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Deer Santa Claus!

This year’s Christchurch Christmas Festival takes place tomorrow evening (29 November). The parade, which includes Father Christmas and his reindeer will leave Reid Street at 4pm arriving in the town centre at 4.30pm. Santa will take his reindeer to the Priory Church and accept children’s Christmas wish letters before setting off to help switch on…

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Lights switch on in Wimborne

Competition winners from Wimborne’s first schools will be turning on the town’s Christmas lights along with the Mayor and the Chairman of Wimborne Minster and District Chamber of Trade on Saturday 29 November at 4.45pm. There will be entertainment on stage in The Square from 11am provided by local musicians, choirs and dancers. Carols will…

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Electrical charger warning

Dorset County Council’s trading standards service is warning residents about the safe use of electrical chargers following a dangerous incident at a house in Weymouth.
A consumer had bought the charger for his mobile phone last summer at Bowleaze market. Last week he put his phone on charge and after one minute smoke came out of the charger, and then flames as it exploded, firing the back of the plug across the room and leaving scorch marks on the wall socket.

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Man jailed for causing fatal collision

A man has been jailed for five years for causing a crash which claimed the life of a father and seriously injured his wife and young daughter. Basanta Thapa, of Taunton, was handed a five-year prison term at Dorchester Crown Court on 27 November, for causing death by dangerous driving. He was also sentenced to…

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Shortlisted for national care award

An ‘exceptional and effervescent’ member of staff at a New Milton care home is in the running for a coveted national award, the results of which will be announced tonight (28 November).
Carlie Nicholas, Activities Organiser at Colten Care’s Kingfishers home, has made the final shortlist at the National Care Awards 2014.

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Lily Parsons Kingston Lacy

Christmas lights up Kingston Lacy

For the first time, visitors to Kingston Lacy will be able to enjoy an illuminated Christmas trail as part of a month-long celebration of the season’s traditions. With extended opening hours seven days a week, the team at Kingston Lacy is continuing the spirit of the Bankes family by inviting visitors to explore and create…

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Castlepoint Light Switch-on

Panto stars make shining lights

Bournemouth’s Panto Stars have performed the first official Christmas light switch on at Castlepoint Shopping Park. An excited crowd gathered to watch children’s favourite and ‘Blue Peter’ Presenter Barney Harwood was joined by Tiger Lily, TV’s ‘Kushaboom’ host Helena Dowling and Captain Hook in the shape of popular actor and former ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ contestant Mark Benton, to officially plunge the switch and illuminate the £30,000 worth of new lighting.

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Going for Growth

A businesses event about plans for economic growth in Christchurch and East Dorset was held at the Hub on 26 November.
The third Growth Plan launch event organized by Christchurch and East Dorset Councils brought businesses ‘around the table’ and provided an opportunity for networking and to find out what partner organisations have to offer.

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Trains steam ahead at auction

Two popular collections of model trains attracted huge interest at Lawrences Auctioneers of Crewkerne last week.
Both collections were compiled by a gentleman in the Taunton area. The first collection included a large number of Wrenn, Hornby and Bachmann locomotives, all boxed and in good condition. With interest from private buyers and dealers, estimates were left far behind as the collection raised over £12,000 in auction.

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