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Purbeck Marathon 2016 – now taking entries

Entries to the Purbeck Marathon 2016 and the shorter Purbeck 16 are now being accepted. The race date is Sunday 18 September with both races starting on the downs overlooking Swanage Pier and finishing on Sandpit Field in Swanage. Billed as ‘More than Just a Marathon,’ runners completing the classic marathon distance of 26 miles…

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Award for Moors Valley Country Park

East Dorset’s Moors Valley Country Park and Forest added a further accolade to its recent tally of awards when it took a Silver Award in the Large Attraction of the Year category of the South West Tourism Awards. The awards were announced at Exeter Cathedral on 4 February.

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Support in Dorset for zero tolerance to FGM

Dorset Police and partners are supporting the annual International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on 6 February 2016. Female Genital Mutilation is illegal in the UK, is child abuse and is an extremely harmful practice with devastating health consequences for girls and women. It is sometimes known as circumcision, ‘sunna’ or…

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Alcohol bilking at Poole Hotel

Police investigating an incident of alcohol bilking at a Poole hotel are appealing for witnesses. At 4.40pm on Tuesday 26 January, a man and woman arrived at the Harbour Heights Hotel in a silver Toyota taxi and entered the bar area. During their stay, the couple ordered a large quantity of alcoholic drinks and set…

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Burglary at Christchurch Hospital

Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following a burglary at Christchurch Hospital. The incident occurred sometime between 9pm on Monday 1 February and 8.40am on Tuesday 2 February on a wing of the hospital that is currently undergoing refurbishment. The wing is situated on the east side of the…

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