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Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be elderly singles living in purpose built flats.

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile are found on the south coast in Bournemouth, Torbay, Eastbourne and Brighton as well as in Scarborough, East Renfrewshire and Fylde in Lancashire.

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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 Weymouth and Portland Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in Weymouth and Portland council is £1,252.00, compared to an average in England of £1,278.93.
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Local news

Ferry passengers leap into sea

25/11/2009 07:37:59

A major search operation is launched after four people jump from a ferry into the sea in Dorset.
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Wildlife concern over oil tankers

24/11/2009 15:45:55

Conservationists say oil tankers anchored off the Jurassic Coast on the Dorset-Devon border are an "accident waiting to happen".
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Protest held for at-risk school

24/11/2009 17:00:51

Around 150 children, parents and teachers stage a protest in Dorset amid fears their rural school could close.
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Embassy demo for extradited men

23/11/2009 18:31:19

Supporters of a Dorset man extradited to Hungary after being accused of fraud protest outside the Hungarian Embassy.
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Short circuit behind estate fire

23/11/2009 22:41:35

About 35 firefighters tackle a fire at an industrial estate in Poole, which involved two gas cylinders and destroyed a truck.
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Services for elderly in spotlight

23/11/2009 21:31:55

Older people are being asked for their views on support services as part of a government-backed public consultation.
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Jail strike dispute 'unresolved'

23/11/2009 21:39:16

Union officials hold talks with prison bosses after an unofficial strike by officers in Liverpool, Lancashire, Cheshire and Dorset.
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Virus fears over sand lizards

23/11/2009 10:12:47

A virus carried by non-native lizards could be devastating a rare species of sand reptile in Dorset, wildlife experts fear.
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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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Got a story?

10/06/2009 13:20:53

How to contact BBC News Interactive's Dorset team
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Echoes of the past

24/11/2009 14:50:21

Asylum patients' stories told through hospital records
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Railway Stations

Weymouth (0.57 miles away), South West Trains

Upwey (1.90 miles away), South West Trains

Dorchester West (6.01 miles away), First Great Western

Dorchester South (6.07 miles away), South West Trains

Moreton (Dorset) (8.29 miles away), South West Trains

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