No stars - but home defends standards of care
	10:07am Sat 17 May 08
	ELDERLY and vulnerable people in Portland's only care home were receiving a poor standard of care, according to a report. From Dorset Echo

New pool to be open in the next two years

9:50am Saturday 17th May 2008

A NEW swimming complex in Dorchester will open in under two years. From Dorset Echo

	Parents upset over pre-school closure
	9:38am Sat 17 May 08
	A PRE-SCHOOL is to close following an Ofsted inspection which labelled the establishment's care and education as inadequate. From Dorset Echo

Help for drug users

7:58am Saturday 17th May 2008

DRUG abusers are being reminded help is out there in Dorset. From Bridport and Lyme Regis News

	Young superheroes on secret clear-up mission
	7:44am Sat 17 May 08
	YOUNGSTERS transformed themselves into superheroes and took on their very own secret mission. From Dorset Echo

Appeal over fatal crash

7:24am Saturday 17th May 2008

POLICE have renewed their appeal for witnesses to a fatal crash which killed a 66-year-old man in Lyme Regis. From Dorset Echo

	£500m gas storage scheme to go ahead
	7:16am Sat 17 May 08
	A MAJOR gas storage facility on Portland has been given the go-ahead by councillors. From Dorset Echo
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Vandals target fences

8:42pm Friday 16th May 2008

FENCES have been deliberately cut by vandals near Dorchester. From Dorset Echo

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Groups bid for share of £25,000

7:34pm Friday 16th May 2008

COMMUNITY groups in Dorset have been invited to lay their claim to £25,000 cash up for grabs. From Dorset Echo

	Wetland will become home to wading birds
	12:26pm Fri 16 May 08
	WORK starts this month on the creation of a new wetland at Dorset Wildlife Trust's Winfrith and Tadnoll reserve. From Dorset Echo

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