Council axes real Christmas tree
26/11/2009 18:11:58
A Dorset council replaces its traditional town centre fir Christmas tree with a £14,000 fake one.
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'Ferry jump' search man is bailed
26/11/2009 15:41:55
A man held for sparking a major search over fears he and three others had jumped from a cross-Channel ferry is bailed.
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Death crash bus driver in court
26/11/2009 15:32:47
A 30-year-old bus driver from Dorset appears in court charged with causing the death of an elderly woman in Devon.
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BAE Systems to cut more UK jobs
26/11/2009 12:43:29
Defence giant BAE Systems says it plans to cut 642 jobs in the UK, including in Christchurch, because of a downturn in its workload.
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Car rally seafront stage scrapped
26/11/2009 13:07:44
An annual car race between the piers on Bournemouth seafront has been cancelled because of the recession.
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CCTV installed for Olympic Games
26/11/2009 10:56:33
Permanent CCTV cameras are installed in Portland, Dorset, for the first time to bring it in line with neighbouring Weymouth.
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Four ambulances called to crash
26/11/2009 10:07:53
A convoy of ambulances is summoned to help four people after a car they were in crashed into a tree in Dorset.
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Son death accused 'drank vodka'
25/11/2009 13:08:52
A man accused of killing his 10-week-old baby son drank a bottle of vodka in the lead up to the death, a court hears.
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Alert over life raft found adrift
25/11/2009 15:04:48
Coastguards launch a major search operation after an empty life raft is spotted floating about 30 miles off the Dorset Coast.
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