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Mum's tribute to tragic Kyle Rees
The mother of Kyle Rees has paid tribute to her son and thanked all those who have given their support after last week’s tragedy. Kyle, 16, died on Tuesday after an incident the previous day at Portchester School in Bournemouth, when he was
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Ferndown residents rally against £85k pedestrian crossing
A GROUP of worried Ferndown residents are fighting to stop an £85,000 pedestrian crossing being built in what they say is the wrong place. More than 72 people living at Homelands House retirement flats in Ringwood Road have signed a petition
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Lend a hand to ensure future of Christchurch's Red House Museum
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help keep Christchurch’s central museum afloat after various cuts in funding have led to reduced staffing levels. Paul Willis, manager of the Red House Museum and Christine Payne, chairman of the Friends of the Red
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Bournemouth council youth service to offer employment advice
A NEW integrated youth service at Bournemouth Borough Council will be offering employment advice following the closure of Connexions. The current service, based in Christchurch Road, will be closing its doors at the end of March after the council
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Bournemouth council shares repair bill for Boscombe Pier lights
BOURNEMOUTH Council had to share the £5,652 bill to repair lights on Boscombe Pier after they kept short circuiting in the rain. They were off for a year after contractor Carillion fitted them during a £2.4million renovation. Boscombe
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Julia's House cooks up Fundraising On a Plate campaign
POOLE children’s hospice Julia’s House is launching a Fundraising On a Plate campaign and inviting people to cook up some novel money-making ideas. Community fundraising manager Lin Hudswell said: “We thought a food theme would be fun and offer
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Pioneering project aims to change lives of those with learning disabilities
“IMBECILE”, “idiot” and “lunatic” are words that are thrown around casually as insults these days. But once upon a time – and sadly not so long ago – these words were legal medical terms, used to describe people with learning disabilities. Indeed
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First week with a helmet camera
As I stated in last week’s blog, I've got some new toys and I'm planning on reviewing these over the course of the next few weeks; the first one is the helmet camera. Before I get on to talking about the camera itself I want to explain why
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‘Disappointing’ gaps in knowledge ahead of digital switchover
DORSET Trading Standards officers say they have found “disappointing” gaps in the knowledge of TV aerial installers ahead of next week’s digital switchover. The television signal for the eastern half of the county is being switched to digital
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Keep politics out of policing says former detective chief inspector Martyn Underhill
Keep politics out of policing – that’s the plea of a retired top cop who intends to throw his hat in the ring to become Dorset’s elected Police Commissioner. Former detective chief inspector Martyn Underhill, who lives in Poole, intends to stand for
