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Navitus Bay Wind Park – public consultations

The next round of public consultations on the proposed Navitus Bay Wind Park will provide the background and details of the recent changes Navitus Bay Development Ltd have made, alongside new images of how the wind park would look from the mainland and an interactive computer simulation from which you will be able to view…

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Wolf Boy or Wolf Girl Wanted

The Circus of Horrors is looking for a new act to feature in its upcoming show which  started touring the UK on 10 January 2013. The outrageous show which stormed into the finals of Britain’s Got Talent had lined up a wolf boy from Mexico but have come across new government legislation that stipulates that all jobs…

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A toast to Elizabeth Boast

Champagne lover Elizabeth Boast was the toast of residents and staff at a Poole care home after celebrating her 102nd birthday. The former master butcher marked her special day with a tea party at Colten Care’s The Aldbury home in Parkstone. Her daughter, Christine Phillips, 82, said, “During our time mum and I have drunk…

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Grant Aid applications now being taken in Verwood

  Verwood Town Council is now accepting applications for Grant Aid. Grants are awarded twice a year to local organisations in April and October and the deadlines for applications this year are 1 March and 1 September. Any local organisation who would like to apply for Grant Aid should visit the Verwood Town Council Offices, 28 Vicarage…

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Charlotte purees the competition

Just seven weeks after winning Wimborne Rotary Club’s round in the Young Chef competition, 14-year-old Charlotte Woodland from Corfe Hills School took first place in the East Dorset (Rotary Group 1) final at Poole Grammar School on 12 January. Contestants had to cook a three-course meal in two hours to feed two people for less…

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Get set for the big freeze

Warnings of a big freeze have prompted Sembcorp Bournemouth Water (SBW) to reissue its advice to homes and businesses about dealing with plunging temperatures. Forecasters are predicting wintry conditions with frost, ice and even some snow possible in some areas by the beginning of next week. The cost of severe cold weather annually can run…

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