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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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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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Dorset shop owner bans tourists 'because they never buy anything'

By AOL Travel, Mar 21, 2013

An antiques store owner in Christchurch, Dorset, has banned tourists from his shop - because, he says, they never buy anything. Mark Galpin has hung a sign outside his Aladdin's Cave store...
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Are these the ten best beaches in the UK?

By Emma Sleight, Mar 13, 2013

The ice creams have been sampled, the seas paddled and the views admired. TripAdvisor's Travellers' Choice has named the top beaches across the UK, with some surprising results. Check out our...
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Walker rescued from 'dangerous' Swanage beach

By Ceri Roberts, Feb 17, 2013

A walker had to be rescued by fire crews on Friday, after he became stranded on an "extremely dangerous" stretch of Swanage beach, Dorset. BBC News reports that the walker was pulled from a...
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