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• Skydive raises £2k for All Saints Church

  Two colleagues from a Mudeford care home raised more than two thousand pounds to help restore fire-damaged All Saints Church. They completed a ten-thousand-foot skydive after overcoming their fear of heights. The pair were thanked during a Sunday service where they presented a cheque. Their care home has also provided space for church groups since the fire.

• Firefighters attend blaze near Christchurch hospital

  Fire crews from across Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch tackled a fire at a derelict building on Fairmile Road in Christchurch last night. Dorset Police closed nearby roads and asked people to avoid the area. Several fire engines and an aerial ladder platform were used to bring the blaze under control. No one was hurt and investigations are now underway into the cause.

• Twin Sails Bridge set to reopen next month

  Twin Sails Bridge is expected to reopen late next month after nearly four months of closure. Engineers are due to start repairs in mid December with testing planned before the bridge returns to use. A councillor for Hamworthy said the crossing should reopen once the tests confirm it is working properly. BCP Council said the long term plan includes major improvements to the lifting mechanism.

• New leadership at Westbourne Post Office

  Bournemouth-based South Coast Retail has taken over the Westbourne Post Office after expanding into eight former directly managed branches across the South West. The company says its new teams were carefully built using a people-focused approach led by a trained psychologist. The partners behind the business say staff wellbeing, good communication and matching personalities to each branch have helped create strong teams.They add that early feedback shows high customer satisfaction and rising footfall in some locations.

• Woman injured after falling from A338 bridge

  A woman is receiving treatment after falling from a bridge over the A338 Wessex Way in Bournemouth. Emergency services were called shortly after one this afternoon and closed the road to all traffic. She was found with injuries that are not thought to be life-changing or life-threatening and the road reopened four hours later.