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Eagle eyed crime spotters sought

A wooden sculpture of an eagle vanished from the garden of a property along Preetz Way in Blandford between 6pm on Friday 31 October and 8.30am on Saturday 1 November. Police Community Support Officer Mike Sinnick, of Blandford police, said: “The sculpture is very distinct and I hope somebody may be able to help with…

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Remember them

Two-minute silence will be held at 11am today – 11 November. Here is a photograph of the Memorial Stone and some of those who gathered for Remembrance Sunday on Ferrett Green in Verwood on 9 November. Representatives from the Army, Verwood Town Council, the Royal British Legion, Scouts. Guides and many other organisations took part…

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Poppies remind us of lost lives

Remembrance Day on Sunday 9 November was particularly moving this year as it took place in the centenary year of the start of the First World War. Morning and afternoon services were held throughout the UK followed by the laying of wreaths. In Ferndown, for the first time, the Dorset Military Vehicles joined the parade…

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Giant at Heatherlands

Dorset County Council Chairman Cllr John Wilson visited the Heatherlands Soft Play group in Ferndown to present the new giant bouncy slide, funded by the council, and talk to parents. Whilst there, he couldn’t resist trying the new equipment out.

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