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A total of 40 drivers have been arrested during the first half of the summer drink and drug driving campaign. The month-long national campaign runs throughout June, with every driver involved in a collision being breath tested – irrespective of whether they are suspected of drink driving or not. The mid-campaign results are from...
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Plans to refurbish Druitt Gardens, in the centre of Christchurch, have taken another step forward with the approval of an Action Plan for work to be undertaken there. A Landscape Master Plan for the Gardens was adopted by Christchurch Borough Council in April 2009. Since then a programme of work has taken place in...
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Dorset’s former Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Stephen Lee, has been awarded the Queen’s Fire Service Medal (QFSM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Mr Lee, who retired at the end of December after nearly 40 years in public service, joined Dorset Fire and Rescue Service in 1990. During the latter part of the 1990s Mr...
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Passengers in Dorset will soon be benefiting from the smarter way the county council buys in its transport services. Dorset County Council’s passenger transport department has completed an innovative five year project to fundamentally change the way the council works with transport providers, to create longer term business based partnerships and deliver better value...
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Dorset will be getting in the saddle for national Bike Week next week with a host of events promoting cycling as an easy, low-cost and low-carbon way of getting around. Bike Week runs from Saturday 18 to Sunday 26 June when there will be fun and healthy activities around the county for all ages...
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Proposals to begin consultation to secure the future of day care services in Dorset are to be discussed by county councillors next week. Debbie Ward, Director for Adult and Community Services at Dorset County Council, said: “Day services make a vital contribution to meeting people’s needs, but the council has to make a saving...
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Several options for the future structure of Dorset’s library service will go before county councillors next week, on 20 June. Members of the council’s community overview committee will consider the results of a recent public consultation about proposals to save £800,000 from the service’s annual budget. And they will debate the pros and cons...
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Christchurch Community Partnership is looking for volunteers to help people with learning difficulties or disabilities on bus journeys. These ‘bus buddies’ would be available to meet the person needing help at a venue known to them, take them to their bus stop, onto the bus and then to their destination. They would also be...
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National Carers Week kicks off on Monday 13 June 2011. The annual event recognises carers and the invaluable contribution they make. It’s an opportunity for the many carers across the county to come together to celebrate and support each other as well as encourage the many ‘hidden carers’ to seek help and support. The...
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Motorcyclists can attend free safety talks in Poole tomorrow night – Tuesday 14 June 2011 – at the Thistle Hotel. Police Constable Chris Smith, Dorset BikeSafe Co-ordinator, will be delivering the talks at 7pm, 8pm and 9pm. The talks are expected to last for approximately 45 minutes and will cover a range of motorcycle safety tips....
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