Day: May 8, 2015

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Conservatives celebrate majority

The General Election took place yesterday on 7 May 2015. The Conservatives won by an overall majority (329) with David Cameron returning as Prime Minister. Labour leader Ed Miliband and Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg both resigned today.

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Early bird tickets for fund raising Grooves on the Green

Dorset community festival Grooves on the Green is proud to keep it local with £1 from every ticket sold being donated to Diverse Abilities Plus, which helps children and adults in Dorset who live with profound disability. The charity has received more than £9,000 over the last two years from its association with Grooves and…

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Dorset beacon celebrates VE anniversary

A beacon will be lit at Durlston Country Park, Swanage today (8 May 2015) to mark VE day. The chairman of Dorset County Council, Cllr John Wilson, is hosting the event as part of a national celebration for the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe. A chain of over 100 beacons will be lit at 9.30pm…

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International Nurses’ Day

Thank you cards celebrate ‘International Nurses’ Day’

The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is inviting the public to send cards to its hardworking nurses this International Nurses’ Day – Tuesday 12 May. Cards could be thank you cards for particular nurses known to the sender, or more general cards with words of encouragement and support for nurses they haven’t…

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Land train will transport Wimborne folk

If you’re going to the folk festival in Wimborne on 13 and 14 June and you think you might feel a bit puffed out, you’ll be able to catch a land train to transport you around. A first for the festival, it will run on the Saturday and Sunday. The festival itself starts the day…

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Police seize suspected stolen goods

Detectives are asking the public if they recognise these items recently recovered by police in Bournemouth. Police are appealing to the owner of a suspected stolen tool bag to come forward. The bag contained a number of items, including the photographed mugs and Makita electric screwdriver. Detective Sergeant Simon Cramp, of Bournemouth CID, said: “I…

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