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<TITLE>fire 9 27/03</TITLE>
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<TEXT>There's been another fire on Talbot Heath..the second in 3 days.

It broke out near Winstone Avenue just before 6 o clock last night...and spread over an area roughly the size of a football pitch.

The fire service say they're pretty sure it was started  deliberately.
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<Slug>014 PETROL HOLLAND2</Slug>
<TEXT>Unions who represent tanker drivers are being urged to enter talks to avoid
strikes which could close thousands of petrol stations.

Army personnel have been trained up to deliver fuel instead - after members of
Unite voted to walk out.

But no dates have been confirmed yet.

Diana Holland - Unite's Assistant General Secretary - says it's not about a
pay increase - it's about safety:

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<TEXT>Lewis-Manning Hospice has had plans to sell-off some of its land to raise vital funds - rejected by Poole Council.

The charity says it was relying on the sale ... which would've seen an acorn-shaped eco-house built off Sandbanks Road ... to purchase beds for its new in-patient unit..

But the Council says their application breached too many policies - including the loss of protected trees ... and negative impact on public views and the character of the area.
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<TEXT>Plans to toughen up community sentences are to be outlined by the Justice Secretary.

Ken Clarke's proposals are said to include new ankle tags to let courts impose curfews and stop offenders visiting particular areas like football grounds or pubs.
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<Slug>sport 9</Slug>
<TEXT>and in the cricket - England's batsmen are heading for trouble in the first Test against Sri Lanka.

A short time ago they were 92 for 5 - Kevin Pietersen made just three runs and Alastair Cook was out for a duck.
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