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DCH Charity celebrates extraordinary weekend of fundraising
DCH Charity is delighted to announce that in a bumper weekend of fundraising, over £10,000 has been donated to the Emergency and Critical Care Appeal.
The money has been raised by supporters including DCH staff, individuals and local businesses taking ...
Former police officer jailed after intentional strangulation offence in Weymouth
A former Dorset Police officer has been sentenced after he admitted an offence of intentional strangulation in relation to an incident in Weymouth.
Tyler McWalter, aged 30, was sentenced at Southampton Magistrates’ Court on Friday 23 May 2025 in relation ...
New Lunchtime History Talks Launched at Dorset History Centre
Dorset History Centre have launched a new series of short lunchtime talks called From the Stacks. These talks are open to everyone and are designed to give people a chance to learn more about Dorset’s history in a relaxed and ...
Both the Dorset & Wilts Senior County Rugby teams are back in action this weekend.
Last Saturday, the men travelled to Maidenhead for their first Bill Beaumont County Championship pool game and returned with a 41-point-to-35 victory. Then, on Sunday, ...
Witness appeal following alleged assault in Weymouth
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following an alleged assault in Weymouth.
It is reported that at around 8.30am on Friday 16 May 2025, a woman aged in her 30s was assaulted in Glendinning ...
Dancing the Palais Glide – Dorset schoolchildren make history
A hundred children from four Dorset schools danced the iconic VE Day dance the Palais Glide as part of a day of celebration launching their WWII drama series Children of World War Two.
It’s thought to have been the first ...
Dorset Council Approves New Premier Inn in Dorchester Town Centre
Whitbread PLC, the UK’s largest hospitality business and owner of Premier Inn, has secured planning permission from Dorset Council to build a new Premier Inn hotel in Dorchester Town Centre, the company’s second hotel in the town.
The approved development ...
Heartfelt thanks sent to emergency services by family of murdered Weymouth man
Whilst a violent thug is sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 15 years, the family of the elderly man he murdered have issued heartfelt thanks to the emergency services who rushed to their Dad’s aid after ...
New Open Art Competition coming to Dorset Museum
Dorset Visual Arts (DVA), in partnership with Dorset Museum & Art Gallery (DMAG), is launching a major open art competition marking a landmark first collaboration between these two leading cultural institutions. The exhibition is being hosted by DMAG, produced ...
It was a very successful weekend for the Dorset & Wilts RFU County teams.
On Saturday at Maidenhead Rugby Club, the senior men’s team overcame the challenge of Berkshire in a Bill Beaumont RFU County Championship game, beating their hosts ...
Update in relation to serious injury collision in Dorchester
A man who was seriously injured in a road traffic collision in Dorchester has very sadly died.
Dorset Police received a report at 7.35am on Friday 16 May 2025 of a collision in Bridport Road involving a white Fiat Panda ...
Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge
Our sports reporter Idris Martin tells us that preparations for the Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge are well underway on Lodmoor Country Park, which marks the midpoint of the 100 KM course.
Technicians have erected welfare, feeding, and medical support stations ...
Cyclist airlifted to hospital following collision with car in Dorchester
Police officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a serious injury collision in Dorchester.
Dorset Police received a report at 7.35am on Friday 16 May 2025 of a collision in Bridport Road involving a ...
Vehicle and tools stolen in Dorchester – police appeal for information
Officers investigating the thefts of a vehicle and tools in Dorchester are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
It was reported that at around 4.20pm on Sunday 4 May 2025 a Citroen Cactus was stolen from an address ...
Man due to appear in court following reported fail-to-stop collision in Dorchester
A man is due to appear in court in connection with a reported fail-to-stop collision in Dorchester.
At around 6pm on Monday 11 November 2024 a collision occurred on Bridport Road near to the junction with Williams Avenue involving a ...
Two men arrested on suspicion of murder following death of a man in Weymouth
Detectives are investigating the circumstances of the death of a man in Weymouth and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
Dorset Police received a report at 7.32am on Tuesday 13 May 2025 that a man had been ...
Appeal for information following attempted sexual assault in Weymouth
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant footage to come forward as they investigate a report of attempted sexual assault in Weymouth.
It was reported that between 6.55pm and 7.30pm on Saturday 10 May 2025 a woman aged ...
Devon Under 17 vs Dorset & Wilts Under 17 at Ivybridge RFU Sunday.
The Twin Counties youngsters found themselves up against a Devon squad brimming with Exeter Rugby Club Academy players and understandably sufferer the consequences losing the game by ...
Hundreds Cycle Coast to Coast to Support Air Ambulance in Charity’s 25th Year
Over 200 cyclists took to the roads on Saturday 10th May for Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance’s annual Coast to Coast Cyle Challenge and this year’s event was more meaningful than ever, marking the charity’s 25th anniversary.
#Cyclists of all ...
Update – arrests in connection with reported assault in Dorchester
Detectives investigating a reported assault and road traffic collision in Dorchester have made a number of arrests.
It was reported that at around 7.30pm on Friday 2 May 2025, two men were travelling in a white Citroen Berlingo van at ...
When one of the world’s greatest batsmen ever to grace a cricket square pitches up at your local club, it’s unsurprising that the word spreads rapidly. Where normally a man and his dog is the order of the day ...
Dorset Council Children’s Services rated ‘outstanding’
Children in Dorset receive exceptional services: this is one of the headline findings from Dorset Council’s latest full Ofsted inspection, which has rated its Children’s Services as ‘outstanding’ in its overall effectiveness.
Following an inspection of local authority children’s services ...
In Dorchester celebrations on the 8th May marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day culminated in the lighting of the Beacon located in Salisbury Field with a large crowd looking on.
Before that at 8:15 pm there was entertainment from ...
Crowds turn out for Weymouth’s VE Day 80 beacon lighting
It began with a service by the Royal British Legion and ended with the VE Day 80 beacon being lit on the beach as the 80th anniversary marking the end of WWII was celebrated in Weymouth.
The event took place ...
Early hours residential fire in Dorchester
Shortly after 2.30 am this morning (Friday 9th May) fire crews from Dorchester and Weymouth Fire Station responded to reports of a garage fire in Mountain Ash Road, Dorchester.
Whilst fire crews were responding, it was understood that the fire ...
Free money coaching in Dorchester – just three places left
“These are tough times for many households. In March/April, for a typical household, the energy price cap went up by £111, water bills by 26% on a year ago, Dorset Council tax by nearly 5%, annual road tax for ...
Dorset Council wants to know about small collisions even if the police are not involved
Did you know you can report all collisions or near-misses online, even if there is no injury or little damage and no police involvement?
Collisions involving injury, where someone is in danger, where an offence may have been committed or ...
Arrest made following theft of motorcycles from Winterbourne Abbas
A man has been arrested in connection with a reported commercial burglary near Dorchester.
Dorset Police received a report that between 1am and 1.10am on Tuesday 29 April 2025 access was gained to Dorchester Commercial in Winterbourne Abbas and two ...
Update – man charged in connection with reported assault in Weymouth
A man has been charged in connection with a report of an assault in Weymouth.
It was reported that at around 12.50am on Sunday 29 September 2024 an altercation occurred near to the junction of Caroline Place and Westham Road.
A ...
Lifeboat mural a major tourist attraction
The Mural of the Weymouth Lifeboat that is sited on the gable end of the former Coastguard headquarters, now a cafe, which was unveiled over the weekend, is turning out to be a major tourist attraction with locals and ...