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Bad marks for failing Talbot Combined School in Wallisdown
A POOLE school placed in special measures more than a year ago is failing to make the changes demanded by government inspectors, according to a report. Talbot Combined School in Wallisdown has been visited several times since the damning report in January
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Air ambulance announces mission 8,000 accomplished
DORSET and Somerset Air Ambulance has flown its 8,000th mission since being launched just over 11 years ago. The milestone call-out was to transport an 18-month-old child from Shaftesbury to the specialist burns unit at Salisbury District Hospital.
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Blaze drama as £9m Sunseeker goes up in flames - updated with video
Crews from six fire engines tackled a blaze on a 34 metre long Sunseeker Yacht at Poole Quay. They were called out shortly after 11pm. The yacht, which Sunseeker said is worth £9m, has suffered "100 per cent" damage, said the fire service.
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Get on your bikes for charity cycle ride
FIREFIGHTER and Cherries fan Karen Adams, who is organising an around the world in eight days cancer charity cycle event, is desperate for more volunteers to saddle up for the cause. Karen, who endeared herself to our readers after we recounted her successful
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Geneva: stunning vista in a city setting
AS I strolled out of Cornavin station into the bright sunshine of a Geneva afternoon, I realised that it was little over two hours since my easyJet flight had left Bournemouth Airport. Not bad, arriving in the centre of the beautiful Swiss
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Bournemouth Chamber Music Society, Bournemouth University
UNIVERSALLY admired, the music of Mozart and Dvorak never fails to delight the receptive ear. For this BCMS concert, the Rivoli String Quartet selected a “hotter” filling for their “bread and butter” sandwich. Schulhoff’s music embraces much of the early
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Oscar winner Julian Fellowes to open cinema
OSCAR-WINNER Julian Fellowes will be opening Dorset’s newest cinema when it shows his film Time to Time. The grand opening of the cinema – made possible by a £3,500 Big Lottery Fund grant – will be on Thursday, May 12 at Powerstock in West
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Animals on the Edge: Chris Weston's amazing wildlife experiences
IT WAS one of those moments that wildlife photographers dream of. Weymouth-based photojournalist Chris Weston was in the depths of the Congo jungle capturing images of great apes when one of them made it quite clear that he felt completely at ease with
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RSPCA rescued 1,900 animals from danger in Dorset in 2010
ANIMAL welfare officers rescued and collected more than 1,900 animals in Dorset in 2010, new figures have revealed. From dogs and cats to wallabies and iguanas, the RSPCA has helped to rescue a wide range of pets and wild animals from harm or danger.
