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Witness appeal after jewellery theft on Portland

If you have been offered this gold ring, distinctive gold pendant and ruby earrings at a low price or in suspicious circumstances, it is because they have been stolen. The jewellery was taken, along with an Xbox computer console, from a home in Harbour View Road on Portland on 30 May. Weymouth and Portland police…

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Dorset news

Do you recognise this man?

Police are renewing their appeal for witnesses and have released an e-fit of man wanted in connection with a distraction burglary in Winterbourne Steepleton. The incident happened on Friday, 31 May at about 8.30am when a woman in her 90s was in her garden. She was approached by a man claiming to be a gardener and…

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Dorset news

Driver dies following Horton accident

The driver of the Mini Cooper in collision with a school bus carrying 45 children to QE School in Wimborne has died. Sophie Crew, who was in her twenties, was seriously injured at the scene and later died in hospital. Twenty-six children were injured in the frightening collision and nine were taken to hospital for…

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Plans of Jigsaw submitted to council

Plans for the new Jigsaw Building at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH) have been submitted to Bournemouth Council. Detailed feedback from hospital staff, patients and the public has been incorporated into the designs for the proposed new Women’s Health Unit and Cancer and Blood Disorders Unit. Richard Renaut, Director of Service Development at the hospital…

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Police and Crime Commissioner to speak

Martyn Underhill, the Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner will address the meeting of West Moors Home Watch at the organisation’s AGM in the Memorial Hall, Station Road, West Moors at 7pm on Wednesday, 12 June 2013. Refreshments will be available and the police will attend if operational requirements permit.

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Warning against using bird apps on nature reserves

Dorset Wildlife Trust is launching an online campaign to raise awareness and warn people of the harm that can be caused to wildlife by using mobile phone apps which mimic birdsong. Wardens on Brownsea Island have reported incidents of visitors using these mobile apps, which imitate the unusual call of the Nightjar, to get a…

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Huge thanks to Twilight walkers

Over 350 walkers turned Bournemouth promenade into a sea of pink for this year’s Twilight Walk in support of the Bournemouth Hospital Charity’s Jigsaw Appeal. The walk was started by the new Mayor of Bournemouth, Councillor Dr Rodney Cooper, and Mayoress Mrs Elaine Cooper. Walkers enjoyed fine weather and a party atmosphere and with more…

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Ferndown Festival 2013

Ferndown Festival

The week long Ferndown Festival starts on Saturday 22 June at 10am with the annual Strawberry Fayre at the Barrington Centre in Pennys Walk. There will be a host of indoor stalls, entertainment, and cream teas. Entrance: 50p, U14s free. A Comedy Club at the Barrington Theatre on 28 June is also part of the…

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