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Dorset Police accused of failing to investigate 46 per cent of crimes reported
DORSET Police have been accused of failing to properly investigate almost half of all crimes reported to them.
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Bournemouth teenager a should be allowed to have his sex changea
Bournemouth teenager - should be allowed to have his sex change' 8:31am Tuesday 24th November 2009 Comments Have your say By Diana Henderson A 14-year-old schoolboy demanding a sex change should be allowed to go ahead with it.
South West raises A 548,000 for Children in Need
HUNDREDS of generous funsters celebrated raising A 548,302 for Children in Need at the South West's live telethon in Weymouth.
New 800,000 scheme to cut county's road carnage
A RADICAL A 800,000 campaign has been unveiled by road, fire, police and council chiefs today to cut the level of carnage on Dorset's roads by 30 per cent in a year.
Poole pupils march to mark rights milestone
THOUSANDS of schoolchildren stood up to be counted as they marched through Poole Park yesterday.
Call for 'sex bracelets' to be banned
PARENTS, teachers and community workers united today to declare: - Ban the bands'. There is mounting concern about the controversial multi-coloured bracelets worn by children which are linked to sex acts.
Dorset RNLI teams battle Cockermouth floods
LIFEBOAT crews from Dorset have been deployed to Cumbria to help with rescues during the devastating flooding.
Elderly widow's body found locked in council-run day centre
AN investigation has been launched following the death of an elderly woman who is believed to have been locked in a council-run day centre.
Cannabis seized in Weymouth drug raid
SIGNIFICANT amount' of cannabis was seized during drug raids in Wey-mouth, police said.
Dorset County Hospital losing half a million pounds per month
Dorset County Hospital is haemorrhaging an average of half-a-million pounds a month.
Poole to vote on freedom for Rifles
RECEIVING the prestigious freedom of the borough or freedom of the town is an honorary status conferred on a select few.
Dorset veterans ready to salute fallen hero upon return
DORSET veterans will greet the funeral cortege of Rifleman Philip Allen from Verwood when it arrives at RAF Lyneham on Monday, November 16.
Inquest hears how Bognor man fell to his death A student told how his ...
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Drugs police arrest ten after series of raids
TEN people have been arrested after more than 40 police swooped on a series of addresses in Swanage and one in Poole to remove suspected drug dealers.
Free police escorts for Blandford Carnival floats to remain
CARNIVAL floats will continue to travel at night under police escort in Dorset "for the foreseeable future". The news has been given a cautious welcome by carnival clubs and organisers in North Dorset - " home to some of the country's oldest carnivals.
Heavy seas pound the beach at Chesil Cove on Portland during a weekend of storms
Saluting a Ferndown hero a " at the roof of the world
MATT Snook and his best friend John Thornton dreamed of climbing mountains together.
Damage and flooding as severe weather continues to lash Dorset
AN eye-witness in Christchurch says the harbour flooding is the worst he has ever seen.
Britain Battered By Storms And Rain
Homes have been damaged and parts of the south coast flooded as the biggest storm of the year so far batters Britain.
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