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Extra bus services over Christmas & New Years

Morebus Service For Christmas Day To Hospitals Morebus has confirmed that it will be running a more extensive service on the bank holiday dates over the festive season. For the first time On a Christmas day the M1 service will operate between 9am and 8pm from Poole to both Poole Hospital and the Royal Bournemouth…

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Storms lash Dorset

BBC News has reported that fire crews in Dorset have rescued 25 people trapped in their cars by flood water after strong winds and torrential rain overnight.
Firefighters helped people in Sturminster Newton, Blandford, Shaftesbury, Sherborne and Wimborne.

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Hit and run in Poole, £1,000 reward offered

Police are renewing their appeal for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following a fatal fail to stop collision – with details and an image of a vehicle they are keen to trace being released and a reward being offered. Officers were called at 7.25pm on Friday 13 December to the collision at…

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Pensioner victim of aggravated burglary

A West Moors pensioner in her 70s became trapped when a burglar pushed her wheelchair over and she fell out. A man got into her home on Heathfield Way between 6pm and 9.40pm on Friday 20 December and attacked her. He pushed her over when she confronted him and left her on the floor and…

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Young achievers

Two young achievers in the mini jitsu section of Ferndown Jitsu Club are Isabella, who was awarded the student of the week trophy, and latest club member Taylor, who earned his red belt.

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Police Community Support Officer Mike Sinnick with students from Archbishop Wake School

Kids on the Beat

Schoolchildren from North Dorset joined forces with Dorset Police officers on Friday 13 December to target law-flouting motorists.

Pupils from Archbishop Wake CE VC Primary School accompanied police officers from Blandford Safer Neighbourhood Team and the newly formed Community Speed Watch team to tackle bad and careless driving outside their school in Black Lane in Blandford.

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Going crackers at Cherry Tree Christmas party!

Volunteers, friends and staff of Cherry Tree Nursery all thoroughly enjoyed their annual Christmas party at Kinson Community Centre recently.  The event was made particularly special by the generous donation of four boxes of high quality, hand-made crackers by Celebration Crackers of Ferndown. Cherry Tree is a project of the registered charity, SWOP, set up…

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