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Ladbrokes’ robber brandishes baseball bat

A person was caught on CCTV brandishing a baseball bat whilst robbing Ladbrokes at Portman Terrace, Seabourne Road, Bournemouth.
Police believe the offender to be male. He entered the shop wearing a hat or balaclava to hide his face and stole a quantity of cash from the tills, making good his escape on foot. He was last seen running towards Fishermans Walk.

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Give a Christmas tree a good home

Pine trees cleared from local heathland are a cheap alternative to commercially grown Christmas trees. Dorset County Council’s ranger service is restoring Blackdown Heath that surrounds Hardy’s monument. Gorse and scots pine are being removed from the site to make way for grazing animals that will help maintain the heathland habitat, which is essential for…

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Snow forecast in Ringwood and presents galore

Around 200 presents have been wrapped for Santa’s Grotto, at this year’s Ringwood Switch On event this Saturday (6 December) and more than 60 stall holders are expected to fill the streets, along with fair rides and entertainers. There will be a lantern parade, guaranteed snow and a chance to meet Roger the reindeer. The event has…

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Frozen star at BIC

Tony Award-winning singer/actor Idina Menzel who sang the Oscar winning son Let It Go from Frozen is coming to Bournemouth International Centre on Friday 26 June.
Menzel’s career has traversed stage, film, television, and music. She was most recently heard as Elsa in Disney’s Frozen. After Menzel’s performance of the multi-platinum song Let It Go at the 86th annual Academy Awards, she made history as the first person with both a Billboard Top 10 hit and a Tony Award for acting.

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Home is where the art is

Urban artists have transformed a huge wall in Boscombe. DWP Housing Partnership, now Dorset’s biggest private landlord, has a magnificent and colourful addition to its headquarters in St Clements Road. Two artists from Redtail Studio spent a week using spray cans to create the giant 50ft X 50ft mural. It depicts a woodland scene with depth and…

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Free Christmas opening at the Priest’s House

Celebrate the Christmas period by visiting the Priest’s House Museum & Garden in Wimborne Minster from Monday 8 to Tuesday 23 December (excluding Saturday 13 December, closed Sundays), 10 to 3.  Admission is FREE, and the house and garden tearoom will be open and festively decorated. Discover the fascinating childhood gallery and a unique Victorian…

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Celebrate Christmas at Scaplen’s Court

This year Poole Museum is celebrating the festive season at Scaplen’s Court with a free Tudor-themed Christmas experience on 7 December. This special late night opening is a great opportunity to view the atmospheric Scaplen’s Court Museum. Come and enjoy a mince pie, some cider based wassail – a traditional Tudor Christmas drink, in this…

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Bling your ride

Hillside Community First School in Verwood, Dorset celebrated a Bling Your Ride Day on 28 November to raise awareness of being seen in the dark. Over 70 bikes and scooters arrived at school decorated with lights, tinsel, foil, feathers and reflective materials. This event was supported by Darren Orchard from Sustrans, who awarded prizes. He…

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