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Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be well-off managers living in detached houses.

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Schools

Find out the performance data, locations and contact details of your local schools. All the vital information you need to help make educational decisions for your children.
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Crime

The Dorset Police force is responsible for policing the Purbeck Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in Purbeck council is £1,502.00, compared to an average in England of £1,278.93.
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Local news

Man, 66, dies in flat lounge fire

22/12/2009 21:25:00

A 66-year-old man dies in a fire at a block of warden assisted flats in Sturminster Newton in north Dorset.
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New lead after TV robbery appeal

22/12/2009 12:15:58

A television appeal to find three men who broke into the home of a Dorset couple and robbed them at gunpoint results in a new lead.
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Warning over spate of burglaries

22/12/2009 18:28:05

Businesses are being warned to check security at their sites following a spate of at least 25 commercial burglaries.
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Restoration hope for castle ruin

21/12/2009 18:08:33

A castle which has been crumbling into the sea for five centuries could be restored thanks to a lottery grant.
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Fisherman missing after collision

21/12/2009 15:25:09

Three crewmen are rescued but a man is missing and feared dead after a Weymouth based fishing boat sinks in the English Channel.
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Santas in beach dash for charity

21/12/2009 07:24:58

About 500 people dressed as Santa dash across a beach in Dorset to raise hundreds of pounds for terminally ill children.
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Deadline for green waste scheme

21/12/2009 11:14:05

A deadline to join a waiting list for a popular "green" waste recycling scheme in Bournemouth for 2010 approaches.
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Got a story?

10/06/2009 13:20:53

How to contact BBC News Interactive's Dorset team
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More news sites

01/07/2009 11:25:56

Links to other local news internet sites in Dorset
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A decade review

18/12/2009 14:51:23

A look back at some of the big stories of 2000-09 in Dorset
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Railway Stations

Wareham (2.02 miles away), South West Trains

Wool (3.16 miles away), South West Trains

Holton Heath (4.10 miles away), South West Trains

Hamworthy (6.79 miles away), South West Trains

Moreton (Dorset) (7.48 miles away), South West Trains

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