Day: March 11, 2015

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Oakdene Forest arson attack

Officers are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after an arson attack at Oakdene Forest, St Leonards. The incident happened around 12.30pm on Saturday 7 March 2015 when an area of around 30 square metres was set on fire. A witness saw flames coming from the undergrowth and spotted two boys…

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March to speed up diagnosis of prostate cancer

Almost 200 people have signed up to Bournemouth Hospital Charity’s March for Men which will raise money for state-of-the-art prostate cancer diagnosis equipment. The event, taking place from Bournemouth Pier on 22 March, will help buy prostate template biopsy equipment which will reduce waiting times for patients at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, improve the speed and…

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Allenbourn in court

Don’t panic!  Allenbourn children have not been up before the beak, but rather finding books for the school library.  At the end of last year the School Library Service moved from their previous base at Blandford Camp to occupy the former Wimborne Magistrates’ Court.  The Year 6 book group, together with school librarian Rosalind Jensen,…

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Boreholes on Bournemouth beaches

Boreholes will be drilled into Bournemouth’s beaches this month as part of investigative work for the Bournemouth Beach Management programme of timber groyne replacement. Using a cable percussion drilling rig, each borehole will be drilled to a depth of 15m and is expected to take two days to complete. The purpose of the boreholes is…

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