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Sixty years on and carnival still a success

Thursday, August 26, 2010

CARNIVAL in Sturminster Newton celebrated its 60th anniversary last week, but the event has been going much longer. There are records of carnivals in...

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Pilot project aims to improve patchy broadband coverage

Thursday, August 26, 2010

NORTH Dorset is vying to become one of three areas in Britain to host a pilot project to improve patchy internet coverage. The largely rural district...

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New plans for skatepark are 'good value' at £200,000

Thursday, August 26, 2010

A NEW skatepark for Sherborne could cost as much as £200,000, community organisers have revealed. The Sherborne Skatepark Project group –...

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Sherborne Castle charges forces charity race to move

Thursday, August 26, 2010

A CHARITY event which has raised tens of thousands of pounds over 10 years has felt compelled to leave its customary Sherborne Castle venue because of...

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Memorial to Dorset's fallen soldiers will finally stand in France

Thursday, August 26, 2010

A MEMORIAL to soldiers from Dorset who died in the First World War is finally being created following a three-year fundraising campaign by members of...

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Misery for residents in Dorset without a TV signal

Thursday, August 26, 2010

RESIDENTS in Sherborne say they were at their wits' end when aerial faults left them without television pictures for days on end. The group of around...

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Steam fair has something for everyone

Thursday, August 26, 2010

THE story of how the Great Dorset Steam Fair came to be one of the biggest and best steam and vintage shows in the world is one of hard work,...

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Suffering in silence without a television

Thursday, August 26, 2010

DORCHESTER-BASED Magna Housing has come under fire after a group of residents lost their television service for days on end. Around 30 residents at...

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Girls come together to mark 70 years of females on farm

Thursday, August 26, 2010

A DORSET woman was among former Land Girls and 21st century women working in agriculture who on Thursday celebrated over 70 years of females on the...

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Public 'incensed' at plan to spend £30k on smooth path

Thursday, August 26, 2010

A DECISION by Sherborne Town Council to pursue planning permission for a £30,000 smooth path to run alongside cobbles at the abbey has prompted a...

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