We know a lot of people are trying to avoid too much news at the moment - and we completely understand why.

But there was lots of lovely news to report over the weekend, so we've rounded up five of our favourite stories for you.

  1. PHOTO: Message discovered on Bournemouth Beach pays thanks to NHS frontline staff

 

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2. Coronavirus: Who is your community hero? We want to know

We want to highlight the good things happening in our communitites. While we will continue to report the facts about coronavirus on a local and national scale, it's important to show off the people going out of their way to help people.

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3. More than 1,000 volunteers from Dorset sign up to help fight outbreak

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4. VIDEO: Whole street sings Happy Birthday to five-year-old Henry and his mum

5. Nine-month-old lurcher found with burns over his body setting into loving new home

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