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'Huge' WWII mine blown up in bay
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:51:55 GMT
A "huge" German World War II mine found lying on the seabed of Portland Harbour is blown up in Weymouth Bay.
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Five fallen soldiers back in UK
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:33:07 GMT
The bodies of five servicemen killed in Afghanistan, including Riflemen Jonathon Allott from Dorset, are flown back to the UK.
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Wellworths boss plans to expand
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:29:14 GMT
The manager of a former Woolworths store - rebranded Wellworths - is hoping to open another store.
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Body found in burning car
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:28:06 GMT
A body, thought to be that of a 19-year-old Shaftesbury woman, is found in a car which was set on fire in north Dorset.
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Taxi search after teenager raped
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:00:26 GMT
A man is arrested in connection with the rape of a 18-year-old woman at a house in Springbourne, Bournemouth.
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Food factory plans to axe 90 jobs
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:17:03 GMT
More than half of the workforce at a meat processing factory in Shaftesbury which makes pies and pastries is under threat.
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German mine to be blown up
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:42:32 GMT
A "huge" German World War II parachute mine found on the seabed in Portland Harbour is to be blown up on Thursday.
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More local sites
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:25:56 GMT
Links to other local news internet sites in Dorset
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Funding gap
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:07:17 GMT
Hopes to reopen the Wareham to Swanage rail line
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Boulders on poles
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:43:29 GMT
How a sculpture for Weymouth's relief road could look
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