All about: Dorset
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Dorset man finds fossil of 60ft pre-historic marine reptile
By AOL Travel, Jun 06, 2013
A Dorset man has unearthed a huge 60ft pre-historic reptile fossil at Osmington Beach - and it's been named after him in his honour. Kevan Sheehan spent five years collecting the 25 pieces, which...
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Where to go in June
By AOL Travel, May 24, 2013
June is the perfect month for a holiday. The weather on the Med is at its best (you'll be able to completely avoid the scorching summer heat and crowded beaches of July and August), while further...
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Residents of UK's wealthiest holiday town petition against Tesco store
By AOL Travel, May 17, 2013
Homeowners in the upmarket holiday town of Sandbacks in Poole, Dorset, are up in arms about plans for a Tesco Express to open in the area. One man, Sean Murphy, has even set up a Facebook...
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Melanie Sykes soaks up the sun in bikini on a beach in... Dorset?
By AOL Travel, May 17, 2013
On first look, you'd be forgiven for thinking that Melanie Sykes was posing on the beach in some far-flung exotic destination. But the TV presenter was actually enjoying the rays in her teeny...
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A celebration in pictures: The English seaside
By AOL Travel, May 15, 2013
There is something about the English seaside that brings out the beating heart of the English: doggedly erecting our wind breaks to capture every vestige of watery sun; wrapping up against the...
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'Idiotic' tourists take home unexploded bombs from Dorset beach
By AOL Travel, May 15, 2013
Two men have been labelled "idiotic" after being pictured carrying 2ft unexploded bombs they found on a beach in Dorset over their shoulders. The scene, which took place between Worbarrow Bay and...
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Couple spotted walking close to cliff after 'massive' landslide in Dorset
By AOL Travel, May 01, 2013
A huge section of the South West Coast Path in Dorset has been lost due to an enormous landslip at Durdle Door. A coastguard spokesman told the BBC: "It is huge - a massive fall has taken out...
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Tourists flock to Broadchurch beach to lay flowers for fictional child's death
By Emma Sleight, Apr 22, 2013
Patrick Redmond/ITV plc Dorset's Jurassic Coast has seen a boom in tourism recently as fans of the ITV murder-mystery programme, Broadchurch, are visiting filming locations, with some...
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