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Abigail says she feels like a new person since her operation
Gastric bypass woman's 'new life'
A Bournemouth woman who has lost over 7 st 2lb (45.5kg) in weight following a gastric bypass operation has said she now has a new lease of life.

2nd Lieutenant Wilfred E. Elliot fought in WWI Remembering Dorset's WWI soldiers
David Luscombe Eliot from Buckland Newton remembers his uncle Wilfred, who fought and died in World War I as part of the Dorsetshire regiment.

Busby in his kilt at Loch Lomand, Scotland Busby: Westbourne's 'Wonder Dog'
A trick-performing Parson Russell terrier has inspired his owner to write a series of books.


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