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Playing cricket with Charlotte

Children from Parley First School had the wonderful opportunity of practising their cricket skills with Charlotte Edwards, the Captain of the England Ladies’ Team yesterday at Wimborne Cricket Club.  Year 3 and 4 pupils batted and fielded with Charlotte, and had fun playing Kwik Cricket.  The afternoon was organised by The English Cricket Board and ‘Chance to Shine’, inspiring youngsters to…

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Dorset news

Have your say on punishments

Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner, Martyn Underhill is today (Thursday 12 June) launching a three month consultation to give people a greater say in how anti-social behaviour and low level crime is dealt with in the county.

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Dorset news

Police officers injured during Bournemouth arrests

Tasers were deployed during the arrest of two men in Bournemouth in the early hours of this morning (Thursday 12 June). A silver VW Passat failed to stop for officers along Wallisdown Road in Bournemouth at 12.42am and immediately after, this vehicle collided with a yellow Skoda in Edgehill Road. The driver of the Skoda and…

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Dorset news

Horse riders flag up football concerns

The British Horse Society is urging England football supporters to be aware and considerate of horses during the World Cup. Flying flags on cars has potential to cause a dangerous situation for a horse and rider on the road when the flapping noise of the flag could result in a frightened horse putting the rider…

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Boscombe drugs house closure

A drugs house closure order has been enforced by police at a flat in The Crescent in Boscombe following drug-related activity and anti-social behaviour at the property. The closure order was issued by Bournemouth Magistrates’ Court on 6 June under the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003. It came after complaints from local residents about drug-related activity…

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Poole garden opens to support Lewis-Manning Hospice

Described as ‘a hidden gem’, the garden of a local couple in Poole is being opened once again to the public to help raise funds for Lewis-Manning Hospice. The charity, which offers free specialist palliative nursing care to local people living with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses, is delighted that hospice supporters, Alan and Sylvia…

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