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£10m investment set to transform Bourne Academy
WORK to transform The Bourne Academy into a state-of-the-art 21st Cen-tury school could begin within weeks. Plans are progressing fast to invest £10million to extend and refurbish the Hadow Road Academy, formerly Kings High School. It was one of two
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Friends of Swanage Pier in appeal for new members
A RECRUITMENT drive has been launched by the Friends of Swanage Pier organisation, in a bid to ensure the historic pier continues to remain a focal point in the town. The pier is owned and operated by an independent charity, funded by voluntary
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Diamond Jubilee dates at Wimborne Minster
WORSHIPPERS at Wimborne Minster are holding three events over the next six months to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The town’s royal connections date back to when Queen Cuthburga founded the Minster’s foundations in 705AD, continuing with
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January In The Garden - And The Weeds Are Still Growing!
January has been a really mild month. I keep expecting to wake up to a really hard frost but this doesn't seem to be happening, hence the grass and the weeds are still merrily growing. Just after Christmas, I was outside tidying the garden, which I
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Mid-Dorset and North Poole MP Annette Brooke joins battle to cut baby deaths
EVERY single day 17 British babies are born dead or die shortly after delivery, making stillbirth the largest cause of death in children under the age of five. Now a Dorset MP has joined Poole parents Emma and Nick Johnston and the infant death charity
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Light show spectacular coming to Moors Valley
WE may be longing for those lighter evenings, but why not make the most of the darkness to enjoy a Dorset attraction in a whole new light – literally. Moors Valley Country Park and Forest will be transformed into an interactive night-time adventure
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MP wants to bring snooker back to the BIC
AN MP is trying to bring a major snooker tournament back to the Bournemouth International Centre. Conor Burns is a huge fan of the sport and has held meetings with its promoter, Barry Hearn. Mr Hearn has already brought top flights darts
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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra French Fancies, Pavilion, Bournemouth
MAKING his debut with the BSO in a delicious confection of French musical beaux-arts, Parisian-born conductor Fabien Gabel conveyed many alluringly perceptive and idiomatic performances. London-born violinist Jack Liebeck was soloist in Chausson’s Poem
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New Forest police cuts criticised
CAMPAIGNERS have hit out at plans to axe the front desk at a New Forest police station serving 25,000 people. They warned that the closure, coupled with other cuts in policing in the New Milton area, could lead to an increase in crime and anti-social
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Bournemouth taxi fares to rise
BOURNEMOUTH taxi fares will be going up by 5.5 per cent this year. The rise will come into effect from April 2 and will affect Hackney Carriages, the London style cabs that are allowed to pick up people from the street. The starting
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Victim speaks out after losing sight in random attack
“ONE minute I had a life, the next minute I didn’t. It really was as simple as that.” The time that Chris Ford’s life changed forever was 6pm on February 22, 2008. He was on a shopping trip with his family when he was set upon by two