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Helicopter rescue for sick diver
A diver is rushed to hospital after showing symptoms of depression sickness.
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Motorcyclist dies in tanker crash
A motorcyclist dies when he is involved in a collision with a petrol tanker in Dorset, police say.
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Coastguard staff in pay walkout
Coastguard workers around the UK, including at Portland, will begin a 48-hour strike later.
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Warning over illegal taxi drivers
Illegal taxi drivers are being targeted in Dorset following a successful prosecution.
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Cherries land Liverpool striker
Liverpool striker Craig Lindfield joins Bournemouth on a loan deal until the end of December.
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Dorset's Cook misses out on medal
Teenager Aaron Cook, from Dorset, misses out on a taekwondo bronze medal after defeat by China's Zhu Guo.
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Stretcher march helps war heroes
A group of 30 soldiers are marching through Surrey as they near the end of a 300-mile stretcher-carry to raise funds for the Help for Heroes.
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Dorset toasts sailing success
After Team GB's success in Beijing, local businesses are looking forward to the 2012 Olympic sailing in Dorset.
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Three saved after yacht capsizes
Three people are rescued from their 30ft (9.14m) yacht which capsized in rough seas off the Dorset coast.
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Coastguard in Bank Holiday strike
Coastguards will stage another walkout over the Bank Holiday weekend in a long-running row over pay.
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Toddler found hanging from cord
A toddler died after she was found by her mother hanging by a blind cord in her bedroom, an inquest hears.
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GB sailors take Star gold medal
Winchester's Iain Percy and Dorset's Andrew Simpson win Britain's fourth sailing gold in the Star class event.
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Shaw secures windsurfing bronze
Weymouth windsurfer Bryony Shaw breaks down in tears after clinching a bronze medal for Great Britain.
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Bournemouth makes waves with surf plan
Construction of Europe's first artificial surf reef in Bournemouth is held up by Mother Nature.
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Brit Goodison claims sailing gold
Weymouth's Paul Goodison makes up for his Athens heartbreak by winning sailing's laser class in Beijing.
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Polio victim swims birthday miles
A polio survivor celebrates his 60th birthday by swimming 22.5 miles (36.2km) in a Dorset town swimming pool.
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Farmer attacked by cow wins £60K
A farmer who was attacked by a cow and left unable to work win a £60,000 out-of-court settlement.
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Giant ice cream stolen from shop
Police investigate the theft of a large ice cream cone display, complete with flake, from outside a shop in Dorset.
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More dangerous jellyfish wash up
Nine potentially dangerous Portuguese man-of-war jellyfish are washed up on the West Sussex coast.
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Villagers' wind turbine protest
Impresario Sir Cameron Mackintosh joins campaigners protesting against wind turbine plans for a village.
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