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There’s a great new event for everyone on the Quay this year – pedal bike night! The event on the Quay starts at 5pm on Thursday 23 June 2011 and promises to be a great evening with fun for all the family on one of the lightest nights of the year. People of all...
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Swanage Library will re-open next week following an extensive refurbishment programme. Dorset County Council has carried out a range of repairs and improvement works at the High Street building over the past six months, providing replacement windows, better access for all and a more energy-efficient heating system. The library will be opening its doors...
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Chickens reared at a farm in Sherborne, Dorset were found to have suffered due to a failure by the owners to attend to their condition. Investigations led by Dorset County Council’s Trading Standards Service have resulted in the prosecution of the company and owner responsible. On 2 June at Weymouth Magistrates’ Court both R&J...
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Lord Coe, Chair of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), saw for himself the impact that the London 2012 Games is having in Weymouth and Portland when he made a special visit to the borough. His visit, while underlining the importance of Weymouth and Portland as the venue...
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The Marston/Bay Hog Gyratory scheme could soon be implemented following unanimous support at last week’s Economy Overview and Scrutiny Committee. The £930,000 scheme will now be considered at the Full Council Meeting on 21 June 2011 and if approved, works could start in early July 2011. The main features of the scheme once built...
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As Poole RNLI lifeboat station prepares for a busy summer ahead, two of its staunch supporters were awarded bronze awards at the recent Royal National Lifeboat Institution South West regional awards ceremony, which was held at the RNLI’s headquarters in Poole. Lynn Buxton and Jacqui Maugham are active members of the Poole lifeboat fundraising group...
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Bournemouth Air Festival organisers are delighted to announce that the popular Avro Vulcan B2 XH558 will be returning to the annual event this year. The Vulcan is set to amaze the crowds with its distinctive roar on Sunday 21st August, and if a sponsor is found, for Saturday as well. Dr Robert Pleming, CEO...
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Wareham is joining forces with her 11-year-old son by taking part in an annual running event along Gwithian Beach, near Hayle in Cornwall. Clare McDermott, who has worked as Head of Sales for the RNLI for two years, and son Jack, a student at Wareham Middle School, are planning to run the charity’s 10k...
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Shaftesbury and Sturminster Newton fire crews are looking for a special kind of individual, those who are interested in becoming retained firefighters. An open evening will be held next Tuesday (14th June) from 6pm at Shaftesbury fire station. The open evening will see fire engines on display and crews will be available to discuss...
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Police in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after two teenage girls were assaulted on the beach. Between 5pm and 5.30pm on Thursday, 2 June 2011, two sisters, aged 16 and 13, were assaulted by a group of men and women on Bournemouth beach, near to the Pier...
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