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MURDER VICTIM NAMED
DETECTIVES have named the Wimborne murder victim as 22-year-old Jemma Patricia Benson. Following a post-mortem examination it has been revealed Miss Benson died of asphyxia. A Bournemouth man was being questioned by detectives in connection with her death
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Residents in a state of shock
REASSURING: The Police support unit is set up in Wimborne to help ease people's fears THE people of Wimborne, a place famed for its picturesque setting and gentle pace of life, have been left shocked that a murder has taken place in their midst. One woman
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OUR BACK SEAT BABY
NEW mum Natalie Wright's journey to hospital took a dramatic twist when she gave birth to her first child in the back of a car after getting stuck in a traffic jam. Pregnant Natalie, 22, and partner Gareth Duncan, 28, of Coronation Road, Portland, were
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Turn those rags into riches for charity
A DORSET cancer charity is urging people not to bin their brogues or trash their T-shirts - because they could be raising thousands of pounds. CancerCare Dorset is set to get all the money from a pioneering rags to riches recycling scheme, where old textiles
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Storm Brewing
DORSET has given a cool reception to a new Met Office global four-month forecast which predicts a wetter than usual summer. The new service was launched this week but the county tourism leaders - still working to repair the impact of last year's foot
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Climbers initiative to protect falcons
CONSERVATIONISTS on Portland have called for signs to be put up warning that six pairs of endangered peregrine falcons are nesting on the island's clifftops. Concerned climbers noticed the protected species roosting on the rocks and posted warning messages
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Students help out Oxfam in a fashion
STYLISH youngsters from Budmouth Technology College in Weymouth have made a fashion statement with their green approach to creating the latest trends. For 14 and 15-year-old students have given high street chic an eco-friendly twist with their Oxfam-inspired
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Sean's seal of approval
CHERRIES manager Sean O'Driscoll has backed their innovative Player-share scheme and believes other Football League clubs will follow suit and introduce it if it proves successful at Dean Court. The scheme - which allows fans to raise funds to help strengthen
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Vandalised play area to get cash boost
A VANDALISED play area is set to receive a funding boost from Christchurch Council. The council's community services committee has agreed to give Hurn Parish Council a one- off grant of £5,000 for the maintenance of the village's Moors Close play area
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New cameras to fight vandalism
A STATE-of-the-art CCTV system zooms into action in Swanage this week. The installation close to Swanage tourist information centre will cover the seafront and surrounding areas. Civic chiefs are pinning their hopes on the new system bringing an end to
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TOP 10 STAR WARS TITLES
With Borders of Bournemouth 1. Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Novelisation)- R.A. Salvatore 2. Attack of the Clones Illustrated Companion 3. Attack of the Clones Visual Dictionary 4. Attack of the Clones Incredible Cross Sections 5. Attack of the Clones
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BOOK REVIEWS
Ed Perkins takes a look at some newly published titles. The Salmon of Doubt by Douglas Adams, £16.99 (£13.99) Hitchhiker's Guide to Galaxy satirist Adams, who, sadly, died last year, hit a novelist's block in final years of a wonderfully creative life
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Sailor praised for saving pensioner
A SAILOR told how he saved the life of a pensioner who fell into Weymouth harbour yesterday. Holidaymaker Norman Hinton, 81, was on a three-day break to the resort and stopped off with his wife to visit HMS Hurworth, which was temporarily anchored near
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Invasion of the cuddly monkeys
RECEPTION staff are baffled over the mysterious appearance of a gang of cuddly toys in Dorset County Hospital. Cuddly monkeys, fluffy frogs and huggable hedgehogs have been turning up at Dorset County Hospital for the last few weeks - and nobody knows
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Teacher is facing challenge in Ghana
HEADTEACHER Josie Butcher will be faced with a classroom crammed with 140 pupils when she swaps West Dorset for West Africa. The Powerstock head is jetting out to Ghana at the weekend to teach in the village's twin school in the tiny village of Gbullung
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Weather warning as a second storm gathers
DORSET is today bracing itself for the second storm to hit the county in less than 48 hours. Strong winds and heavy rain are expected this afternoon to add to the gloom caused by a new Meteorological Office long range forecast that this summer could be
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Lymington's hospital for the future unveiled
THIS is the first picture of how the long-awaited new Lymington Hospital might look. After years of funding delays, rejection and red-tape hold-ups, bosses at the New Forest Primary Care Trust (PCT) have revived plans for the £30 million project - though
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OAP, 82, cleared of stick threat
A NEW FOREST pensioner has been cleared of threatening a housing officer by waving his walking stick in her face. Leslie Withers, 82, was accused of brandishing the stick at Pauline Lewis when she called at his home at Davis Field, New Milton in October
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TV destroyed in fire
A FIRE in a terrace house in Shaftesbury completely destroyed a television and video player, say firefighters. Dorset Fire and Rescue Service was called out to the property at Denham Drive, Guys Marsh, on Thursday. On arrival at 1.30pm they found smoke
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Gloom as job cuts loom at aviation firm
MORE aviation industry gloom descended on Bournemouth International Airport yesterday as its biggest employer revealed it will be forced to lay off around a tenth of its workforce next month. Staff at FR Aviation have received provisional notification
