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RNLI lifeboats, the Coastguard helicopter and a Royal Navy warship are searching for the vessel The body of a man has been recovered from the sea off the Dorset coast. It is believed to one of three missing fishermen from the vessel Purbeck Isle, based in Weymouth, which was reported missing on...
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RNLI lifeboats have been searching for a missing fishing boat and its three-man crew off the coast of Dorset (FRIDAY MAY 18). The fishing boat, the Purbeck Isle, which is from Weymouth, was reported missing around 6pm on Thursday May 18 after it failed to return to port at its expected time. Weymouth all weather lifeboat, the Ernest and Mabel,...
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The coroner of West Dorset is seeking the assistance of the public to find the next of kin of a man who died in Weymouth. Henry Bolton, who was 55 years old – born on 9 May 1956 – died at Dorset County Hospital on 7 May 2012. His home address was in East...
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Weymouth-based Waterside Holiday Group, which includes Waterside Holiday Park & Spa, Chesil Vista Holiday Park and Osmington Holiday Park, has pledged to offer discounted holidays to veterans during this year’s national Armed Forces celebrations, which will take place from 23-29 June 2012. Veterans can benefit from a £100 discount on the price of...
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Dorset County Council’s trading standards service is warning traders to give consumers the cancellation rights they are entitled to after a man was prosecuted for selling gardening services door-to-door in Dorset. Henry Maurice Black, 50, of Oaktree Field Caravan Site, Salisbury, was given a two-year conditional discharge and ordered to pay £477 costs after...
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Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a man was attacked by two men whilst riding his pedal cycle across the Town Bridge towards Chaplehay. The incident happened between 4.30pm and 4.45pm on Wednesday 2 May 2012. Police Constable Rob Adams, of Weymouth Police, said: “The 24-year-old victim was...
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Fans of Dorset’s beautiful countryside who want to share their passion with others are being asked to volunteer with the Dorset Local Access Forum (DLAF). The DLAF is an independent, statutory body which provides advice to bodies such as councils, English Heritage, Defra and Natural England, as well as members of the public. Its...
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There are still places available for motorcyclists to book onto the last BikeSafe course before the Olympics take place. The BikeSafe course is being run on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 June 2012 at the Salt House at West Bay. The course is in two parts. The first part takes place on the Saturday...
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Detectives in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses to an altercation between two men in the Littlemore area of the town – with one man being arrested. The incident took place in the car park of the Co-op store along the Littlemoor Road at around 8.25pm on the Thursday 3 May 2012. A 68-year-old Portland man sustained a dislocated...
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Pupils at Bovington First School are celebrating after receiving a Carbon Trust Low Carbon Schools Award for successfully reducing their carbon footprint. By making simple changes – switching off lights and equipment when not in use, recycling more and monitoring power usage – they have reduced their electricity usage, slashed the school’s bills, cut...
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