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This is my cat Robbie, Sent in by Jan.

This is my dear cat Leah, who I've had since she was 5 months old. Now that she is nearly 14 she likes a quiet life, and enjoys sunbathing in the garden. She is a very loving lap cat, and a sweet companion. Sent in by Linda

Saskia, the Ginger Bird. As you may have noticed, she is 95% a Ginger Tom (Only her tail tip is not Ginger) making here rare. Even so, those paws still pack a punch when she wants feeding in the morning. Sent in by Karen & Clive.

This is my little girl, I couldn't love her more if I tried (ask the boyfriend) Silvy is a stalker of all things that move, we have no wildlife left in our garden. Sent in by Mel.

This is Badger, he's probably the most laid-back cat in the world. He loves picking on his slightly more highly-strung sister Olive. Sent in by Jessica

This is Mia. She is 4 months old. She loves playing with her toy mouse and screwed up balls of foil from kit kat wrappers. Sent in by Barbara

This is Tabitha. She is 7 years old. This picture of her was taken in our garden making the most of the summer sun. Sent in by Barbara.

This is Boy. Sent in by Emmie

This is Tonto & Sebbie. Waiting for breakfast. Sent in by Dorothy.

A NEW £500,000 outdoors centre installed on protected Brownsea Island is so green it will leave no trace of its existence at the end of its life-span. Built on steel foundation piles which can be unscrewed from the ground, the new Baden-Powell Outdoor

THE local government ombudsman has been called in to investigate the actions of the chairman of Poole's planning committee amid allegations that she gave false information which led to a developer's plans being granted. Residents who attended a planning

A GROUP of mums who want to attend fitness classes for new mothers on Corfe Mullen Recreation ground are fuming after a councillor appeared to label them "overweight depressed young mums". The fitness class BuggyWorx is similar to Buggyfit classes which

A POOLE councillor is set to march 114 miles to the seat of government in a bid to throw disabled workers a lifeline. The Remploy factory at Alder Hills that employs 47 people, including 42 workers with disabilities, was earmarked for closure under modernisation

OXFAM may not be the first name that springs to mind if you're in the market for that very special dress - but for many a blushing bride-to-be, it could prove a godsend. Big name designer dresses such as Romantica and LaSposa can be snapped up at a

ECHO website users have continued to fuel the debate over suggestions that shoppers using out-of-town supermarkets and shopping centres should be forced to pay parking charges. The proposals - put forward by the Conservative party as a way of defending

HELLO? Have you got a minute? These are the dreaded words you'll hear from the growing gaggle of street fundraisers around town. It seems we've had enough of these "chuggers," the new term given to these people, taken from a combination of the words

"A VERY special lady who shared in so many ways the life of this town and this community." These were the words yesterday of the Rev John Holbrook as he described pensioner Betty Hunt during a service of thanksgiving of her life, being held at Wimborne

PASSIONATE calls for the retention of the night-time service at the Swanage Minor Injuries Unit rang out at two public meetings this week. Some 300 people poured into the consultation meetings on Wednesday and Thursday at the Methodist Church, Swanage

FIFTEEN "bird crime" incidents were reported in Dorset last year, the second highest in the region. Top of the RSPB Birdcrime 2006 league was neighbouring Devon, with 26 incidents alleged to have taken place. House martins, barn owls and kestrels were

THE nation-wide ban on the movement of cloven-hoofed animals following the latest outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease is hitting Dorset farmers hard in the pocket. It was another blow for the farming industry this week after the authorities confirmed

This is Lyle, in the plantpot, he is just over a year old. Sent in by Lucy

ACTOR Chris Langham was sentenced to 10 months in prison for downloading indecent images of children from the internet. He was found guilty by a jury in August after denying the charges because he reportedly did not want to be labelled a paedophile -

THERE are two reasons being given by those who have started to think the unthinkable, that Kate McCann may have killed Madeleine. The first reason is because they believe the gossip, rumour and utter cobblers being peddled as police "evidence". And

"LET the camino decide man..." This was the best advice I received upon the road to Santiago de Compostela, from a man whose worldly possessions seemed to be a gourd, a pair of sandals and a pilgrim's staff. Over the next 26 days, crossing Navarre, Rioja

VICTIMS of hate crimes in Dorset are being urged to report offences against them. A new group has been formed in the county in a bid to ensure a wide range of support services is available and everything possible is done to bring offenders to justice

These are our twin boys "Tate & Lyle". They are just over a year old. Sent in by Lucy

This is Daisy, sent in by Maureen.

This is Emily she is about 10 years old she is a strange but amusing cat, she is a lazy loving cat and loves weird food like pineapple. Sent in by Ben

This is Lucy she is about eight she is a lazy cute cat. Sent in by Ben

This is screamer she is a lazy cat that enjoys her food. Sent in by Ben Woodrow a

This is Marmies she is a timid cat but soft and cute together. Sent in by Ben

This is Rudy, he was a lovely lion-like red tonkinese that was run over 2 years ago, but his lovely temperament and sweet nature make us miss him still. Sent in by Hilary .

This is Arnie, a red point Tonkinese, was so named by the breeder as he was the biggest and strongest kitten in the litter. He has a sense of the theatrical and swanks his way around the neighbourhood taking advantage of any warm hearth and tasty morsel

Coco is a puuurrffect pussy! A great companion, funny (he fell in the fish tank TWICE), talks to you, meets you from work and hides in the car when you want to leave! A chocolate Tonkinese, he is so yummy. Sent in by Hilary.

This is my cat Mandy, a beautiful tabby. She was a nine-year-old rescue cat when I got her over a year ago. she has an affectionate nature and has been through so much. She loves to play and curl up in a warm chair Sent in by Michelle

This is Bramble he doesn't mind where he sleeps! Sent in by Cathy

This is Buster - he's a cool british blue, truly laid back and like a fluffy bear really! He's 2 years old and goes to our local first school most days! Sent in by Cathy

This is fudge, he is 23 months old. He was so tired after climbing on the coffee table to see what we were up to, he fell asleep and as you can see no room to place his weary head. Sent in by Sarah.

This is my daughter Kara's pussy cat 'The Edmund 'Eddie' Bluepuss' (age 3 and a British Blue) of Holdenhurst Village Bournemouth - Eddie loves to play goalkeeper on our stairs with rolled up silver foil balls. Sent in by Kim

This is my son Rob's cat Marvin. He's shown here on the paddling pool where he loved to play with the water - shortly after this photo was taken he popped the paddling pool with his claws. Sent in by Vanessa

Tiggy is 19 mths old and very Naughty with it! Sent in by Mandy

This is my cat Bobby bear he's 10 years old! Sent in by Mandy

This is Mona. He IS a HE despite his name ( previous owners mistake. Mona is very fat ( 7+ Kilos !)and I have failed miserably at getting him to slim down - Lazy layabout. Sent in by Lydia.

Rescue cat Tom. sent in by Jane

Jerry a female cat, we call her Geraldine when she is naughty. Sent in by Jane

This is Kyra our six month old kitten. She is a Maine Coon cross Tabby and has the most amazing tail. She loves chasing the mouse on the computer screen, or attacking your feet,

Cepha ( short for 'C for' ...... cat!) was a gorgeous colour and a totally dippy male cat. His best pal was our other cat Peanut (so called because she was so tiny she fitted in my husband's palm when she was a kitten) and here they are lazying together

DANNY Boyle's refreshing take on zombies - ie, giving them the abilities of Linford Christie - in 28 Days Later is given a suitable follow-up here. It's not the enormous forward step one expects - there's the same old sprinting undead, a handful of flesh

HAVING deservedly landed this year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, The Lives of Others makes a strong case for inclusion in your permanent collection here. Somehow, the small screen makes the story all the more suspenseful, claustrophobic and

HAVING clocked up 10 million sales in 10 years it's hard to begrudge the former Neighbours star a punter-pleasing hits album. And there's little doubt Glorious will please the millions of folks who clamour for Imbruglia's brand of glossy pop. Obviously

REFUSAL to be pigeon-holed or kow-tow to the music industry has been both Alabama 3's blessing and their curse. Their 1997 debut album Exile On Coldharbour Lane should have guaranteed a rosy future, but this nine-piece band of renegades went on to forge

FROM the moment its seemingly indestructible hero brains a gun-toting goon with a raw carrot and snarls "Eat your vegetables!", Shoot Em Up delivers an eye-popping orgy of whizzing bullets, exploding scenery and eviscerated flesh. It's comic book violence

THANKS to our hectic lives, we rarely get to know the people who live around us. Even in the most idyllic corners of suburbia, neighbours can be like strangers, exchanging a fleeting smile of recognition as they pass in the street, but never taking the

FIFTY years after Glenn Ford and Van Heflin cocked their pistols in the original 3:10 To Yuma, based on a story by Elmore Leonard, director James Mangold saddles up for a fast-paced remake that reinvigorates the western genre. A classic parable of good

THOSE tumultuous years, when hormone-addled teenagers cling onto the security of their high school cliques before striking out on their own at college, have been exploited endlessly for laughs and tears. Writer-director John Hughes defined the 80s experience

BMW's modern image as a sporting, executive - aspiring brand is down to one car - the iconic M3. Initially derived to meet motorsport competition rules on homologation, the M3 was a happy accident that became a runaway success and this month it finally

VOLVO is preparing to introduce a new version of its V70 saloon onto the UK market this September in a bid to reinforce its position in the luxury estate market. The all new Volvo V70 promises to be more luxurious inside, more dynamic to drive, offer

A PRIEST has spoken of his sorrow after thieves struck seven times in just three weeks, leaving his village church facing a staggering £40,000 plus repair bill. The crooks stripped around £30,000 of lead from the roof of St Mary's Church in Lytchett

A TRAGEDY was averted by quick-thinking teenagers when they spotted a herd of cows had strayed on to a railway line into the path of a speeding commuter train. Passers-by used mobile phones to alert police after seeing the animals on the embankment near

CRACKING idea Gromit - but will it ever result in a Grand Day Out? That's the question being asked by a Bournemouth-based designer who fears his plans for a themed family attraction are about to be shelved. Bournemouth-based concept designer Ross Matthews

TROUBLED teenagers should be taken on fishing trips rather than being on the receiving end of Antisocial Behaviour Orders (Asbos), according to one civic leader. Bournemouth councillor Roger West said: "It might sound like a soft approach but we have

THREE supermarket giants are now competing for customers in the wake of the recent fire at the Co-Op store in Hamworthy. The blaze gutted the heavily used Blandford Road store, leaving thousands of residents without a local supermarket. Co-Op acted

AN injury crisis is threatening to ruin Wimborne Town's FA Cup hopes ahead of tomorrow's tough tie at Clevedon Town. The Magpies squad has been ravaged, with a number of first-choice players sidelined and others doubtful for a game that player-boss

PHIL Simkin says his Hamworthy United side have nothing to lose going into their home tie against Bishops Cleeve (3pm). Cleeve are mid-table in the Southern Midlands Division, one level above Hamworthy, and Hammers boss Simkin acknowledged his team would

KEVIN Bond wants his defenders to keep close tabs on big Poul Hubertz as Cherries bid to avoid again coming unstuck at the hands of a Northampton targetman. Cherries were tormented by Hubertz's predecessor Kenny Deuchar who scored and starred during

EX-OAKMEADIANS colt Liam McMahon is the only change in the Meyrick Parkers' squad as they visit Sherborne in Southern Counties South tomorrow. The Bournemouth-based club, who hammered Oldfield Old Boy's 54-17 last week, retain the same starting line

WIMBORNE make two changes ahead of their trip to North Dorset as they aim to keep up with their fellow Southern Counties South frontrunners tomorrow. The Leigh Parkers hit back from an 18-0 deficit to pip Sherborne 26-23 at home last week. So manager

CAPTAIN Dan Cawley is hoping a case of mistaken identity may save team-mate Joe Frost from a Lions ban. Frost was given his marching orders for alleged stamping on Saturday as Lions crumbled to a 48-13 defeat at Bracknell in South West One. But Cawley

CHERRIES assistant manager Rob Newman has described tomorrow's opponents Northampton Town as "a force to be reckoned with". Newman was among the crowd as the Cobblers broke their League One duck with a deserved 2-0 win over big-spending Doncaster Rovers

CHERRIES captain Darren Anderton tried to persuade his close friend and former Tottenham and England team-mate Teddy Sheringham to join him at Dean Court this summer. The pair spent time together on holiday in Spain and talked long and hard about the

POOLE Town boss Tom Killick thinks his players need to be "on guard" for tomorrow's game against Ringwood Town at Tatnam (3pm). Dolphins find themselves top of the Wessex Premier Division after winning seven out of eight games, while Ringwood are struggling

TRAVELLERS whose three-week camp on the Fawcett Fields recreation ground at New Milton threatened to disrupt this weekend's New Forest Marathon have finally moved on. The group of around 60 travellers, who had already sidestepped an earlier attempt to

NEW Swans captain Robert Elford is expecting a tough home clash against Salisbury tomorrow (3pm) after naming their visitors as main title rivals. The Bestwall boys got their South West Division Two East campaign off to a great start with an 18-6 triumph

ENIGMATIC Cherries striker Brett Pitman admits he would take a step back to force his way into Kevin Bond's plans. Pitman has failed to hold down a place this season despite starting Cherries' opening two league games against Nottingham Forest and Huddersfield