl in that exam #aqaenglish #aqaenglishlanguage

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2 years

They all want climate justice. And now. The protest group are making their way from Bournemouth Pier to the Square @Bournemouthecho

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@Crayon78848049 No idea what his problem is. He’s happily married, a son, daughter on the way, lives in a multi-million pound mansion in California, grandson of the Queen, can get anything he wants. Seems great to me

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@TIME He’s not much smaller than the sumo wrestlers

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@SimpsonsQOTD

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BREAKING: forensics are here. Crime scene investigators have set up a tent essentially outside Bobby’s. To recap, a man died following a serious fight last night. Four have been arrested on suspicion of murder @Bournemouthecho @SW_Forensics

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Parachutists landing on Bournemouth beach concluding the night air show. Braver than me… @Bournemouthecho

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Did I barrage the Farage? What did he have to say about Bournemouth and our council? Was great to meet @Nigel_Farage today. Read all about it and more in the Echo soon….

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A sink hole in Gervis Place (at the crossing in Westover Road, Bournemouth town centre) has brought disruption to bus services

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There is complete silence from the people of Poole as they watch the Queen’s funeral #queensfuneral @Bournemouthecho

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Members of Extinction Rebellion across Dorset are here to protest against the oil company Perenco after the Poole Harbour oil leak in March @Bournemouthecho

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You wait ages for one bus… and then it gets stuck on a tight Christchurch corner. Kids on a school trip have been given a free milkshake while they wait for recovery @Bournemouthecho

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The sea is very calm today in Swanage @Bournemouthecho

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Here comes the rain. Again. The Met Office has extended its yellow weather warning to midnight tomorrow @Bournemouthecho

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Poole Quay on a beautiful spring day. Featuring HMS Cattistock @Bournemouthecho

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@ErikaMusterma17 @CNN I’m gonna stick with the eggs. They’re too good

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Red Arrows this afternoon. Is there a better display team than these guys? Don’t think so @Bournemouthecho

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Floral tributes have been left for an 18-year-old man who died yesterday in Bournemouth town centre. Named locally as Cameron, friends described him as a "popular" lad with a lot of friends @Bournemouthecho

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@BBCBreaking Can’t say axing the Fiesta was a bright idea

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Two @SW_Forensics tents are up in the Square. CSIs are continuing detailed and thorough investigations @Bournemouthecho

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#RemembranceSunday in Bournemouth @Bournemouthecho

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@AP Why isn’t it called the Greta Thunbug

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Feels like a holiday here at Mudeford Sandbank Beach. People are enjoying the warm weather @Bournemouthecho #heatwaveuk

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To all the people confusing the man who was with Prince William today as being Will Smith. No, it’s Steven Bartlett. Podcaster and Dragon’s Den star. Thoroughly nice guy, too, took a lot of time to talk with reporters @StevenBartlett

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15 minutes until the Met Office’s thunderstorm warning comes into effect

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A group of paddle boarders, drifting in Poole Harbour while dressed in Halloween outfits, with black cats on the front. A sight to behold. All will be explained later… @Bournemouthecho

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@Trading212 My most used app throughout lockdown

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Plenty of support for ambulances workers this afternoon in Wellington Road, Bournemouth, who are striking today for better pay and working conditions. #ambulancestrike #NHSStrikes @Bournemouthecho

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Want to know how wonderfully chaotic my job can be? That historic press conference between Rishi and Zelenskyy was not pre arranged. I had no invite, I had to talk my way into attending. I had no idea when it would start or even where it was. This was all blagged 2 hours before

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As easy as it was to get stuck, the coach is now free and the road is unblocked @Bournemouthecho

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Top Gun music now finished for the Firebirds. But they are now sparkling with fireworks @Bournemouthecho

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The @rafredarrows are here for the final display of this year’s Bournemouth Air Festival, celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. @Bournemouthecho

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Bournemouth resident John Cotterill added: “There’s too many incidents happening in recently. All these stabbings, bottlings.. something needs to be done about it. I worry about my grandkids going out into the town centre. “Such a shame.” @Bournemouthecho

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Four 18-year-old men – two from the Portsmouth area, one from Bournemouth and one from Poole – have been arrested on suspicion of murder @Bournemouthecho

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A wonderful end to a wonderful four days at this year’s Bournemouth Air Festival. Read my exclusive interview with @RAFTyphoonTeam pilot Adam ‘Paddy’ O’Hare @Bournemouthecho

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@claudelittner Always the ones you least expect...

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