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Woodland near school cordoned off after possible 'explosive device' is found
A woodland area was cordoned off after a potentially explosive device was found. Police were called to woods near the Beaminster School yesterday afternoon to reports of a possible explosive device having been found. Officers found a small
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Letter: It's imperative Mountjoy site is used to provide affordable, social housing for local families
It’s great that Bridport Town Council has, for a third time, rejected the McCarthy and Stone planning application to build 38 open-market ‘retirement living’ apartments on the site of the Dorset Council-owned former Mountjoy School. We have 30 per
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Plans for barn conversion turned down as it 'would not be in the interest of the community'
Plans to convert a barn into an 'executive' four-bed villa have been turned down. The proposal for a site at Main Street, Loders, to demolish one rural outbuilding and convert another into living accommodation was unanimously rejected by Dorset
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Grateful dad will walk miles for hospital which 'loved and cared' for premature son
A west Dorset dad is showing his appreciation for the hospital staff that helped his premature son. David Ledwith from Burton Bradstock is taking on the challenge of walking 21 miles from Yeovil District Hospital to his home in Barr Lane later this
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'The problem is not going away': 15 bags of rubbish collected in town in just one hour
Volunteers have picked up their biggest haul of waste so far in the town. Two litter collections, one in Bridport by Flood Lane and the other in West Bay, resulted in more than 15 bags full of rubbish being collected, as well as bringing eight
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American's iPad art finds home on book covers
An artist's image of Colmer’s Hill has been used on the covers of a new book containing stories shortlisted for the Bridport Prize. Suzanne Clements's image of the landmark, which was created using digital painting software on her iPad, was spotted
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New rules could reduce roadworks disruption
NEW rules are to be introduced in Dorset that will make it illegal to carry out roadworks without first applying for a permit. Dorset Council's highways department is implementing the permit scheme after the government announced local authorities
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Here's where Dorset Police No Excuse and speed camera vans will be this week
Monday August 19 Camera Team Covering: Dorchester & Sherborne, including but not limited to: Sherborne, Cerne Abbas, Piddlehinton, Puddletown, Dorchester, Winterbourne Abbas and Broadmayne Tuesday August 20 Camera Team Covering: Christchurch