20mph: Reduced speed limits come into effect next week
Reduced speed limits will come into effect next week as more 20mph limits are rolled out.
View ArticleProperty of the week: Bowleaze Cove home with amazing views
A property with ‘spellbinding’ views across Bowleaze Cove has hit the market for a whopping £1.75m
View ArticleDorset Nature Emergency criticised as 'publicity stunt’
A LIB DEM motion for Dorset Council to declare a nature emergency has been approved – but criticised by Tory councillors.
View ArticleLeon Fowler appears in court after Weymouth crash
A man has appeared before magistrates following a reported hit-and-run in Weymouth
View ArticleHow Dorset was affected by the major Microsoft IT outage
Businesses, transport and health care services in the county were thrown into chaos yesterday after the world was hit by an IT outage which has affected the UK
View ArticleFury after Kingston Maurward College cancels course
FOUR pupils studying a floristry course at a Dorset college have been told they will not be able to continue their studies for the next year.
View ArticleFormer pub to become Weymouth business hub
More than 100 jobs are set to be created in Weymouth thanks to a new business support centre being created in the former Portland Railway pub
View ArticleCannabis plants found in field in Sturminster Newton
Cannabis plants were seized after being found in a field.
View ArticleWatch: Dolphins play with paddleboarders off Dorset coast
A paddleboarder aid he won the ‘water sports jackpot’ after spending the morning playing with a group of dolphins off the coast.
View ArticleCarpetright: Jobs at risk in Weymouth and Dorchester
JOBS in Weymouth and Dorchester are at risk as Carpetright is set to enter administration. The carpet and flooring retailer, which has shops at the Jubilee Retail Park in Weymouth and Bridport Road,...
View ArticlePuddlefest 2024: Puddletown RFC beat all comers to win title
SOME 15 teams converged on Puddletown Rugby Club for their annual Puddlefest competition.
View ArticleDorchester Tennis and Squash Club Fun Tournament 2024 report
FUN was the name of the game as Dorchester Tennis and Squash Club (DTSC) held their third Fun Tennis Tournament of 2024.
View ArticleEstates which still need to be claimed in the Dorset area
ESTATES in the Dorset area are still waiting to be claimed following the deaths of residents.
View ArticleWhat is the most common butterfly spotted in Dorset?
One butterfly has taken the top spot for its number of sightings across Dorset
View ArticleWhen a month's worth of heavy rain fell in July 2012
Here are pictures of when a month's worth of torrential rain left Dorset swamped
View ArticlePurbeck Local Plan calls for 3,000 new homes to be built
CONTROVERSY has dogged producing a Local Plan for Purbeck – over more than five years… but it has now been approved.
View ArticleCouncil emergency teams deployed to illegal raves and falling cliffs
EMERGENCY planning teams at Dorset Council were mobilised 39 times last year – to deal with incidents ranging from illegal raves to falling cliffs.
View ArticleDorset victims of crime denied face-to-face police contact
DORSET victims of crime are less likely to have face to face contact with a police officer – as the force increasingly switches to online video interviews and phone calls as a means of saving money.
View ArticleMan pleads not guilty to possessing a knife in public
A man has pleaded not guilty to possessing a knife in a public place.
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