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Missing person: can you help find Mark March?

Police in Barrow are continuing to appeal to the public to keep an eye out for 30-year-old Mark March. Mark James March was last seen by his family around 10am on Saturday, 9 March and has not made any contact with them since, or returned to his father’s home in Dane Ghyll Park. Detective Inspector Amanda Sadler, who…

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Wheely good idea to get afloat

A brand new wheelchair accessible Mk III Wheelyboat, specially designed to provide disabled people with hassle-free and independent access to waterborne activities was launched by the Mayor of Wareham, Cllr Keith Green at Wareham Boat Hire yesterday, (10 April). Supplied through Countryside Mobility South West, the new Wheelyboat will enable disabled adults and children to participate…

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5 Gold Anchors

Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour, set on the Beaulieu River, in the heart of the New Forest National Park, is one of the most attractive locations on the South Coast.  Following a rigorous assessment of the marina by The Yacht Harbour Association last year, it was awarded the top rating of 5 Gold Anchors. The Beaulieu…

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Absolutely Phabulous

Everyone loves a superhero – at least that’s the hope of one care home activity organiser in Bournemouth ahead of the 2013 Virgin London Marathon. By turning into his alter ego of Captain Phabulous, Brian Knight hopes to raise as much money as possible for two Dorset charities. Brian, who works at Colten Care’s Avon…

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Love where you live

Around 15 Children and 10 Adults came along to the Heatherlands Centre in Ferndown ‘To Love Where Your Live’ and sign up with the New Community Football Team on Tuesday, 9 April. The free session was led and run by local football coaches Karl and Bradley who taught skills lessons. A poster competition was won…

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Windsurfers take to the stage at 2012 Olympic Venue

The RYA Easter Windsurf Easter Camp started on Wednesday at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) and ends on Friday, 12 April. The 2012 London Olympic Sailing and Windsurfing venue will see 65 budding windsurfers staying the National and Regional Zone Squad Camp. The 2012 Games gave Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour worldwide exposure…

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A Hole Lot More

Parley Golf Centre has been granted permission to develop farmland to extend the popular course to a full 18 holes – 19 if you count the bar. The £250,000 investment will mark the completion of the project that began in 1991 when the centre began life as a 27 bay, floodlit driving range. The project…

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CONFISCATION ORDER FOR DRUGS AND FIREARMS OFFENDER

A man convicted of drugs and firearms offences has been issued with a £11,558.21 confiscation order. Dorset Police was called to a hotel in Bournemouth on 20 October 2012 following reports that a gun and drugs had been seen in a guest’s room. A handgun, ammunition, cash, cocaine, benzocaine, amphetamine, two mobile phones and a…

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Like peas in a Pod

Management at popular Castlepoint Shopping Park receive over 25 requests a month from businesses and charities in the region to promote their products or fundraise for their good cause. To make life easier for the promoters, a dedicated Pod, has been installed by the top entrance of Marks and Spencer where the East and West…

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Rise and Shine at Ferndown First School

The John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) presented awards to ten pupils at Ferndown First School. The JTYAF supports young people from a number of youth organisations providing them with scholarships and bursaries, which give them access to opportunities that they wouldn’t otherwise have had. Ferndown First School chose to use their allocated funding to…

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