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The weather gods smiled on Christchurch Food & Wine Festival as, after days of rain, the Saturday and Sunday of the International Food Market was blessed with beautiful sunshine. An estimated 70,000 crowded into the town on the two days of the market to see, smell and taste the offerings on sale at...
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Residents in Christchurch and parts of East Dorset are receiving information about changes to their recycling and rubbish collections. The Dorset Waste Partnership (DWP) is currently writing to all households that will change to the new ‘recycle for Dorset’ service this October, enclosing a leaflet explaining what it means for them. From Monday 1...
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Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following a collision involving a pedestrian and a mobility scooter in Christchurch. The incident occurred at about 1.50pm on Monday 30 April 2012 on the High Street outside the Zoo jewellery store. A 63-year-old woman from Christchurch sustained minor injuries to her head...
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Dorset County Council’s trading standards service is warning traders to give consumers the cancellation rights they are entitled to after a man was prosecuted for selling gardening services door-to-door in Dorset. Henry Maurice Black, 50, of Oaktree Field Caravan Site, Salisbury, was given a two-year conditional discharge and ordered to pay £477 costs after...
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Fans of Dorset’s beautiful countryside who want to share their passion with others are being asked to volunteer with the Dorset Local Access Forum (DLAF). The DLAF is an independent, statutory body which provides advice to bodies such as councils, English Heritage, Defra and Natural England, as well as members of the public. Its...
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There are still places available for motorcyclists to book onto the last BikeSafe course before the Olympics take place. The BikeSafe course is being run on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 June 2012 at the Salt House at West Bay. The course is in two parts. The first part takes place on the Saturday...
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More than 180 responses have been received from the public consultation held on the draft Management Plan for St Catherine’s Hill and Town Common in Christchurch. The analysis of the results, following the eight-week consultation, is now being carried out by facilitators, who are assisting the St Catherine’s Hill and Town Common Management Plan Steering Group. Two...
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Police in Poole are targeting metal thieves by applying DNA marking grease to metal on properties which will then assist in catching and convicting offenders. The local Community Safety Partnership (CSP) has funded the purchase of the grease, which has been applied to a number of sites across Poole. The grease contains microdots which bear a...
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Everything is set for another exciting Christchurch Food & Wine Festival which runs from 11 to 20 May with TV celebrities James Martin and Lesley Waters headlining the programme. The popular International Food Market takes place on Saturday 12 May and Sunday 13 May when the High Street will be closed to traffic...
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The Litter Free Coast & Sea Campaign is going well in Christchurch with a number of beach cleans and litter picks having taken place at Friars Cliff Beach and Christchurch Quay earlier this year. Christchurch Lifesaving Club conducted a beach clean at Friars Cliff Beach in March and there are beach cleans scheduled...
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