Month: August 2013

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Fined £459 each for dropping cigarette butts

Three people are £459 worse off having been convicted of littering offences in Christchurch. The three – Marcus Eaton from New Milton and Siobhan Sims and Bethany Sims both from Christchurch – were each fined £100 and each ordered to pay costs of £339 and a victim surcharge of £20 at Bournemouth Magistrates Court on…

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Great Dorset Steam Fair opens tomorrow

The Great Dorset Steam Fair is ‘show ready’ in plenty of time for opening day tomorrow, Wednesday 28 August. Visitors are being advised to prepare for warm weather. The day before the Great Dorset Steam Fair opens to the public there are already over 5,000 caravans and tents covering 170 acres of the 600 acre…

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Man seriously ill after incident in Poole

Police in Poole are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a serious incident occurred in the Rossmore area. At 3.30pm on Monday 26 August 2013, a 53-year-old man from Poole sustained serious, life threatening, injuries in the alleyway between Belben Road and Bremble Close. Detective Inspector Stewart Dipple, of Bournemouth…

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Crowds flock to Verwood’s Rustic Fayre

This year’s Rustic Fayre at Potterne Park Verwood didn’t disappoint. The bank holiday extravaganza has grown over the years to become the biggest event in the locality. Each year seems to top the previous one and 2013 could well have been another record-breaker. Dog agility, Sunshine dance and fitness, Mountainbike aerial display, a Tae Kwondo…

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Off to a quacking start

The 14th Wimborne in Bloom August Bank Holiday Weekend Duck Race raised over £1,000 towards ‘In Bloom’ funds and in particular the autumn planting. After being launched into the River Allen by the mayor, mayoress and Wimborne in Bloom committee, and despite low water levels, the first duck took only 15 minutes to cross the…

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The Waterloo Show and Military Fair

The Waterloo Show and Military Fair takes place on 15 September at Wimborne St Giles by kind permission of Lord Shaftsbury and aims to raise funds for bereaved military families who have lost their loved ones. Proceeds will be distributed to service charities that deliver care to these families. These include the Soldiers Charity (ABF),…

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