Summary

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Chope gives his verdict

  1. Seaside residents could get high street discountspublished at 11:58 BST 15 September

    Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is considering discount cards for residents.

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  2. Lib Dems take seat in council by-electionpublished at 13:57 BST 12 September

    The council by-election saw the Reform candidate finish second in a seat they had hoped to win.

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  3. Drones take defibrillators to remote patientspublished at 16:02 BST 8 September

    Researchers from the University of Warwick and Welsh Ambulance Service took part in the experiments.

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  4. ‘Crops circles are very clever but still criminal damage’published at 10:08 BST 7 August

    Will Pope, who has a farm in Dorset, has told us about the “pain and aggravation” of finding a spider-shaped crop circle on his land.

    “It’s a lot of damage, a lot of cost and a lot of stress,” he says.

    He was alerted to the crop circle on his land last year when images of the farm in Sturminster Marshall started circulating on social media.

    Will says he found a “family in the middle having a picnic” when he went to cut the crops.

    He suggests the culprits approach the farmer with their ideas before causing “criminal damage” - that way they might be able to come to some arrangement and still be able to enjoy the crop circle.

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    BBC reporter Steve Harris speaks to Will Pope about the financial impact of crop circles

  5. County sees rise in teens not in work or educationpublished at 11:34 BST 31 July

    Dorset Council is told a total of 330 young people in its area are now classified as Neets.

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  6. First phase of museum reopens after £10m revamppublished at 17:05 BST 18 July

    Poole Museum is preparing to welcome visitors as part of a phased reopening after a £10m revamp.

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  7. More streets set to benefit from gum clean-up published at 06:11 BST 24 June

    A council receives additional funding of £27,500 to remove chewing gun from more streets.

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  8. Lost playgrounds should be replaced, says MPpublished at 06:18 BST 9 June

    Bournemouth MP Tom Hayes says that if a playground is built on it should be replaced nearby.

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  9. Labour MP 'not able to support' welfare cutspublished at 15:02 GMT 27 March

    The Government has said the measures would reduce the welfare budget by £4.8bn.

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  10. Town's first female MP to host women's safety eventpublished at 06:05 GMT 6 March

    Safety in Bournemouth's town centre is a "huge concern" for women, MP Jessica Toale says.

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  11. Miniature horse 'in demand' after BBC award winpublished at 06:21 GMT 25 February

    Mr Kelloggs regularly visits care homes and hospitals across Dorset and the New Forest.

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  12. 'It's heart-breaking council can't afford playground'published at 20:33 GMT 27 January

    Parents in Bournemouth back calls for better playgrounds as authority says it can not afford maintenance.

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  13. Samaritans volunteer made MBE in King's honourspublished at 22:30 GMT 30 December 2024

    Others to receive honours include a bus company managing director and a retired senior nurse.

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  14. 'One of the loneliest Christmases I've had'published at 08:19 GMT 23 December 2024

    Holly, from Poole, Dorset, has been sleeping on a friend's sofa after experiencing problems at home.

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  15. Fire services sacked 17 staff members, figures showpublished at 06:19 GMT 9 December 2024

    Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service sacked eight staff since the start of 2022, figures show.

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  16. Seven neglected ponies seized from field by policepublished at 08:02 GMT 20 November 2024

    The ponies, found to be in need of care and treatment, were removed from a field, police say.

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  17. Badenoch dismisses Tory MP's parenthood remarkpublished at 22:36 BST 17 October 2024

    Sir Christopher Chope suggested Badenoch would be less able to commit to the demands of being party leader.

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  18. New pop-up gallery to make art 'more accessible'published at 06:17 BST 16 September 2024

    Artwey Gallery will serve as an art exhibition venue for the community until February.

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  19. Play about poet's life revived to help fund archivepublished at 06:18 BST 21 August 2024

    William Barnes bequeathed his works to Dorset's county museum, which he founded in the 19th Century.

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  20. Island's sea eagle project sees chicks fledgepublished at 11:47 BST 7 August 2024

    Last year the pair raised the first white-tailed eagle in southern England since 1780.

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