Month: March 2016

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Model aircraft burglary in Wareham

Police in Wareham are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a commercial burglary in Wareham and have issued photographs of the missing model aircraft. The burglary occurred at a unit at Admiralty Park sometime between Friday 25 March and Monday 28 March 2016. The storage unit and workshop houses model…

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Bake a difference and make some dough

Diverse Abilities is looking for keen bakers to sign up and take part in its fifth annual Great Dorset Bake Sale, on Friday 6 May, to raise some dough for the charity that is a lifeline to many children and adults with disabilities in Dorset, and their families. Sponsored by Bournemouth based HLF Planning, the…

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Film encourages respect for New Forest

Visitors and residents of the New Forest are being encouraged to show consideration to everyone enjoying the National Park, through a new light-hearted film. ‘Tame Your Wild Side’ features a stag and doe that cause chaos in the Forest through their lack of respect for other people and the landscape of the National Park. The…

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Easter egg-citement for hen rescuers

Ringwood hen rescuers celebrated Easter with freshly laid eggs and the knowledge that they had saved the lives of the birds. Hens which had been destined for the pot have been rehomed in in Hampshire and Dorset thanks to Ringwood rescuer Celia Marker who brought together the organic layers and the new owners. The 1,202…

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Hats off to Easter

Witchampton First School held its annual Easter bonnet parade around the village on the last day of term. In Easter bonnets these children were the grandest on parade. For many years Witchampton First School – one of the smallest in East Dorset – has welcomed Easter by parading through the village. It was an ‘eggsellent’…

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Fun for dogs in Ferndown

A fun dog show with free microchipping drew everyone and their dogs to King George V Playing Field in Ferndown on Good Friday. The dog show classes only cost a £1 to enter on the day, with all proceeds going to the Staffie and Stray Rescue Centre. Organised by East Dorset District Council there were…

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