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Ferndown’s Hayley in top golf quartet

England’s team of four for the biennial Spirit International amateur championship in the USA is Hayley Davis, Bronte Law, Scott Gregory and Jonathan Thomson.
The 54-hole championship takes places at Whispering Pines Golf Club, Texas, from 12-14 October, when the players compete for a range of team and individual titles.

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Mental health nurse wins Wallis wear

Claire Hall, a mental health nurse from Christchurch was delighted to learn that she had won Castlepoint’s recent on line draw for Wallis vouchers. Claire, who commutes to St Ann’s Hospital at Canford Cliffs, accepted her £50 vouchers from Liz Philpott, the visual merchandiser at Wallis clothes store, with the shopping park’s general manager Peter Matthews.

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New sporting facilities in Bournemouth are ‘premier league’

The new sporting centre for the Bournemouth community is fit for international tournaments and Premier League footballers! The fantastic new facility at the LeAF Academy was ‘kicked-off’ by AFC Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe when he officially declared the centre open. This brand new, purpose-built sports centre will not only cater for the developing athletes who…

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England’s Sheriffs gather in Poole

Over 100 past and present Sheriffs from the 15 cities and towns that hold the office met in Poole last weekend for the annual convention of the United Kingdom’s remaining Sheriffs. Accompanied by consorts and friends, current and past Sheriffs from Nottingham, Canterbury, Lincoln, Lichfield, Southampton, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Norwich, Haverfordwest, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Camarthen, Chester, Oxford, Gloucester and…

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Dorset news

Special constables being recruited in Dorset

Dorset Police has opened recruitment for special constables and is specifically seeking candidates to work in the Blandford and Bridport areas. The new chief officer for the Dorset Police Special Constabulary, Anthi Minhinnick said: “At present, we have lower numbers of special constables in Blandford and Bridport and so we are urgently working to increase…

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All steamed up at Wimborne Model Town

Hundreds of people enjoyed the spectacle of scaled-down steam engines working the streets around the world famous Wimborne Model Town amidst the glorious sunshine of the last weekend in September. The mini steamers hauled young and old on specially constructed passenger trailers against the backdrop of a collection of classic motorbikes, some dating from the…

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Fire simulation a ‘roaring’ success

Emergency services along with English Heritage simulated a fire at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, as part of a major training exercise on Sunday 27 September 2015. Fire crews from both the Isle of Wight and Hampshire worked closely with colleagues at Hampshire Constabulary and English Heritage to simulate and jointly resolve a fire incident…

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