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Police issue CCTV image following thefts in Weymouth

Officers are issuing images of six women they would like to identify as they investigate thefts from a store in Weymouth.
Between 11.30am and 11.45am on Wednesday 29 January 2025 six women were seen to enter the Matalan store in ...
Cheriton Care Home celebrates ‘Good’ CQC rating by backing Dorchester Family Support

The team at Cheriton Care Home in Dorchester has celebrated their recent CQC ‘Good’ rating by appointing Dorchester Family Support as their chosen charity for 2025.
Inspectors assessed the home on November 11th, with the report published on January 30th.
The ...
Public access to DCH Emergency Department to change in March

The way the public accesses Dorset County Hospital’s (DCH) Emergency Department will change this spring.
Main construction of the Trust’s new Emergency Department (ED) and Critical Care Unit on the former Damers School site will begin in March 2025. The scheme is ...
Force holds ‘Big Night In’ to combat romance fraud this Valentine’s Day

Dorset Police is leading efforts to combat romance fraud this Valentine’s Day with a ‘Big Night In’ .
Romance fraud is a devastating crime that affects people of all ages, often leaving victims with financial losses and significant emotional trauma.
The ...
Community Response Service receives 5,000 enquiries

Linking public sector projects and teams to the service has helped Help and Kindness provide more connections to support residents and communities accords county.
Help and Kindness has received more than 5,000 enquiries across a staggering number of themes – ...
Double victory for Dorset Museum at Tourism Awards

Dorset Museum & Art Gallery is celebrating a momentous achievement after securing two prestigious accolades at the 12th Dorset Tourism Awards, held at the Marsham Court Hotel in Bournemouth on 6th February 2025.
The Museum was honoured to receive the Gold ...

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Weymouth Football Club’s manager Warren Feeney must have been hoping his players could repeat last week’s performance when they beat Welling by ...
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- Wessex not accepted into Devolution Priority Programme
- Arrest made after report of teenage boy assaulted in Weymouth
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Below are the next 5 upcoming events. There’s much more in the Local Events Diary…
Thu 13 Feb
Talk: Local regiments' role in D-Day & Liberation of Bayeux
Location: Community Room, Magna Housing, Lubbecke Way, Dorchester, DT1 1QL7:00 pm. Author & Keep Museum volunteer, Christopher Jary, has written & edited military histories. His interest is in the people and telling their stories in their own words. On D-Day, the first British infantry to land on the Normandy beaches were 231 Malta Brigade including the 1st Dorsets, who landed at 0730 east of Arromanches above Bayeux. Christopher tells their 6th June story. Entry £6.
Contact: Dorchester Bayeux Twinning Society | 07720 289 478 | Email | Web | MapFri 14 Feb
Quiz with a twist
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Location: Brownsword Hall, Pummery Square, Poundbury, Dorchester, DT1 3GWA great quiz with a twist. Many of the rounds are questions direct from TV shows. The Chase, Only Connect, Mastermind, and other rounds. A buffet meal. Bring your own drink, all glasses etc will be provided. For £12 a head. In aid of our project to supply water in the hills of Nepal. Great raffle including a Duchy hamper.
Contact: Poundbury Rotary Club | 07973322937 | Email | Web | MapWed 19 Feb
The Third Life (15) film screening
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Location: The Corn Exchange, High East Street, Dorchester, DT1 1HFJoin us for a special screening of The Third Life, a beautifully made film by a group of young Dorset filmmakers, shot in West Dorset. Entry by donation. Age 15+. We are looking forward to share this short film with a full audience and raise money to support the filmmakers to complete the production of their next film project. See Eventbrite link (web link below) for the trailer and to reserve a seat.
| Email | Web | MapSat 22 Feb
Salvation Army Band, Songsters & Timbrels Charity Concert
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location: St. Nicholas Church, Dorchester Road, Broadwey, Weymouth, DT3 5DNRaising funds for the Dorset Blind Association, who support blind and partially sighted people to live happy lives & St. Nicholas Church Repair Fund. Adults £10, children 10 yrs & under free. Tea / coffee / squash included & monetary donations for the delicious home made cakes are welcomed. Tickets available on the day, but to ensure you get seat, please contact Susana to book tickets in advance.
Contact: St. Nicholas Church | 07944617553 | Email | MapWed 26 Feb
Heartburn Cancer UK Team in Weymouth
Location: Outside the White Hart, New Bond Street, Weymouth, DT4 8LYThe heartburn Cancer UK Team will be in Weymouth on the 26 Feb. Your chance to have a chat with with the team if you have persistent heartburn and not sure what to do next. Follow the web link below for more information.
Contact: Heartburn Cancer UK | Email | Web | MapOn demand, at your convenience

Today we hear about research into the effect pet treatments, such as flea chemicals, can have on certain birds. On the same subject a vet explains why using tablets instead of spot-on flea treatments can reduce the risk of ...
Beerex 2025 another resounding success

The annual Beerex festival organised by the West Dorset Branch of CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) with Dorchester Casterbridge Rotary, now in its 36th year, was held on 31st January and 1st February at the Dorchester Corn Exchange. Andy ...
Can you share a positive experience of the Critical Care and Emergency departments at DCH?

Our Drivetime show hosted by Andy Senior has welcomed two guests from Dorset County Hospital. Lucy Sewill and Suzy Rushbrook will be telling us about a new Arts in Hospital project at Dorset County Hospital. The DCH Charity are ...
YFW Bloodbikes – providing a vital courier service for the local NHS

Kris Knapton from Yeovil Free-Wheelers Blood Bikes joined Andy Senior on our drivetime show to tell us about their important work providing emergency medical motorcycle couriers free of charge to the NHS. Kris also told us about how people ...
Local musician Amy Mayes talking to Andy Senior

On a recent drivetime show Andy Senior’s guest was local musician Amy Mayes who has worked with Ben Waters, Jools Holland and Mick Taylor. Amy has also shared the stage with Rod Stewart, Jeff Beck, Imelda May, Lulu, and ...
Farmers protest in Weymouth against inheritance tax policies

On Sunday 26th January local farmers staged a day of action on Weymouth Esplanade in protest to the government’s policies on inheritance tax which could see small farms ceasing to exist. Idris Martin spoke to one farmer, James Bowditch, ...