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17 possible sites for temporary camp

Thursday, March 11, 2010

THE search is continuing for an alternative to the site which for the last three years has been provided for travellers coming to the Great Dorset Steam Fair.

Representatives of parishes surrounding the Tarrant Hinton show site were invited to a meeting hosted by North...

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Shop to move from the heart of town

Thursday, March 11, 2010

THE owner of a business which has been at the heart of Sherborne life for more than a century has said she is determined to keep going after deciding...

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Blood, sweat, tears – but well worth it, says Claire

ONE YEAR ON:  Wellworths manager Claire Robertson is in a position to reflect on whether taking on the challenge was worth it.  Picture by Laura Jones

Thursday, March 11, 2010

EXACTLY 12 months ago today, Dorchester's former Woolworths manager gave the store a new lease of life with familiar products under a new name. Now,...

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Ollie, 14, called police while burglar raided family home

BRAVE TEEN:  Ollie Lomax, 14, with his mother Sarah and Superintendent Dave Thorp. Ollie called 999 when a burglar broke into his house while he was home alone

Thursday, March 11, 2010

A DORCHESTER schoolboy who hid under a bed and called police on his mobile phone while a burglar searched his home received praise as the raider was...

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Abduction conviction

Thursday, March 11, 2010

A YEOVIL father was convicted of abducting his son and fleeing to America on a false passport, by a jury yesterday. The man, who cannot be identified...

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Council counts cost of after-hours calls

Thursday, March 11, 2010

DISTRICT council officers are being paid as much as £30 per call for answering queries from residents after office hours. A North Dorset District...

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Pair of thugs jailed for taxi man attack

JAIL TERM:  Kingsley Langdon of Westland Road, Yeovil

Thursday, March 11, 2010

A PAIR of thugs have each been jailed for five years after robbing a taxi driver of his takings to spend on a night out in Yeovil. Jack Tate, of...

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New sports centre suffers setback

Thursday, March 11, 2010

PLANS for a new sports and community centre at Henhayes, Crewkerne have suffered a setback after a bid to be granted £357,000 was not successful....

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BREAKING NEWS: Body found in car believed to be teen

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

​A BODY believed to be that of a 19-year-old Shaftesbury woman was discovered in a burned out car at an isolated location in north Dorset on...

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Soldiers' mums take on charity challenge

FIGHTING FIT:  Soldier's mum Sharron Hudson, who is embarking on a three-day survival challenge with the Riflemums, in the Brecon Beacons Picture by Laura Jones

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

A MUM from Sherborne is leading a group of women in a daunting physical challenge dedicated to the memory of soldiers killed in Afghanistan last year....

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