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Dorset Police starts recruitment drive

Dorset Police today begins a recruitment drive for new police constables – the first external campaign in four years. The campaign is expected to attract significant interest and marks the first time new police officers have been invited to join the Dorset Police team externally since September 2009. The Force wishes to recruit an intake…

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Poole shapes up for Rally

With only a few days to go before the final round of the MSA British Rally Championship, excitement is mounting on the South Coast of England in anticipation of a battle on several fronts when Rallye Sunseeker begins on Friday night in Poole. In the main BRC field Mark Donnelly and Dai Roberts will lead…

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Did you see this collision?

Traffic officers are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a red Mercedes estate car mounted the verge on Bournemouth’s Wessex Way and collided with a tree. The incident happened at around 3pm on Tuesday 15 October 2013. The car, driven by a man from the Wareham area, apparently left the…

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Fall through roof costs Barclays Bank £19,500

Barclays Bank plc have been fined £3,500 and ordered to pay £16,000 costs following a roof fall incident at its branch in Lymington Road, Highcliffe. The branch building is a two-storey structure with a one-storey extension to the rear of it. The second storey of the building is a maisonette which has access to it…

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Bird lover to receive national award

A Dorset woman is to receive a special award from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) at the House of Lords, recognising many years of dedication to rescuing and rehabilitating injured or abandoned birds. Bird lover Lynne Parker, from Southbourne, has rescued hundreds of birds, both wild and domestic, over the last 21 years…

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5-A-Side for charity

A five-a-side football challenge will be held at Hamworthy Recreation Club in Wimborne on Saturday 2 November from 1pm-8pm and Autism Wessex is inviting teams to enter. This corporate event is in association with NWM Solutions Ltd and 12 teams of 8 players are required. Cost is £40 per team. Kim Darbyshire, Corporate Partnerships officer says;…

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Harvest Celebration at Ferndown Middle

This week Ferndown Middle School celebrated harvest time. Pupils gathered a vast number of tins of food, which will be donated to the Ferndown food bank. During a harvest assembly led by Reverend Martin Howard and Mr Tony Thornton from St Mary’s Church, Ferndown, pupils learnt about how fortunate they are and how they can…

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New rapid response vehicle for Air Ambulance

Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance took delivery of a new Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV) last week. The Skoda Octavia Scout was purchased to replace an older model which has served the charity for the past seven years. The vehicle will enhance the existing service that Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance provide by being able to…

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