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A team of eight from Dorset charity, Diverse Abilities Plus, put on their hiking boots, braved the rain and collectively have walked 201.2km, from Swanage to Hengistbury Head, as part of the Gold Challenge’s 2012 national Olympic legacy initiative. Each member of the team, who work at the only Dorset disability charity that supports children and adults and their...
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There are still places available for the BikeSafe course taking place this weekend in Wimborne. The course is run in two parts. The first part takes place on Saturday 5 May from 10am to 4pm and consists of a theory presentation which highlights the causes of accidents and the theory of advanced riding....
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Police in Bournemouth are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing 71-year-old woman – with a picture of her being released. Simone Lategan, of Frances Road in Bournemouth, was last seen by a neighbour at 4pm on Sunday, 22 April 2012. Police Constable Debbie Wilkie, of the Dorset Police Missing Person Unit, said: “I understand...
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Dorset Police are issuing a renewed appeal for information in helping find a missing Bournemouth man – almost a year on since his disappearance. Jurij Sliachtecov, a 21-year-old Lithuanian of St. Peter’s Road, was reported missing just before 5pm on Sunday 1 May 2011. He had last been seen by friends on Friday...
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Police in Bournemouth are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing 35-year-old man – with a picture of him being released. Albon Semin, of Grosvenor Gardens in Boscombe, has not been at his home address for some time. Friends and family have not managed to make contact with him for two to three weeks. Police...
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Police in Brighton are becoming increasingly concerned for a 96-year-old woman who has not been seen since Tuesday morning. Nellie Herriott, who lives in Brighton, was last seen by staff at the BHS cafe in Churchill Square around lunchtime. A neighbour then called police yesterday to say she had not returned home. Nellie is...
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An officer from Grampian Police battled through the wet weather to visit Dorset Police Force Headquarters at Winfrith near Dorchester yesterday, Monday 23 April 2012, as part of a mammoth motorcycling charity challenge. Police Constable Mark Robinson has pledged to visit the headquarters of every police force inScotland, Wales and England during his charity ride – which he estimates...
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Officers in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following a theft from Wilkinson’s in the Winton area of the town. At around 10.20am on Friday 13 April 2012, a man entered the store and stole a quantity of chewing gum valued at £60 from shelves, and left the premises...
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Following extensive campaigning from members of Dorset’s Youth Parliament, a summit took place recently for young people to have their say on public transport in the county. The event was held at Kingston Maurwood College on 4 April, hosted by Dorset County Council’s Children’s Services and Dorset Youth Council Enables (DYCE), the county youth...
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During April, May and June crews from Redhill Park fire station are focusing their community safety efforts in the West Howe area of Bournemouth to try to reduce fires in the area. Over the past three months, Dorset Fire and Rescue have seen a rise the in the amount of accidental dwelling fires...
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