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Cowardly attack on 93-year-old veteran

A 93-year-old World War II veteran who uses a mobility scooter has been mugged in Ferndown. Jim Day, who served in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines at Dunkirk and Burma was travelling home from the shops on his scooter when he was grabbed from behind and pushed to the floor. The offender then took…

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High French honour for Ferndown Rotarian

Ferndown Rotary Club is delighted to report that long-standing member and past-president Alan Dean has been appointed by the President of France to the rank of Chevalier in the Ordre national de la Legion d’honneur. The award, notified by the French Ambassador in London, acknowledges Alan’s military engagement and steadfast involvement in the liberation of France…

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Santa and reindeer will be reunited at Stewarts

Santa Claus will be reunited with the six reindeer owned by the Stewarts family at Stewarts Garden Centres in time for Christmas. Arriving on a horse-drawn sleigh, Father Christmas will meet the reindeer in Christchurch on Saturday 28 November at 10.30am, and on the same day at Broom Hill in Wimborne at 1.30pm. Button, Comet, Dasher, Jingle, Snowy and Twinkle will be waiting to greet him and will remain at the centres with Santa until Christmas Eve.

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Police drone on!

Police in Devon, Cornwall and Dorset are to embark on a six-month trial of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), more commonly known as drones, to aid officers in a number of policing matters including missing people searches and crime scene photography. Dorset Police is currently undertaking final preparations and is due to begin trialling two drones…

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