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Poole oil spill expert Q&A: why is there an oil field in Dorset anyway?

A major incident has been declared after a leaky pipeline caused 200 barrels of oil “reservoir fluid” to spill into Poole Harbour in Dorset, south-west England. The oil was being transported from nearby Wytch Farm, which hosts western Europe’s largest onshore oil field.

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Poole Harbour: National Trust ‘seriously concerned’ after oil spill washes up on wildlife haven

Oil from Sunday’s pipeline leak was located on Brownsea Island – one of the few places in southern England where red squirrels survive.

Evening Standard

Poole harbour oil spill washes up on wildlife haven Brownsea Island

Exclusive: National Trust concerned at danger to rich mix of ecosystems including lagoon, woodland, salt marsh and reedbed

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‘We’ve seen oiled birds’: fears for protected wetlands after Poole harbour spill

RSPB sounds alarm over Arne peninsula, one of UK’s most heavily protected natural areas

The Guardian - UK

Calls for answers over Poole harbour oil spill as cleanup continues

Extinction Rebellion leads protest and council leader expresses anger over damage done to protected site

The Guardian - UK

The billionaire amateur racing driver who runs the Poole oil leak pipeline

François Perrodo and his family-owned oil drilling company operate 3,000 sites around the world

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Poole harbour oil spill has potential to cause substantive damage

Area supports an abundance of species, from rare and endangered birds to seagrass meadows

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Gas company Perenco to investigate Poole Harbour oil leak

Approximately 200 barrels of reservoir fluid - consisting of 85% water and 15% oil - were released after the leak occurred at the UK’s largest onshore oil field in Dorset

Birmingham Post

Poole oil spill: Aerial pictures show scale of devastation as black mass fills river

Pictures show the devastation at an important local wildlife spot following a oil spill in Poole, with one local politician saying he was 'angry and disappointed' at the potential damage

Daily Mirror

Poole Harbour leak: Public urged to avoid water and beaches after major oil spill

Anyone who came into contact with the spill in Poole in Dorset is urged to ‘wash immediately’

The Independent UK

Major incident declared after oil leak in Poole

Members of the public have been warned not to swim in Poole Harbour after a major incident was declared when 200 barrels of fluid, including oil, leaked into the water.

The Week

Dorset oil leak: Clean-up underway after 200 barrels ‘reservoir fluid’ leak at Poole Harbour

‘Any spill is an extremely serious matter and a full investigation will be launched’ said a boss at gas firm Perenco

Evening Standard

Major incident declared after oil leak at Poole Harbour

A pipeline has been shut down after an oil spill

The Independent UK

Major incident declared after 200-barrel fluid leak in UK harbour with 'do not swim' warning

A major incident has been declared at Poole Harbour, in Dorset, after around 200 barrels of reservoir fluid leaked into the water from a pipeline

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Fresh allegations made of sexual abuse at gymnastics club in Poole

Gymnasts for Change says it is supporting a number of new complainants who have alleged abuse at the former Olga gymnastics club in Poole

Daily Mirror

From Sandbanks to food banks - How Britain’s property hotspot is surrounded by poverty

An increasing number of people are forced to use foodbanks in Poole, the coastal town whose outcrop of Sandbanks this week became the most expensive place to live on the planet

Daily Mirror

Body of unborn child found in Dorset town as cops launch urgent hunt for mother

An unborn child's body has been found on Canford Heath, in Poole, sparking an urgent search for the mother with police and medics concerned for her well-being

Birmingham Post

£10m Poole apartment block completed by local housebuilder

Local firm AJC Group has finished building the rental scheme on the site of a former One Stop shop and a Motabitz car accessories store

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Birmingham Post

Dorset tech executive recruitment firm sees huge rise in US hires

Oakstone International has a specialist division at its Poole office which works into the evening to cope with time zone challenges

Birmingham Post

E-bike and scooter firm Beryl secures £2m for new Dorset factory

The company operates hire schemes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Birmingham Post

Housebuilder completes 21 Dorset homes for rural social housing scheme

Poole-based AJC Group has delivered the scheme in Hazelbury Bryan for housing provider Abri

The Guardian - UK

High court overrules Bournemouth’s unlimited strip club policy

Judge rules Bournemouth, Christchuch and Poole council unreasonable to dismiss women’s safety concerns as ‘moralistic’

Daily Mirror

'Teen boy' in British school is unmasked as convicted killer who murdered 2 with AK-47

Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai gunned down two fellow Afghans with an AK-47 in a row about trafficking when he was in Serbia, around a year before he entered the UK as a 14-year-old schoolboy despite being 18 at the time

Birmingham Post

Lush posts record-breaking sales as shoppers return to high street

The Poole-based cosmetics retailer said December was its best trading month of all time

Birmingham Post

Dorset seaside leisure hub plans approved despite hundreds of objections

The owners of the Rockwater venue in Poole said its expansion into the Branksome Beach Restaurant would help it to create ‘hundreds’ of local jobs

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