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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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Detectives are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a burglary in Burton – with an e-fit of the offender being released. The incident, in which two men gained entry into a house along Treebys Close and stole a purse containing a quantity of cash and a bank savings book, happened...
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The family of a missing Birkenhead man have re-issued an emotional appeal for his whereabouts on his 42nd birthday. Brendan Taaffe was last seen at his sister’s home in Larch Road, Birkenhead on January 25, 2010. Police and his family are becoming increasingly concerned about his whereabouts, in particular his mum Ina and his three children...
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A prolific distraction burglar who targeted Poole homes is behind bars after pleading guilty to a number of offences. Mark Anthony Rhodes, 28, admitted to stealing items from addresses along Richmond Hill and Birds Hill Road in Poole on Thursday 16 February 2012. He had convinced victims that his car had broken down and...
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Beating his personal challenge to run this year’s London Marathon in less than four hours, 60 year old local businessman, James Shepard completed the punishing 26.2 miles in a very impressive time of 3:46:37. James was the 7,559th runner out of massive 36,672 to cross the finishing line, placing him a brilliant 77th in his age group...
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Local business man and former school teacher, Chris Hunt, has been nominated and has won The Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion 2012. The award will be conferred today (Saturday 21 April), on Her Majesty’s birthday, and presented to Chris in the Autumn at a ceremony at the Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) headquarters...
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Two 14-year-old boys have received a special award for their actions and bravery after finding a Second World War explosive shell in Dorchester. Jack Loveless and Sam White, who both attend Thomas Hardye School, found the shell at Grey’s Bridge on London Road in April 2011. After Jack discovered the explosive, Sam called Dorset Police to report it. ...
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Detectives in Poole are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after an attempted distraction burglary in the Hamworthy area of the town – with an e-fit of the offender being released. The Incident occurred between 5pm and 5.30pm on Wednesday 4 April 2012 inColes Avenue where a man attended a bungalow belonging...
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Police investigating a distraction burglary in Poole have issued an e-fit of the man responsible – with officers urging anyone with information to get in touch as soon as possible. The incident, in which two men stole a 79-year-old woman’s handbag, happened at an address along Danecourt Road at around 12.30pm on Tuesday 3...
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Organisations throughout Christchurch are celebrating being given grants for events relating to the Diamond Jubilee or the Olympics. Grants of £250 have been awarded by Christchurch Council for events run by twenty groups ranging from an indoor Jubilee ‘street party’ for older people attending Christchurch Day Care Centre to an Olympics Carnival Celebration...
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