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Warning after drug users found dead
2:26pm Sunday 11th May 2008
A DORSET police chief is warning drug users to be vigilant following the death of two people at separate addresses in Bournemouth during the weekend.

Man beaten by gang in bus stop assault
1:40pm Saturday 10th May 2008
DETECTIVES are appealing for witnesses after a pensioner was viciously attacked by a gang at a Poole bus-stop.

Terror teen is banned from estate
7:09pm Friday 9th May 2008
A 17-year-old from Poole who terrorised residents on an estate has been given a two-year Asbo.
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Good Samaritans save Janet's dayGood Samaritans save Janet's day
7:00pm Fri 9 May 08
IN today's fast-paced world it sometimes feels Good Samaritans are a phenomenon of yesteryear - but in the case of stranded pensioner Janet Bright, this couldn't be further from the truth.

Twice-price Muslim burials are scrapped
1:00pm Friday 9th May 2008
THE Borough of Poole has scrapped a policy which meant Muslims had to pay more for their graves than other locals.
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Stay away from landslipStay away from landslip
7:00pm Thu 8 May 08
THE public is being warned to stay away from the site of a major landslip in Lyme Regis.
Reader comments (7)

Hospice extension gets thumbs down
7:00pm Thursday 8th May 2008
A £2.5 million extension and improvements scheme for Oakhaven Hospice in Lower Pennington Lane, Lymington should be refused, say planning officers.
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Beach ‘jobsworth’ is a barrier to disabled OAP
7:00pm Thursday 8th May 2008
AN ELDERLY disabled woman was left "humiliated" when she was denied access through a barrier to Boscombe beach, her family claim.
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Support for moves to toughen cannabis law
7:00pm Wednesday 7th May 2008
A BOURNEMOUTH MP has backed a decision to toughen the cannabis laws after witnessing first-hand the "tragic effects" of the drug.
Reader comments (27)

'Secret' bail hostel anger
7:00pm Wednesday 7th May 2008
A CONTROVERSIAL scheme to allegedly open bail hostels in secret around the country could be operating in Bournemouth.
Reader comments (11)

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