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Plans for Bournemouth's first free school are submitted
AMBITIOUS proposals to convert a Bournemouth office block into the town’s first “free school” have been officially submitted to the borough’s planners. The scheme will see three adjacent Lansdowne sites – Raglan House, Homelife House and Arnetts
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Wooden boat lands at Corfe Hills school
A STUNNING handcrafted wooden boat on route to the Jubilee Pageant stopped in to inspire students at Corfe Hills School on Friday. The 32ft Cornish pilot gig Winspit, worth £21,000, wowed GCSE students taking the boat building course at the school.
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Poole motorsport marshall aims for mobility scooter record
A MOTORSPORT marshal from Poole who survived a horrifying collision with an F1 car is making a world record attempt on a mobility scooter. Steve Tarrant’s life was changed forever when he was hit by the Lotus travelling at more than 100mph at the Goodwood
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Poole Hospital nurses launch themselves out of plane for charity
TWO Poole Hospital nurses are leaving their patients behind to launch themselves out of a plane. But the people they care for will not be far from the thoughts of adventurous Sarah Simmons and April-Grace Ashworth, who are raising funds for a charity
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Yacht rescue drama in Poole Bay
Ten crew members were evacuated from a racing vessel in Poole Bay on Sunday morning after a fire on board. The drama happened just after 11.30am off Bournemouth and involving a forty foot yacht Magnum, taking part in the weekend's International
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30 fundraisers tackle Three Peaks Challenge in memory of Bournemouth girl
A GROUP of fundraisers will tackle the notorious Three Peaks Challenge to raise cash for a charity set up in memory of a Bournemouth girl who died from a rare form of cancer. The near-30-strong group will set take on Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Mount
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Students' art skills on show for Queen's Diamond Jubilee
HRH THE Queen has been painted many times before – but never quite like how the pupils at Old Town First School have painted her. The sovereign’s visage appeared in a myriad of styles and bright colours, in various locations and sporting all sorts of
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Dancing in the streets: Wimborne Folk Festival takes place next weekened
ROLL up, roll up for a weekend of fun and frolics as the 33rd Wimborne Folk Festival takes over the town. A grand total of 47 dance teams have jumped at the chance to take part in the annual event from Friday, June 8, to Sunday, June 10. Organisers
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Arne's very own springwatch!
We have our own selection of live nest cams in the visitor centre at Arne. The stars of the show at the moment are the kestrel chicks, which have grown up really fast. It won’t be long before they will be thinking of leaving the safety of their box. Even
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Arne's very own springwatch!
We have our own selection of live nest cams in the visitor centre at Arne. The stars of the show at the moment are the kestrel chicks, which have grown up really fast. It won’t be long before they will be thinking of leaving the safety of their
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Orchids starting to appear at Radipole Lake
The hedgerows around Weymouth Wetlands’ Radipole Lake reserve are abundant and colourful now as we move into early summer and this is the time when our orchids start to appear. So far, we’ve counted three Southern Marsh Orchids in the early stages of
