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As scheduled, a pedestrian walkway opposite the site of the Gorge Café fire on Dorchester’s South Street opened on Friday afternoon. The walkway safely reconnects both sides of the street. Shoppers can now also get to South Street via Hardye Arcade, with Scrivens, Specsavers, and Amplifon now accessible. The building owner’s private contractors (Jordan and Faber Ltd) ...

Police officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward following a road traffic collision in Weymouth that left a teenage cyclist with serious injuries. Dorset Police received a report at 5.26pm on Thursday 10 April 2025 of a road traffic collision involving a van and a cyclist on The Esplanade, ...

Walk-in clinics and community outreach is making it easier than ever to get protected from COVID-19. As families enjoy the Easter break, the NHS in Dorset is encouraging those most at risk from COVID-19 to come forward for their spring vaccination. Eligible groups include people aged 75 and over and those with weakened immune systems. This ...

Weymouth Football Club who visit Maidstone on Saturday have 4 National League South fixtures remaining to complete the season with little more than pride to play for. The Terras were relegated following their 4 goals to 1 defeat at Eastbourne last week and now face Southern Premier League football. Manager Warren Feeney has stated that he still wants ...

A targeted road safety operation was carried out to prevent road traffic collisions occurring along a beauty hotspot road in West Dorset. Between 2020 and 2024, there were 95 road traffic collisions on the B3157 between Chickerell and Bridport. Along this stretch of road, the number of motorcyclists involved in collisions is disproportionately higher than the proportion ...

The UK will mark the historic 80th anniversary of VE Day with families and communities coming together to celebrate 80 years since the end of World War II in Europe, 5-8 May. Street parties, picnics, and barbecues will be held across the country on Monday 5 May, the Spring Bank Holiday, when millions across the UK are ...

Weymouth Football Club’s senior men’s team 4 goals to 1 defeat away at Eastbourne confirmed the Terras’ relegation from the National League South. The writing has been on the wall for the Terras ever since they parted company with manager Mark Molesley back in November last year following 24 games at the helm of the club. Molesley’s ...

Officers searching for wanted Weymouth man Terence Bryant can confirm he has been located and arrested. The 40-year-old was wanted on prison recall as well as in connection with a burglary offence in Weymouth. Following searches and enquiries by officers, he has now been located. Dorset Police thank everyone who shared the appeal.    

By our sports reporter Idris Martin. If you think that you have the quality to represent Dorset & Wilts in their County squad in this season’s Bill Beaumont RFU County Championship, which climaxes with the two finalists running out at Twickenham, then the County Selectors are holding an open session at Salisbury Club on Wednesday 23rd ...

Working families in Dorset can now benefit from extended childcare hours, thanks to funding provided by the Department of Education. Local primary schools as well as registered childcare providers, are offering new or expanded before and after school childcare hours. This is also known as wraparound childcare. The childcare will include activities such as crafts, sports, games, ...

Dorchester Household Recycling Centre (HRC, or “the tip”) will be closed all day on Tuesday (8 April 2025). This is to allow Dorset Council’s Highways team to carry out targeted and localised repairs to sections of St. Georges Road. Local residents and businesses have been informed. The HRC will reopen at 9am Wednesday 9 April 2025, with ...

Dorset Council has announced that Dr Catherine Howe has been unanimously recommended by the cross-party Staffing Committee as the Council’s new Chief Executive. This appointment is subject to final approval by Full Council on 10 April. Catherine will take over from Sam Crowe who is interim Chief Executive, following the departure earlier this year of former ...

Dorchester Choral Society are saying goodbye to their musical director of the past 10 years: Colin Howard. His final concert as their conductor is a performance of J.S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor which takes place on Saturday (5th April) in St Mary’s Church, Dorchester and has already sold out. It is a fitting work ...

The Stop Portland Waste Incinerator campaign has announced that they have lost the case taken to the High Court appealing against the government decision that overturned Dorset Council’s unanimous refusal of Powerfuel Portland’s waste incinerator planning application. Debbie Tulett who headed up the SPWI campaign says that she has asked her legal team to cost up ...

Toilet facilities in Weymouth’s Cove Street reopened on Monday 31st March following a full refurbishment. The block has been totally refitted, and improvements include: moving the accessible toilet door so that it is more accessible, new urinals and toilets have been installed which are fed from the mains supply meaning more efficient use of water, sensor ...

Weymouth Football Club’s National League South Status is hanging by a thread following the Terras 4 goals to nil home victory against Slough Town. Although still mathematically possible, it looks very unlikely despite their performance at the Bob Lucas Stadium on Saturday. The Terras scored 4 goals, 2 on either side of the break from Brooklyn Genesini, ...

Two men have been charged following an investigation by detectives into a reported robbery and attempted robberies near Dorchester. It was reported that at around 7.35pm on Friday 14 February 2025 a man driving a white Mercedes stopped to assist two men near to the Woodsford level crossing on Lewell Road near Crossways. It appeared that ...

A person on a Bridport town centre rooftop has caused a large response from the emergency services. Police, fire and ambulance services rushed to the emergency in South Street Bridport. It is understood that the man has been airlifted to Southampton General Hospital with serious injuries. Road closures were in place for the safety of everyone involved whilst ...

A man who violently assaulted an elderly man in Weymouth has pleaded guilty in court to his murder following a detailed investigation by detectives. Jake Saunders, aged 19 and of Weymouth, pleaded guilty to the murder of 75-year-old Anthony Jacob – also of Weymouth – when he attended Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday 28 March 2025. He ...

Dorset residents facing periods of uncertainty, short-term illness or life crises such as mental health challenges or bereavement, are being given a helping hand through a new network of support from the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector. The Dorset Integrated Prevention Partnership (DIPPs) network is a collaborative partnership of five organisations working together to deliver ...

A review of street lighting in the Dorset Council area is currently underway, with a consultation on potential changes open from Monday 24 March until 4 May 2025. Dorset Council is seeking feedback on a range of potential changes to its street lighting to improve night-time safety, reduce energy consumption and enhance environmental sustainability. Responses to the ...

Police officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant information to come forward as they investigate a residential burglary in Weymouth. It is reported that between 9.30pm on Saturday 22 March and 10.25pm on Sunday 23 March 2025 entry was gained to a residential property in Princes Drive and several items were stolen. They are: Two plain ...

A free Weymouth community organisation called Family Matters urgently is looking for new premises to operate from together with funding to cover rent, etc. Family Matters Baby Bank, which is a project within the charity Refresh is run entirely by volunteers. It was set up in 2019 in response to local statistics which stated that 1 in ...

This month marks the 10th anniversary of Hardy’s Birthplace Visitor Centre. Nestled in Higher Bockhampton near Dorchester, the centre has welcomed over half a million visitors since first opening its doors a decade ago, providing a gateway to the area’s rich wildlife and heritage. Built in 2015 with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund and a partnership ...

Dorset Museum & Art Gallery is excited to announce that this year’s Wedding Fair will be taking place on Sunday 27 April from 11am to 3pm. This free event will be a celebration of all things wedding-related, featuring a diverse array of stallholders, interactive displays and performances that promise to inspire couples planning their big ...

Police officers investigating a report of an assault in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses and the victim involved to come forward. It was reported that between 10pm and 11pm on Friday 14 March 2025 a man was seen grabbing a woman and shouting at her in Chickerell Road, near to the junction with Dennis Road. It ...

Relegation looks almost inevitable for Weymouth Football Club’s Men’s team now following their narrow one nil defeat at Chippenham on Saturday despite playing against 10 men from the 44th minute when Chippenham’s Leone Grauata was sent from the field of play by the referee. The deadlock was not broken until the 73rd minute when Terras’ defender Jordan ...

Dorset Police is working with partners to ensure residents, visitors and businesses can enjoy a ‘good safe summer’. Earlier this week, the Force hosted two events alongside  Dorset Council, Weymouth Town Council, Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue, Business Improvement Districts across the county and BCP Council to discuss ongoing efforts to ensure everyone is safe ...

Families in Littlemoor will soon benefit from a Family Hub, bringing together essential services and support under one roof. Families in Littlemoor will soon benefit from a Family Hub, bringing together essential services and support under one roof. The new Littlemoor Family Hub will be based at the existing Children’s Centre in the Top Club building, a ...

Police officers are appealing for information from the public as they carry out enquiries to locate a wanted man with links to Weymouth. Meron Habtu, aged 21, is wanted on prison recall after failing to comply with the terms of his licence. He is described as five feet eight inches tall and of medium build. Detective Sergeant Richard ...

A Dorset Police officer who has pleaded guilty to an offence committed during an altercation in Weymouth will now face formal misconduct proceedings. Police Constable Tyler McWalter, aged 30, appeared at Weymouth Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 20 March 2025, where he pleaded guilty to an offence of non-fatal strangulation. He is due to be sentenced on ...

Councillors voted on 20th March to support an increase in the supply of affordable homes in Dorset. This will be achieved through use of council-owned land and buildings and by leasing more homes across the county. Four approaches to increase the overall supply of homes were presented to councillors at the People and Health Overview Committee. A ...

Litter Free Dorset has announced the 35th Great Dorset Beach Clean will take place from 5th to 13th April 2025, and everyone is invited to join in this community effort to keep our coastline in  pristine condition. This year’s event promises to be bigger and better than last year’s, with beach cleans happening all along ...

Dorset Police has received three reports of livestock worrying involving sheep being injured in the Toller Porcorum area. The first incident reportedly occurred on the evening of Wednesday 19 February 2025 and saw two sheep injured. A further incident, involving three injured sheep, was reported on Friday 28 February 2025 and the third incident, which saw two ...

Dorset’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) is calling for community groups to apply for PCC funding aimed at helping to reduce anti-social behaviour (ASB) in Dorset to even lower levels. Dorset PCC David Sidwick’s Operation Relentless Community Fund was established in 2021 to empower communities and help reduce incidents of ASB. Now, the latest round of funding ...

In their latest newsletter Public Health Dorset suggest seven ways to benefit your baby’s development, as well as advice about safer sleep for babies. When your baby is very small, you might feel self-conscious talking to them because they can’t reply. You might prefer to sing songs or rhymes to your baby instead. Some of the benefits ...

Dorset’s current High Sheriff, Anthony Woodhouse, presented 13 charities, organisations, and an individual with a coveted High Sheriff Award at a ceremony held at The Duchess of Cornwall in Poundbury on Thursday 6th March 2025. The evening celebrated some of the most deserving people and organisations Anthony has met during his year as High Sheriff of ...

Officers are appealing for the driver involved in a road traffic collision in Weymouth to come forward. It was reported that at around 6.15pm on Tuesday 25 February 2025 a collision occurred on Spa Road, at the junction with Icen Road, involving a car and a pedestrian. The pedestrian, a 14-year-old girl, sustained minor injuries as a ...

Relegation-threatened Weymouth Football Club’s senior men’s team belatedly found some form on Saturday at the Bob Lucas Stadium, where they overcame the challenge of their National League South promotion chasing guests Boreham Wood, beating their visitors by 2 goals to 1. Calvin Brooks and Malachi Linton scored the Terras’ goals. Dorchester hosted Chertsey Town at the Avenue ...

The Dorchester Branch of the Royal Naval Association (RNA) will be holding a “Fish and Chip” lunch at The Junction, Dorchester on Thursday 8 May 2025 to mark the 80th Anniversary of the end of WWII in Europe. The lunch is for all WWII veterans and all civilians currently living in the DT1 and DT2 areas ...

Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward following a serious injury road traffic collision on the A35 near Dorchester. At around 3.55pm on Wednesday 12 March 2025 a three-vehicle collision occurred involving a blue BMW 420, a blue Vauxhall Agila and a grey Volkswagen Golf on the carriageway of the ...

A resident of Wyke Regis who is fed up with the state of his road has decided to take action. He told our reporter Rob Mott that, despite calls to Dorset Council, the gutters and pavements of Broadmeadow Road were full of litter, weeds, grass and a build up of soil as the road was never ...

Officers investigating a road rage incident in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. It was reported that at around 6.55am on Monday 3 March 2025 a man was threatened with a crowbar by an unknown man in Lodmoor Car Park following a dispute over driving. The victim sustained no injuries. Sergeant Josh ...

Dorset County Hospital (DCH) has been chosen to benefit from a scheme that helps hospitals create thriving green spaces to support community wellbeing and local biodiversity. The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (CSH) selected Dorset County Hospital to be part of the national Healthy by Nature project. Funded by the National Lottery Community fund, a Nature Recovery Ranger ...

Detailed enquiries are ongoing into a series of around seven incidents involving a man reportedly exposing himself in the Wyke Regis area between Friday 13 December 2024 and Saturday 1 March 2025. As part of the investigation, a local man aged in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of exposure. He has been released on police ...

Detectives continuing to investigate reported assaults on two men in Weymouth have made a televised appeal as they look to identify a man in connection with the incident. It was reported that at around 4am on Sunday 27 October 2024 two men aged in their 20s were involved in an altercation with a group of up ...

Dorset County Hospital Charity is calling for participants to join the Jurassic Coast Challenge on 17-18 May 2025, to raise money urgently needed for the hospital’s Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit Appeal. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to contribute to DCH’s new Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit currently under construction, and make ...

A fire broke out at around 11:30 am on 6th March at Radipole Nature Reserve in Weymouth. Firefighters were called and they used beaters to put the fire out in addition to two main lines. It seems that RSPB staff were carrying out conservation work with a controlled burn which went out of control. The photos below are ...

The number of Fixed Penalty Notices for fly-tipping in Dorset has increased by more than three-quarters in the last year, according to the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner. Due to the hard work of Dorset Council’s Environmental Enforcement team which has been bolstered by the introduction of a jointly funded Enforcement Officer post by ...

Police officers searching for missing Weymouth man Robert Logan are pleased to confirm he has been found. Robert was reported missing on Tuesday 7 January 2025 having not been in contact with his family for a number of months. Following enquiries by officers, he has now been located. Dorset Police thank everyone who provided information and shared the ...

Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has announced a brand-new challenge which will begin this April called ‘Marathon in a Month.’  This exciting new event invites everyone to walk, run, or even swim your way to 26.2 miles and every step, stroke or stride you take will help to save lives! Tackle the challenge all in one ...

A detailed investigation by Weymouth Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) has led to a prolific shoplifter being made the subject of a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO). Nigel Shaun Treadwell, 46 and of Weymouth, will be subject to the order for a period of five years after it was authorised at Weymouth Magistrates’ Court on Monday 24 February ...

Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a reported public order incident in Weymouth. The incident occurred at around 7pm on Monday 24 February 2025 in Chickerell Road involving a large group of people. The victim – a man aged in his 20s – was walking past the Admiral Hardy pub ...

Weymouth hosted Hornchurch at the Bob Lucas Stadium and conceded an early goal; then the Terras scored twice in succession through Jake McCarthy and Malachi Linton to go 2 goals to 1 up until the visitors equalized in the 41st minute. That score remained until a minute before the break when Hornchurch scored again to take 3 ...

AsOne theatre company is looking for V E Day memories from communities of: Weymouth, Portland, Dorchester, and surrounding villages in-between. Although there are few living who will remember being there left, it’s known there are some wonderful people aged in their 90 to 100’s still with these stories to tell, or their descendants who have treasured ...

Weymouth Town Council have issued a news release detailing their recent decisions by the full council, as follows: A fundraising event for The Lantern Trust, Mayor, Cllr Jon Orrell’s chosen charity, will take place on Friday 2nd May at the Centenary Club from 7.30pm. There will be a band playing Blues Brothers-style covers, a raffle, and ...

On 27th February The Environment Agency granted an application for a permit to operate a new non-hazardous waste incinerator in Portland Port. Following a number of consultations, the Agency agreed that Powerfuel Portland Ltd had met all of the necessary criteria needed for the environmental permit to be given for the proposed incinerator. Where an application ...

A major awareness campaign has been launched across Dorset to warn residents that persistent heartburn could be a sign of something far more serious than just indigestion. Heartburn Cancer UK, in partnership with NHS Wessex Cancer Alliance, is highlighting the link between persistent heartburn and food-pipe (oesophageal) cancer—one of the UK’s deadliest cancers, often diagnosed too ...

A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a reported robbery in Weymouth. Dorset Police received a report at 6.26am on Wednesday 11 December 2024 of a robbery at the Morrisons Daily store at the Littlemoor Shopping Centre. It was reported that a member of staff was threatened with a suspected air weapon and assaulted, ...

Weymouth Football Club could have thrown themselves a lifeline at the Bob Lucas Stadium on Saturday by beating fellow league strugglers Aveley by 4 goals to 1, leaving the Terras 10 points from league safety with 12 matches remaining, but it’s a very tall order. Manager Warren Feeney axed a 4th player from his squad, and ...