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Taxi drivers suspended for driving in restricted area

Bournemouth Council have taken robust disciplinary action against two taxi drivers after they flouted late-night road closures. At a hearing today of a sub-committee of Bournemouth’s Licensing Board, members heard evidence from officers in relation to two taxi drivers caught driving in the town centre area of Horseshoe Common from which all vehicle traffic is…

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Winning working women scoop awards

This year’s grand finale of the Venus Awards in Dorset were announced at Lighthouse Theatre in Poole last Friday (18 September). Competition was fierce with a record-breaking number of nominations and applications across 15 award categories in Dorset and with 5,862 votes cast in the three public vote categories. Dubbed the ‘Working Women’s Oscars’ by Channel…

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Flowers Lest We Forget

Woodlands Church of the Ascension held its annual flower festival on 12 and 13 September. The theme of the festival was ‘Lest We Forget’. As well as flower arrangements there were stalls, a raffle and tombola. On 16 September at 7pm, there was a performance in the church of ‘Lest We Forget’ by the Fireside…

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WITNESS APPEAL AFTER SERIOUS ASSAULT IN BOURNEMOUTH

Detectives in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following a serious assault in the town. The incident took place sometime between 2.12am and 2.21am on Sunday 20 September 2015, outside the Bournemouth Bedding Centre in Charminster Road. The victim, a 34-year-old man from Bournemouth, was walking along Charminster Road…

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FATAL COLLISION IN LYTCHETT MATRAVERS – APPEAL

Officers are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a man died from his injuries following a collision in Lytchett Matravers. At approximately 12.54pm on Friday 18 September, a two vehicle road traffic collision occurred on Huntick Road at the junction with Wareham Road outside the Rose and Crown pub. A…

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