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Poole’s temporary Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) on Hatchpond Road will open to residents on 1 June 2011. The HWRC is being relocated from Nuffield Road to the council’s Transportation Depot, Hatchpond Road, opposite the junction of Stinsford Road for approximately 18 months. This temporary closure will enable the site at Nuffield Road to be...
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iCoast, a unique and innovative website that allows anyone to plan an array of coastal and water activities in Dorset, will be launched on Thursday 26 May. Created by the Dorset Coast Forum and web developers One Bright Space as part of the EU-funded C-SCOPE project, iCoast (www.icoast.co.uk) puts a range of vital information...
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Don’t deal with door-to-door salesmen offering too good to be true deals on resurfacing drivewaysand paths. That’s the message from Borough of Poole’s trading standards staff who have seen a recent increase in reports of rogue traders targeting householders in the area. Andy Shimmen, Trading Standards Officer, Borough of Poole, said: “Since the warmer weather arrived...
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Dorset Fire and Rescue Service, Dorset Police and South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust are urging Dorset’s residents to watch a new film about blue light awareness. The new video, ‘Blue Light Aware’ has been launched by the GEM Motoring Assist Road Safety Charity. The five-minute video seeks to offer advice to...
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Detectives in Poole are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after an elderly man was robbed in the town. The incident, in which a man followed a pensioner into a block of flats, knocked him to the ground and stole money, happened along Baiter Gardens between 9am and 9.35am on...
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Poole lifeboats were both called upon to assist a floundering yacht in Poole harbour today (May 22). The inshore lifeboat and volunteer crew were out in the harbour on exercise, training in the strong south westerly breeze, when it was tasked to assist a 45ft yacht which had endured engine failure, it had earlier...
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Swanage RNLI’s inshore lifeboat was requested to launch this afternoon (Friday 20 May) following an emergency phone call from an angling boat with one person onboard. The anchor rope was caught around the propellor. The boat was now stern to the strong ebb tide and her skipper was unable to free the vessel himself. Swanage RNLI volunteers launched the lifeboat...
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Drivers in Poole will have the chance to brush up on their knowledge of home fire safety, whilst receiving a gleaming polish for their cars. This Saturday (28th May) from 10am-4pm , local fire fighters at Hamworthy fire station will take part in a charity car wash in aid of the FireFighters Charity. Following...
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Police in Poole are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following the theft of lead from the roof of a Canford Heath primary school. The incident, in which unknown offenders stole lead from the roof of Ad Astra First School, happened between 8am on Friday, 6 May and 8am on Saturday, 7...
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The quality of care at Poole Hospital has received a stamp of approval following the accreditation and reaccreditation of six clinical departments as Practice Development Units (PDUs). PDU status is awarded by Bournemouth University as a result of a rigorous, facilitated audit process and in recognition of a commitment to improving care. Departments applying for PDU status must demonstrate that...
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