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The shocking number of firefighters axed over the past 10 years
Dorset and Wiltshire fire brigade has lost a fifth of its staff in just 10 years, shock figures show. The combined services have seen 258 firefighters' jobs axed, according to figures analysed by the Fire Brigades Union. And despite former
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Yellow weather warning as Dorset expected to be hit by thunder and rain
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning across Dorset. Dorset, along with other parts of the south west, is expected to be hit be slow moving heavy showers and thunderstorms. The Met Office advises that this could cause travel disruption
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Pictures: Crowds descend on the coast for delicious Food Rocks feast
A festival promoting some of the best chefs and food the south west has to offer drew the crowds to the coast when it returned at the weekend. Food Rocks brought top chefs, delicious food and local producers to Lyme Regis for two days of demonstrations
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Hat-tastic! All the photos from Bridport Hat Festival
If there's one thing we can be sure of, it's that Bridport knows how to put on a good show! Thousands of people took to the streets for Bridport Hat Festival on 'Haturday', displaying an amazing array of colourful - and very imaginative - hats.
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Campaign for Dorset's care leavers to be exempt from council tax until they're 25
Dorset care leavers may not have to pay council tax until the age of 25 – if the council decided to support a national campaign by the Children’s Society. It claims that having to stump up the tax is putting many young people who come out of care
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1940s events hailed a success as season comes to a stylish end
A taste of the 1940s in the town has come to stylish end. Bridport Heritage Forum’s series of events highlighting food, fun and fashions of the era culminated with an insight into the clothing. The two other events held on Saturdays in August
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The three west Dorset restaurants aiming to make 'a real difference' to ending world hunger
Three west Dorset eateries are joining Action Against Hunger’s campaign to end child hunger. Hive Beach Café, The Watch House Café and The Club House restaurant are taking part in Action Against Hunger’s Love Food Give Food campaign, which involves
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Drinking this special edition cider will help improve the lives of neglected donkeys
The Donkey Sanctuary has come up with a pressing idea to support its fundraising. The east-Devon charity has teamed up with Axminster-based Lyme Bay Winery to produce a special edition Donkey Sanctuary cider. The sparkling, medium-sweet cider
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Letter: Faith restored in the honesty of people
After shopping in Waitrose on a Saturday afternoon, I pushed the trolley to the car park and got distracted. After filling the boot I drove home and discovered I had left my handbag on the trolley. Panic set in, so I immediately went back to
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Raft racing, search and rescue displays and a BBQ - a spectacular summer of fundraising
A SPECTACULAR series of summer events have helped raise thousands of pounds for a life-saving charity. The RNLI's raft race, Seatown barbecue and West Bay fun day have raised £10,900 for the charity. Carol Moss, secretary of the RNLI's Bridport
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Here's where Dorset Police No Excuse and speed camera vans will be this week
Monday September 9 Camera Team Covering: Weymouth, including but not limited to: Upwey, Preston, Littlemoor, Radipole, Chickerell, Westham, Melcombe Regis, Wyke Regis and Portland Camera Team Covering: Poole South, including but not limited to
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More than half the number of young people handed custodial sentences are in council care
More than half the number of young people who received a custodial sentence in Dorset over the past two years were in the care of the local council. The annual youth justice report says that only nine were involved in total – five of them in care