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A303 closure lifts early

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Repair work on the A303 which necessitated the trunk road's complete closure on the Wiltshire Somerset border is due to be completed nine days early on Friday, March 12.

During the four-week closure, the road surface was repaired, new drainage was installed,...

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Girl dies in car fire

Thursday, March 11, 2010

The body of a 19-year-old girl was found by firefighters after they put out a blazing car at Hartgrove, Stalbridge Common, Dorset.Firefighters...

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Licensee faces stab charge

Thursday, March 11, 2010

The former landlord of the Kings Arms pub in Crewkerne has been charged in conectionn with a stabbing incident outside the premises in...

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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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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...

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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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