Dorset Police and partners are holding a free rural crime prevention event with an aim to kick crime from the countryside. The free event, which includes a light lunch, is part of Operation Countryside which is aimed at members of the local rural community and will be held atKingston Maurward College on 27 April 2012 between 9am...
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North Dorset News
PARTNERS AIM TO KICK CRIME OUT OF THE COUNTRYSIDE
School children to provide a musical celebration of the Olympics
Children from across Dorset are to present a special Olympic-themed performance of music and dance. About 250 school children will take to the stage at Lighthouse in Poole today (Friday 20 April) to celebrate the Olympics coming to Dorset in July. The event forms part of Dorset County Council’s music service’s annual children’s concerts....
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Giant sandcastle marks 100 days to go to the Games
A giant sandcastle has been built on Weymouth beach to mark 100 days to the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games on 27 July. The sandcastle measured 4m by 2m and took four days to build. Images of the sandcastle and Weymouth’s famous beach are being sent around the globe with the message...
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Ready, Steady, Bake to Raise Money for Diverse Abilities Plus
Diverse Abilities Plus, the only Dorset disability charity that supports children and adults and their families throughout their life, has officially launched The Great Dorset Bake Sale, taking place across the county between 7 and 13 May.The initiative hopes to raise thousands of pounds to help the charity’s essential work supporting those with profound physical and learning...
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PROJECT ‘NO EXCUSE’ CONTINUES TO TACKLE BAD DRIVING
Project ‘no excuse’, as part of the Dorset Road Safe partnership’s casualty reduction campaign, continues to try and change the mindset of bad and inconsiderate drivers. The ‘no excuse’ team, consisting of police officers using marked and unmarked cars and motorcycles and supported by safety camera vans, processed a further 1,546 offences in February 2012...
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NEW ASSISTANT CHIEF CONSTABLE SELECTED
Dorset Police will welcome its new Assistant Chief Constable to the Force next month, following a selection process carried out by Dorset Police Authority. Mr James Vaughan will take up the role of Assistant Chief Constable (Operations) from Monday 14 May 2012. James is currently the Temporary Assistant Chief Constable at Wiltshire Police, with...
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Energy saving scam targeting Dorset residents
Trading Standards officers are urging consumers to be on their guard against ‘cold callers’ selling bogus energy saving devices. Dorset County Council has received a number of complaints in Dorset recently – part of a national trend – after people bought the devices. Some of the devices being sold have been tested and found...
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HORSE THEFTS IN STURMINSTER NEWTON – WITNESS APPEAL
Officers are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after three horses were stolen from a field in Sturminster Newton. The thoroughbred horses – an 11-year-old 15.3hh light bay mare, a three-year-old 16.2hh bay gelding and a two-year-old 16hh dark bay filly with a white left hind fetlock – were stolen...
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Older drivers ‘no worse’ than youngsters – study
A new report suggests that the mortality rate of older drivers in road accidents is higher simply because their chances of surviving serious injuries are less than younger motorists – not because they are bad drivers. The Canadian Medical Association Journal said it is a misconception that drivers of the older generation are killed...
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CHURCH BURGLED NEAR BLANDFORD – WITNESS APPEAL
Police in Blandford are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following aburglary at a church near the town. The incident, in which unknown offenders broke into All Saints Church, Tarrant Keyneston, took place overnight on Sunday 1 April 2012. During the incident, the offenders forced entry to the church, causing damage to the main...
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