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Update – Witnesses to reported serious assault in Weymouth identified
Two potential witnesses to a reported serious assault in Weymouth have now been identified.
Dorset Police received a report at 2.50am on Saturday 14 June 2025 that two men had sustained injuries during a reported incident in Maiden Street.
Detectives have ...
Public warning: Scam QR code stickers found on parking machines in West Bay
Dorset Council is alerting residents and visitors after a number of fraudulent QR code stickers were discovered on parking payment machines in the West Bay area.
These stickers contain QR codes that, when scanned, direct users to a fake website ...
Police appeal for information following indecency incident in Weymouth
Local officers are investigating reported incidents involving allegations of outraging public decency on a beach in Weymouth and are appealing for information from the public.
Dorset Police received a report that between 4.15pm and 5.15pm on Thursday 19 June 2025 ...
Renewed CCTV appeal following burglary at Weymouth hotel
Police officers continuing to investigate a burglary at a hotel in Weymouth are issuing images of two men they would like to identify.
Between 6pm and 7pm on Thursday 29 May 2025 entry was gained to seven rooms at The ...
Witness appeal following reported assaults in Weymouth
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following two reported assaults in Weymouth.
At around 11.30pm on Saturday 21 June 2025 it is reported a man was punched in the face by another man outside ...
Resounding success for Weldmar Hospicecare’s first ever art trail, Stampede by the Sea
Weldmar Hospicecare have told KeeP 106 they are thrilled to announce the resounding success of its inaugural art trail, Stampede by the Sea, which has raised an incredible £182,500 for the charity.
The eight week trail, featuring almost sixty vibrantly ...
Jill Burns RFU Division 3 County Women’s Rugby Final Match Report.
Two weeks ago, the Dorset & Wilts County Women’s team were eliminated from the National competition after going down by 26 points to 22 against Leicestershire at Coalville Rugby ...
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Below are the next 5 upcoming events. There’s much more in the Local Events Diary…
Fri 27 Jun to Mon 30 Jun
Flower and Art Festival
10:30 am to 4:30 pm
Location: St Laurence Church, Church St, Upwey, DT3 5QEExhibition of flowers and art telling the story of Creation. Upwey Open Gardens on Sat. and Sun. include the scarecrow competition. On Sat. there will also be bell ringing at 11am and a free concert by the Quangle Wangle and Live Wire choirs at 2.30. On Sunday prizes will be given for the children’s art competition. Entry free. Art sales and donation monies go to church maintenance.
Contact: St Laurence PCC | 01305 813307 | Email | Web | MapSat 28 Jun
Choral Evensong
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Location: St Peter’s Church, High West Street, Dorchester, DT1 1XAYou are warmly invited to our monthly, cathedral-style service of Choral Evensong on Saturday 28th June at 4.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes Duruflé’s ‘Tu es Petrus’, the ‘Preces & Responses’ by Richard Ayleward, Sydney Watson’s ‘Evening Canticles in E’ and Jonathan Dove’s ‘Seek him that maketh the seventh stars’. Admission is free and there is a glass of wine to follow.
Contact: Music at St Peter’s | 01305250719 | Email | Web | MapSat 28 Jun
A Celebration of English Anthems
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Location: St Mary’s Church, 2 Abbey Street, Cerne Abbas, DT2 7JQDorchester Choral Society will be performing a lovely programme of anthems by English composers spanning five centuries. The choir will be conducted by Duncan Emerson and accompanied on the organ by Heather Reed. This free, unticketed and informal concert takes place in the historic church of St Mary’s Cerne Abbas. Refreshments will be sold and collection taken in aid of Weldmar Hospicecare.
Contact: Dorchester Choral Society | 01305261410 | Email | Web | MapSun 29 Jun
Combined opening of 2 gardens for Charity
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location: Pugin Hall, Rampisham, Dorchester, DT2 0PRCombined opening of two beautiful gardens for the NGS. Pugin Hall, Rampisham and Wraxall Manor, Higher Wraxall. Pugin Hall (not open) is a Grade 1 listed building surrounded by a 4.5 acre garden, orchard & woodland walk. Elegant 3 acre garden at Wraxall with deep herbaceous borders, kitchen garden, greenhouse & garden sculptures. Combined admission £10, children £5. Dogs on short leads welcome. (Note: Map link below is for Pugin Hall. Wraxall Manor post code is DT2 0HP)
Contact: National Garden Scheme, Dorset | 01935 83652 | Email | Web | MapThu 3 Jul
Dorset Archives Trust Summer Gala
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Location: Larmer Tree Gardens, Tollard Royal, Salisbury, SP5 5PYDorset Archives Trust invites you to their Summer Gala, for the talk “Concerning Hardy” by Dr Ruth Burton, at Larmer Tree Gardens, Tollard Royal, by kind permission of the Rushmore estate. Tickets £30 for members of DAT, Thomas Hardy Society and William Barns Society or £35 for non-members. Please book via ticketsource by following web link below. Picnics are permitted. Tickets include strawberries & cream & a glass of fizz.
Contact: Dorset Archives Trust | 01305 250550 | Email | Web | MapOn demand, at your convenience
Armed Forces Day 2025 commemorated in Dorchester with ceremony at County Hall
Prior to the national Armed Forces Day on 28th June, a ceremony was held at the Memorial Area outside County Hall in Dorchester on Monday 23rd June. Attending the event were Royal British Legion Standard Bearers, military personnel, including ...
New episode: Children Of WWII, a series of audio plays performed by local school children
Children from local schools have recorded a series of plays in which they play the parts of children during World War 2. The series is a ScreenPLAY production for Nothe Fort, Weymouth, and all credits are given at the ...
We’re turning our attention today, mostly to water, how we should value it more, how we could manage it better, and some of the creatures that depend on it for life, just as we do, of course. So Professor ...
‘Not for Keeps’ – a local and personal story of adoption, as told by Dorchester Drama
Monica Hunt from Dorchester Drama called into the studio and told us about ‘Not for Keeps’ a powerful and personal piece of drama set between the 1940s and 1990s. Mary, whose husband is fighting in Borneo during the Second ...
Two old phone boxes to be transformed into creative hubs
Following her success in winning the Bridport Prize Dorset Award, writer and artist Kim Squirrell told us how she plans to transform two disused phone boxes into writing hubs as part of a creative community project. Kim, accompanied by ...
Jane Austen: Down to the Sea. A new exhibition explores Jane’s connections with Dorset
“A little sea-bathing would set me up forever” – that’s a quote from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and an exhibition has just opened at the Dorset Museum to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth in ...
