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Theft of cash in Bridport supermarket

Police in Bridport are appealing for the public’s help after a theft by finding at a supermarket in the town – with a CCTV image of two suspects being released. At around 8.30pm on Thursday 25 February 2016, a man bought some items from Morrison’s supermarket in West Bay Road using a self-service checkout. While…

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Learn about New Forest birds at coffee morning

With the start of the ground nesting bird season, New Forest National Park Authority and Hampshire County Council Rangers will be hosting coffee mornings with a twist this spring.
The Observatory at Keyhaven, near Lymington, has been the base for a number of resident artists since its installation last year. Now walkers enjoying the sea wall are being invited to join rangers in this unique location for a coffee, chat and the chance to learn more about the wide variety of birds.

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Bringing Back the Bronze Age

Pupils at St Michael’s Middle School in Colehill enjoyed assembly with a prehistoric twist on 9 March, courtesy of the new Wimborne History Festival. It might have been the tales of bodies and bones, or perhaps the replica weapons, but the school’s 510 pupils listened enthralled as eminent archaeologist Julian Richards’ presentation brought the Bronze…

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Bournemouth investigation: witness appeal

Detectives investigating an alleged assault in Bournemouth have released a CCTV image of a witness they would like to speak to. At around 3.15am on Sunday 7 November 2015, police were called to reports of an assault outside the Carisbrooke Hotel in Tregonwell Road. A 22-year-old man from Stevenage sustained a broken jaw. He was…

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Students take part in budgetary exercise 

Students from Ferndown Upper School and Queen Elizabeth’s School, Wimborne have taken part in an exercise to help the Chairman of East Dorset District Council, Cllr Steve Lugg, decide on how to spend £1,000 of a ward budget. The students, four from each school, were given the task of coming up with ideas on how…

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Ferndown Middle School beats the drum

Funding to purchase a set of 30 TOCA Djembe drums has been received by Ferndown Middle School. The new drums have already been put to good use with several year groups energising and creating beautiful music and sounds. The school wishes to thank John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation, Ferndown Town Council and Mike Downton for…

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