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Performance students win Rock Challenge national awards

A team of Bournemouth students is officially among the best performance teams in the country after winning a string of awards in the national finals of Rock Challenge.
Already designated a ‘premier league’ team, the students from Oak Academy – LeAF Campus are now also in the top nine performing schools across the country.

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Dramatic rescue after man falls down well

A dramatic rescue has taken place after a man, in his early 60s, fell 30 feet down a well in Linford, New Forest. Upon receiving the 999 call at 5.50pm yesterday (21 July) crews from three counties; Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire, quickly mobilised to the scene. The large well, situated inside a barn and measuring…

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Flag Festival winners

Prizewinners and runners-up for Wimborne Minster Flag Festival were presented with their cups and certificates by the Mayoress of Wimborne Minster, Mrs Tracy Bartlett, in the town hall. All local schools, together with some businesses participated. The idea came from Cllr Mrs Ann Roberts who initiated and organised this event which was funded by Wimborne…

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Appeal after woman raped in Bournemouth

Detectives in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a woman was raped in the town. Police were called by a member of the public at 2.17am this morning, (21 July), to reports of a woman being sexually assaulted in Lower Gardens. The victim, an 18-year-old local woman, was…

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