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Stour & Avon News
- Lidl details Dorset towns where it wants to open new stores this yearBUDGET supermarket giant Lidl is aiming to open a number of new stores in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire. New plans from the retailer has detailed scores of towns and cities where it plans to open stores in the… Read more: Lidl details Dorset towns where it wants to open new stores this year
- Fire blows manhole covers open in PooleMANHOLE covers were reportedly blown open in Poole yesterday (April 24) due to an underground fire. Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to Ashley Road in Poole at around 12.28pm. The road was closed at… Read more: Fire blows manhole covers open in Poole
- Witness appeal after front door smashed in Poole attempted burglaryPOLICE are appealing for witnesses following an attempted burglary in Poole last week. A man reportedly smashed the glass on the front door at a residential property on Ashley Road at around 6am last Thursday (April 17). Police… Read more: Witness appeal after front door smashed in Poole attempted burglary
- Third boy charged with raping girl, 14, in FordingbridgeA THIRD boy has been charged with the rape of a 14-year-old girl in Fordingbridge. The incident occurred on land adjacent to Fordingbridge Recreation Ground on Friday, January 17. A 13-year-old boy, from Romsey, has now been charged… Read more: Third boy charged with raping girl, 14, in Fordingbridge
- Jordan Wilkes stabbed girl, 9, three times in “parent’s worst nightmare” attack in ChristchurchCHRISTCHURCH man Jordan Wilkes – who researched the Southport attacks before stabbing a nine-year-old girl in Christchurch – has been jailed for 30 years. Wilkes, who stabbed the youngster as she sat outside his home in Gilder Close… Read more: Jordan Wilkes stabbed girl, 9, three times in “parent’s worst nightmare” attack in Christchurch
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