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  • DCH Charity celebrates extraordinary weekend of fundraising May 23, 2025
    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 part in the epic Jurassic Coast Challenge, completing the gruelling 10km, 25km, 58km and 100km challenge ...
  • Former police officer jailed after intentional strangulation offence in Weymouth May 23, 2025
    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 to the incident that occurred during the early hours of Saturday 14 September 2024 in the ...
  • New Lunchtime History Talks Launched at Dorset History Centre May 23, 2025
    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 accessible way. The talks take place on the last Wednesday of each month at Dorset History Centre, ...
  • Weekend Sports Preview May 22, 2025
    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, the Senior Women hosted Somerset at Melksham in a Gill Burns County match and recorded a ...
  • Witness appeal following alleged assault in Weymouth May 21, 2025
    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 Avenue by a man who is known to her. It is also reported that another man was ...
  • Dancing the Palais Glide – Dorset schoolchildren make history May 21, 2025
    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 time in 80 years that the iconic dance was performed on this scale, using the original ...
  • Dorset Council Approves New Premier Inn in Dorchester Town Centre May 21, 2025
    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 progresses the transformation of the vacant former Marks & Spencer store on South Street into a ...
  • Heartfelt thanks sent to emergency services by family of murdered Weymouth man May 19, 2025
    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 the incident. Anthony Jacob, 75 and of Weymouth, died following a serious assault in Abbotsbury Road, which ...
  • New Open Art Competition coming to Dorset Museum May 19, 2025
    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 by DVA with support from Dorchester Arts, Art in Hospitals and Evolver Magazine. Selected finalists will have ...
  • Weekend Sports Report May 19, 2025
    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 by 41 points to 35. This is despite collecting 6 yellow cards on route to the ...
  • Update in relation to serious injury collision in Dorchester May 18, 2025
    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 and a bicycle. Emergency services attended and the cyclist – a man aged in his 50s – ...
  • Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge May 16, 2025
    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 in preparation for the competitors’ arrival. Some will complete the challenge, which terminates in Bridport on ...
  • Cyclist airlifted to hospital following collision with car in Dorchester May 16, 2025
    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 white Fiat Panda and a bicycle. Emergency services attended and the cyclist – a man aged in ...
  • Vehicle and tools stolen in Dorchester – police appeal for information May 15, 2025
    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 in Baynard’s Road. In the days that followed, the vehicle was subsequently captured on CCTV in connection ...
  • Man due to appear in court following reported fail-to-stop collision in Dorchester May 14, 2025
    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 car – a blue Skoda Enyaq – and a pedestrian. It was reported that the driver of ...
  • Two men arrested on suspicion of murder following death of a man in Weymouth May 13, 2025
    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 found unresponsive in a tent on land off Mercery Road, near to the Mount Pleasant Park ...
  • Appeal for information following attempted sexual assault in Weymouth May 13, 2025
    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 in her 20s was on the beach near to the toilets by the King’s Statue on ...
  • Sport Xtra May 13, 2025
    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 55 points to nil. However, they never gave up the cause and left the field with their ...
  • Hundreds Cycle Coast to Coast to Support Air Ambulance in Charity’s 25th Year May 12, 2025
    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 ages and abilities took part, choosing either the 55-mile route from Watchet in Somerset to West ...
  • Update – arrests in connection with reported assault in Dorchester May 12, 2025
    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 the Top O’Town Roundabout when a man approached the nearside window on foot and allegedly assaulted ...
  • Weekend Sports Report May 11, 2025
    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 cricket fans from around the county flocked to watch the master in action and that is ...
  • Dorset Council Children’s Services rated ‘outstanding’ May 9, 2025
    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 (ILACS) in March, the report published by Ofsted today confirms that the authority is ‘outstanding’ in ...
  • Dorchester’s Beacon is lit to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day following readings of local memories May 9, 2025
    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 the Dorset based vintage singing group The Decadettes, who performed a set of 1940s music, and ...
  • Crowds turn out for Weymouth’s VE Day 80 beacon lighting May 9, 2025
    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 on Thursday 8th May, coinciding with national beacon lighting events. Cllr Jon Orrell, Mayor of Weymouth, ...
  • Early hours residential fire in Dorchester May 9, 2025
    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 was starting to spread to affect more properties. Once on scene crews were met with a well-developed ...
  • Free money coaching in Dorchester – just three places left May 8, 2025
    “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 petrol and diesel cars by £5 and the annual cost of a colour TV licence by ...
  • Dorset Council wants to know about small collisions even if the police are not involved May 7, 2025
    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 details have not been exchanged should always be reported to the Police (see below), but Dorset ...
  • Arrest made following theft of motorcycles from Winterbourne Abbas May 7, 2025
    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 black Coafen F80 electric motorcycle were stolen. Following enquiries by officers, a 38-year-old man from Bournemouth was ...
  • Update – man charged in connection with reported assault in Weymouth May 6, 2025
    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 man aged in his 30s sustained serious facial injuries as a result of the incident and ...
  • Lifeboat mural a major tourist attraction May 5, 2025
    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 visitors alike pausing to take pictures of the display. The Mural is to celebrate the 200th anniversary of ...
  • Car chase near Dorchester resulting in assault with knife and mallet – witness appeal May 5, 2025
    Detectives are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward following an assault and road traffic collision in Dorchester. At around 7.30pm on Friday 2 May 2025, two men were travelling in a white Citroen Berlingo van at the Top O’Town Roundabout when a man approached the nearside window on foot and assaulted ...
  • Weekend Sports Report May 4, 2025
    One football result in the Dorset Premier League: Dorchester Sports 1 vs Hamworthy Recreation Reserves 3. In the Dorset T20 Cricket League Western Division, Martinstown hosted both Bere Regis and Dorchester. Bere Regis won their match against Martinstown by 9 wickets, and Dorchester beat Martinstown by 6 wickets. In the Dorset County Division 1, Weymouth hosted Witchampton at Redlands ...
  • Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder at Hardy Monument May 4, 2025
    Detectives are appealing for any witnesses to come forward as they investigate a report of a serious assault at a beauty spot near Dorchester. Shortly before 2pm on Saturday 3 May 2025 Dorset Police received a report that a man aged in his 30s had been assaulted by another man who was known to him in ...
  • Efforts to restore ‘ghost tunnels’ on Portland celebrated with community event May 2, 2025
    Last weekend, people flocked to the isle of Portland to celebrate the restoration and formal opening of the historic High Angle Battery site. Local residents, volunteers, and organisations involved in restoring the site gathered to celebrate its transformation and the launch of Portland and Weymouth Towns of Culture 2025. The High Angle Battery, locally known as the ...
  • Royal recognition for Weldmar’s community services May 2, 2025
    A group of dedicated staff from Weldmar Hospicecare were delighted to discover they had been invited to Buckingham Palace, to meet King Charles III and Queen Camilla. The King, who has been Patron of Weldmar Hospicecare since 1994, held the reception to honour those who work in community care for people with cancer (although Weldmar’s care ...
  • Fish & Chip Lunch at the Junction in Dorchester: All Veterans invited May 1, 2025
    Here’s a reminder that the Dorchester Branch of the Royal Naval Association (RNA) will be holding a Free “Fish and Chip” lunch at The Junction, Dorchester on Thursday 8th May 2025 to mark the 80th Anniversary of the end of WWII in Europe. The lunch is for all veterans and all civilians currently living in the ...
  • Dorset Museum & Art Gallery’s The Hayden Princess goes on Tour May 1, 2025
    Dorset Museum & Art Gallery is proud to announce the Hayden Princess Traction Engine Tour. From May to September 2025, visitors across Dorset will have the rare opportunity to experience this iconic piece of living history in full steam. The Hayden Princess — a beautifully preserved traction engine — will be heading out on the road ...
  • Electric motorcycles stolen from Winterbourne Abbas business – Police appeal for information April 30, 2025
    Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a commercial burglary near Dorchester. Between 1am and 1.10am on Tuesday 29 April 2025 access was gained to Dorchester Collection in Winterbourne Abbas and two black Coafen F80 electric motorcycles were stolen. It was reported that the motorcycles were loaded onto a Ford Transit ...
  • Dorchester celebrates VE Day 80th anniversary April 29, 2025
    Dorchester Town Council has told KeeP 106 they are proud to announce a series of events to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, marking the end of the war in Europe. A number of events will take place across the town between the 8th May and 11th May as follows: Thursday 8th May – Flag raising and ...
  • Pirates, a Big Wheel and a huge Mural. It’s all happening in Weymouth! April 28, 2025
    Idris Martin reports: A casual dog walk around Weymouth this morning, and I came across three interesting themes. The We Are Weymouth BID media department has recruited three actors to dress up as pirates to promote the town. Further down the Esplanade towards the Pavilion, engineers are erecting Weymouth’s very own version of the London Eye. Then, walking down ...
  • Weekend Sports Report April 28, 2025
    Ninety minutes of the game had elapsed at Cherrywood Road, and Dorchester Football Club’s season was all but over. The Magpies trailed by one goal to nil at the break to Curtis Angell’s 36th-minute strike that had put Hungerford into the lead, and their playoff rivals, Havant and Waterlooville, were winning at home against Wimborne. In the ...
  • New equipment funded by DCH Charity benefits bladder cancer patients April 25, 2025
    A new piece of equipment – the Transurethral Laser Ablation (TULA) device – worth £13,184.40 – has been purchased with funds raised by the Dorset County Hospital Charity, to benefit selected bladder cancer patients at Dorset County Hospital (DCH) in Dorchester. The Transurethral Laser Ablation (TULA) is an outpatient procedure carried out under local anaesthetic to ...
  • Redlands Leisure and Community Park: New Redevelopment Plans Await Cabinet Approval April 25, 2025
    Dorset Council and Active Dorset are set to deliver a further £2 million redevelopment of Redlands Leisure and Community Park in Weymouth, as they continue to transform the site into a hub for sport, recreation, and community engagement. The ambitious project, supported by a £1.36 million Football Foundation grant, awaits final approval from Dorset Council’s Cabinet ...
  • Night-time road closures needed to allow completion of Maumbury junction improvements April 25, 2025
    Major safety improvements at a busy junction in Dorchester are on track to complete by mid-May. Work started in January at the 4-way Maumbury Cross junction. It includes installation of much-needed signal-controlled pedestrian crossing points, widening and levelling of footways, where possible, and upgrading existing equipment. Construction is in its final stages, with the tasks of road ...
  • Residents and Dorset Council officers praised for being top recyclers again April 24, 2025
    Dorset Council is pleased to announce it has retained its leading position as the number one unitary and disposal authority in England for recycling rates, according to the recently published national data set for 2023/24 by DEFRA. The Council now recycles 60.5% of all the waste it collects at the kerbside, against a national average of 44%. In ...
  • Air Ambulance’s Iconic Coast to Coast Cycle Challenge Returns for 25th Anniversary Year April 24, 2025
    Cyclists from across the South West are gearing up for a spectacular ride in support of a vital charity. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance’s Coast to Coast Cycle Challenge returns on Saturday, 10 May 2025. This year, the event is extra special as it marks the charity’s 25th anniversary of saving lives. With places filling fast, ...
  • Tickets selling fast for the Dorchester Walking Festival April 24, 2025
    The countdown has started to the start of the Dorchester Walking Festival on 10th May. Nine days of guided walking is programmed to take place in and around Dorchester – appealing to all tastes and levels of ability. The recent spell of dry sunny weather has helped boost ticket sales, however there are still plenty of ...
  • Cycling & Hiking for MND in epic style! April 22, 2025
    Starting on Tuesday 22nd April a Weymouth man supported by his partner is embarking on an amazing journey from Land’s End to John O’ Groats to raise funds for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. But, for Paul Whitehead, it’s not just any old trek to the far north of the UK. Paul thought that just a ...
  • Easter Weekend Sports Report April 22, 2025
    On Good Friday, Weymouth led their National League South visitors, Salisbury City, by 2 goals to nil at halftime, but following the break, the Terras conceded twice without adding to their total, making the final score Weymouth 2, Salisbury City 2. Tom Bearwish and Jake McCarthy scoring the Weymouth goals. Dorchester continued their Southern Premier League play-off push ...
  • The Great Dorset Beach Clean Sweeps the Coast April 16, 2025
    Dorset Council’s Litter Free Dorset Support Officer, Emma Jackson, has told KeeP 106 that the 35th Great Dorset Beach Clean has concluded with remarkable success, showcasing the power of community spirit and dedication to protecting our beautiful coastline. Over the course of one week, 297 enthusiastic volunteers came together to clean 15 beaches, removing a ...
  • Dorset pupils get their first pick of primary school April 16, 2025
    Families in Dorset are finding out which schools their young children will join in September, with the majority getting their choice. From Wednesday April 16th parents and carers will be able to check their application to see whether they have been successful. Almost 95 per cent of applicants have been offered their first choice of primary school ...
  • Sport Extra – West Dorset Indoor Cricket League report April 15, 2025
    Weymouth 155-2 beat Martinstown 150 by four wickets. Weymouth clinched the West Dorset Indoor League Division One crown with a perfect record following a four-wicket win over Martinstown in the final at Redlands. Having finished top of the group after victories over Dorchester, Portland, Charlton Down, Bere Regis and Martinstown, Weymouth faced a showdown with second-placed Martinstown ...
  • All welcome to attend the informal Annual Town Meeting April 14, 2025
    Dorchester Town Council is to hold the Annual Town Meeting on 9th May from 11 am to 1pm in the Corn Exchange. The meeting is an opportunity for the public to see how local democracy is working by meeting local councillors and hearing about the work of the Town Council. Local residents can tell councillors what they ...
  • Weekend Sports Report April 14, 2025
    Already relegated from the National League South, Weymouth had little more than pride to play for at Maidstone on Saturday. However, the Terras managed to deny the Stones all 3 league points with the game remaining goalless. Dorchester moved back into the Southern Premier League playoff zone courtesy of a 60th-minute Olaf Koszela penalty against visitors Walton ...
  • Lower end of Dorchester’s South Street now open for pedestrians April 12, 2025
    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) ...
  • Teenage cyclist airlifted to hospital with life-changing injuries after collision with van in Weymouth April 11, 2025
    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, ...
  • Protect yourself and your family this spring with COVID-19 vaccinations now available near you April 11, 2025
    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 ...
  • Dorset Police target road safety on the Chickerell to Bridport coast road April 8, 2025
    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 ...
  • 11th April – the deadline to apply for VE Day Street party road closure April 7, 2025
    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 ...
  • Weekend Sports Report April 7, 2025
    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 ...