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Help sought to trace missing woman from Weymouth

Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing woman from Weymouth. Victoria West, aged 27, was last seen at her home address along Canberra Road approximately two weeks ago but was reported missing yesterday (30 September). Victoria was due to move into her mother’s house but the alarm was raised after she…

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Tennis lights up Ferndown

Ferndown Tennis Club is celebrating the arrival of its new floodlights at the King George V Playing Field courts. Work is in progress to get the lights in operation ready for the autumn season. The floodlights were made possible with funding from several grants including £39,765 from Sport England. Chairman Lynn Chong said, “We can’t…

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Parrot stuck on Gumtree lands at Castlepoint

Oscar the 5-year-old African grey parrot sparked a rescue operation when he was spotted landing on the shoulders of shoppers at Bournemouth’s Castlepoint Shopping Park.
He had escaped from his Ferndown home two days’ earlier and his relieved owners Mark and Julie Hanna were contacted by Castlepoint after their ‘missing parrot’ notice was found on Gumtree.

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Cash change scam in Long Johns

Three men went into Long Johns in Leigh Road, Wimborne and scammed cash out of the fish and chip shop. One man asked for change for various denominations several times in a row. He confused the member of staff into handing over change that was of a greater value than the amount he presented. The…

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Thomas Hardy centre – walk in Hardy’s footsteps

A new visitor centre that brings together Thomas Hardy’s cottage and the surrounding landscape has been officially opened.
The centre is a joint project between Dorset County Council and the National Trust and was constructed by contractor Morgan Sindall. Visitors will be able to find out more about Thomas Hardy and the nearby landscape that influenced his work.

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John Griffiths a resident at Colten Care's Canford Chase with (left to right) Sylvie Craig-Swainson, Maria Grant and Mark Newell

Raising money proves a piece of cake

Raising hundreds of pounds proved a piece of cake when Colten Care homes in Dorset took part in this year’s Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning.
Chef Anita Vine baked more than 40 cakes for sale at the family owned company’s Avon Cliff home in Bournemouth, including chocolate and guinness, lemon drizzle and carrot cakes.

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Paula Henley

New chair at Wimborne Town FC

Paula Henley has been appointed as chairwoman at Wimborne Town Football Club. A director of Henley’s Response Limited, Paula will take over from the current acting chairman Ken Stewart, who stepped back into the role after the resignation of Paul Miller earlier this year. Paula has had football in her life from an early age,…

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Man dies after collapsing in Bournemouth

An investigation has been launched by police officers following the death of a man in Westbourne. Dorset Police received a report at 8.40am on Sunday 28 September that a man had collapsed in a communal hallway of a premises in Commercial Road. Officers attended together with the ambulance service and discovered 44-year-old local man, Daniel…

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