Blast fears halt traffic
	5:39am Thu 3 Jul 08
	DRIVERS faced rush-hour misery on Wednesday when a busy Poole road was closed after a fire on an industrial estate prompted fears of an explosion.
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Women freed after sex trafficking raid

9:37am Thursday 3rd July 2008

SEX slaves have been rescued from properties in Bournemouth as part of a national clampdown on human trafficking.

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	Morrell booster!
	5:00am Thu 3 Jul 08
	THE Dakota won Sheila Morrell's heart 63 years ago.

Better support call for young sex offenders

7:00pm Thursday 3rd July 2008

A children's charity is calling for better treatment for young sex offenders after new figures showed that 141 youngsters in the South West were convicted of sexual offences last year.

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Antisocial car drivers target of clampdown

7:00pm Thursday 3rd July 2008

RECKLESS motorists in Purbeck are being targeted by police in a drive to reduce accidents.

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Hunt on for hoaxer who shut town

7:00pm Thursday 3rd July 2008

A BOMB hoax alert in the Christchurch offices of Twynham Housing Association brought the town centre to a grinding halt for more than an hour yesterday morning.

Travellers put paid to transport rally

4:44pm Thursday 3rd July 2008

A MAJOR transport rally at Avon Heath Country Park, near Ringwood, on Sunday has been called off because travellers are still camped on the site.

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Landlord set for plans showdown over homes

4:00pm Thursday 3rd July 2008

A PLANNING showdown between Christchurch Borough Council and landlord Dave Wells is scheduled for later this month after the developer called them "the most difficult authority we've ever had to work with".

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Duo to battle it out for Tory candidacy

5:43am Thursday 3rd July 2008

THE Conservative battle to succeed Sir John Butterfill as MP for Bournemouth West has been whittled down from 150 hopefuls to one man and one woman.

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Why festival director is walking on air

7:00pm Wednesday 2nd July 2008

FROM one of the world's leading aerobatic display teams and parachute demonstrations, to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and wing walking, there is something for everyone at the More Bus Bournemouth Air Festival.

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Truckers near breaking point join fuel rally

7:00pm Wednesday 2nd July 2008

DORSET haulage companies, left counting the cost of the government's tax on fuel, say businesses will fail if the crisis continues.

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Walkout by coastguards sparks fears

7:00pm Wednesday 2nd July 2008

SAFETY fears in Poole Harbour are mounting after it emerged eight part-time coastguards have quit amid accusations of bullying.

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