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West Dorset Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) and Dorchester Casterbridge Rotary club are delighted to announce that the 34th Dorchester Beerex will be held in Dorchester Corn Exchange on Friday and Saturday, February 3rd & 4th respectively. The festival, along with promoting some of the U.K’s best brewers and cider producers, also has a charity angle ...

West Dorset MP Chris Loder has urged local people to ‘think twice’ before getting fuel from Morrisons and other supermarkets because of the risk of being ‘ripped off’. The MP has implored the Morrisons Head of Fuel to overhaul their current pricing policies which he says are unfairly discriminating against rural people throughout West Dorset and ...

Dorset Council is inviting private landlords to work in partnership with them to provide good quality accommodation for young people leaving the care of the council. At an event in Dorchester on 1 November, representatives from Dorset Council told landlords that in exchange for letting out their property to a care leaver, they could expect a ...

Dorset Police has taken part in a multi-agency marine training exercise off the coast of Portland to ensure teams from across the UK can respond to challenging threats and incidents at sea. The exercise was led by the Joint Maritime Security Centre and involved officers from Dorset Police Marine Team and Portland Port Police, along with ...

Dorset County Hospital’s anaesthetic department has been recognised again for providing the highest standards of patient care. The department has received the prestigious Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation (ACSA) from the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) for a second time. ACSA is the RCoA’s peer-reviewed scheme which promotes quality improvement and the highest standards of anaesthetic service. To receive ...

Officers investigating a road traffic collision in Dorchester are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward. Dorset Police was called at around 8am on Tuesday 29 November 2022 to a report of a collision involving a black Renault van and a pedestrian in Prince of Wales Road. The female pedestrian – aged in ...

People with a Blue Badge who meet certain requirements can apply for an additional parking permit allowing them to park free of charge in Dorset Council’s car parks for up to three hours. The new Restricted Mobility Car Park Permit (RMCPP), which will need to be displayed alongside their Blue Badge, gives holders more time to complete ...

Weldmar Hospicecare’s Christmas Treecycle is back, where you can book a collection for your real Christmas tree in January, in return for a suggested minimum donation of £10 per tree. The collections will be made between Saturday 7th and Monday 9th January, from the Weymouth, Portland, Dorchester, Beaminster, Blandford, Bridport, Sherborne, Shaftesbury and Gillingham areas. The Treecycle ...

Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward following a road rage incident in Weymouth. At approximately 2.55pm on Saturday 19 November 2022 a collision occurred in Westham Road. It is reported that the rider of a moped kicked the front side of a car while passing. He subsequently came off his ...

A Flood Warning has been issued by the Environment Agency for the Lower Frome from Dorchester to East Stoke. Flooding is expected for Areas in Dorchester, West Stafford, Bockhampton, Lewell, Tincleton, Pallington, Waddock, Moreton, Wool and East Stoke. River levels are high and rising on the Lower River Frome between Dorchester and Wareham due to the ...

Weymouth Football Club manager Bobby Wilkinson will be hoping that the return of fans favorite Ben Thomson from Salisbury will solve the goal scoring drought that have dogged his first team squad from the start of the season and what better time to start than on Saturday at Welling. The Terras are currently propping up the ...

Over 160 volunteers and guests attended the Volunteer Centre Dorset’s Volunteer Celebration Evening – considered the ‘volunteering equivalent of the Oscars’. The Dorford Centre was beautifully-decorated and packed for this much-loved and anticipated event, the first one to be held since 2019. For the tenth year, in the true spirit of volunteering, Allen Knott donated his ...

A new book by Christopher Jary reveals for the first time the extent of the sacrifice made by the men of the Dorset Regiment who, in September 1944, crossed the Neder Rijn near Arnhem to rescue the parachute and glider troops trapped on the north bank. By combining regimental records with survivors’ accounts and the lifelong ...

It is the last collection week for Christmas bags for life for Dorchester Family Support. The community group are asking for donations of any sturdy Christmas themed bags you might have. They intend to use them to put Christmas hamper foodstuffs in, making the food parcels look much more festive than they otherwise would! The bags need ...

Weymouth football club crashed out of the FA Trophy at Worthing despite taking an early lead with a goal from Keelan O’Connell they then conceded 4 goals on the bounce before Bradley Ash converted a penalty kick late in the game then eventually going down by 4 goals to 2, so now without any cup ...

Officers carrying out enquiries to locate a missing man from West Dorset have very sadly located a body. While formal identification has not yet taken place, the body is believed to be that of Nick Fisher the 63-year-old BAFTA-winning TV scriptwriter, who was last seen in Hooke during the afternoon of Tuesday 15 November 2022. Police ...

Detectives are investigating a spate of courier fraud offences throughout Dorset and are issuing advice to prevent others becoming a victim. Since Wednesday 2 November 2022, there have been 11 reported offences of fraud where sadly five victims have been defrauded of a total of £72,000. Officers from Weymouth CID are investigating this latest crime series ...

14th to 18th November 2022 is National Antibullying week in the UK. Dorset Anti-Bullying Service, a not for profit project, which was set up in 2017, continues to support adults affected by bullying, whether current or historic. A poll carried out by YouGov for the TUC and released in Oct 2015, with a sample size of ...

Weymouth Football Club picked up their first home victory of the season on Saturday at the Bob Lucas Stadium where they beat visitors Braintree Town courtesy of a Dan Matsuzaka strike to make the final score Weymouth 1 Braintree nil. Before the game kicked off the visitors were in 6th place in the National League South with ...

A crowd of an estimated 75 people attended the service of remembrance at the War Memorial on Weymouth Esplanade of Friday at 11 00 am to honour those fallen in battle. A two-minute silence was observed, Michael Gill chairman of the Weymouth branch of the Royal British Legion said, “The turnout was good to see, it’s ...

Officers are appealing for witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage to come forward following a serious injury road traffic collision in Weymouth. Dorset Police received a report at 7.48am on Friday 11 November 2022 of a collision at the Wessex Roundabout on Radipole Lane involving a white Nissan van and a grey Mercedes Benz. The occupant of ...

Dorset’s towns and parishes can now apply online for 20mph speed limits and zones, following the introduction of a new policy by Dorset Council. Schemes will need to meet certain requirements, and there should be community support. Cllr Simon Gibson, Lead Member for Highways at Dorset Council, said: “We worked closely with town and parish councils, our ...

It’s time to get your glad-rags on, get yourselves down to Weymouth’s own glorious sea-front theatre and prepare to be wowed! Shake your booty and jangle those bangles at a wonderful, something-for-everyone special show, jam-packed with fabulous hits from the musicals, brought to you by WOW, the Youth Musical Theatre Group that is celebrating forty ...

Weymouth Football Club’s part time players go into Monday’s Second Proper FA Cup draw following their dramatic 1 all draw against League 2 professionals AFC Wimbledon at the Bob Lucas Stadium on Saturday. Following a nervous first five minutes when a lapse in the defense allowed the Dons to take the lead though striker Ayoub Assal ...

Stefan Oakes from Dorchester is stepping up to take on his first major solo role in Dorchester Choral Society’s Autumn Concert on 12th November. Stefan (age 21) is a former pupil at Thomas Hardye School and lives locally.  He has been asked to sing the baritone solo in the forthcoming performance of Derek Bourgeois’s “Jabberwocky”.  When ...

West Dorset MP Chris Loder has told KeeP 106 he is seeking to progress plans to construct a new GP surgery in Chickerell. Plans for a new surgery have been ongoing since 2009, but have been severely delayed following the decision by the Clinical Commissioning Group in 2014 not to pursue plans at the original site ...

Young people and their families, who need that extra bit of support, will benefit from a brand-new facility in Weymouth. Dorset Council has opened a children’s home named ‘College House’ and an innovative children’s outreach centre ‘The Harbour Hub,’ both located in the same building on Dorchester Road. The refurbishment project began over 16 months ago ...

Officers investigating an incident where two teenagers were reportedly assaulted in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. At around 5.20pm on Saturday 22 October 2022 Dorset Police received a report that a 17-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl had been assaulted by a man and a woman who were known ...

A woman injured in a road traffic collision in Weymouth has very sadly died. The single-vehicle collision occurred at around 3.15pm on Tuesday 25 October 2022 on Chickerell Road. It was reported that the car, an orange Peugeot, ended up on its roof. The driver, a woman aged in her 70s, was taken to hospital by the ...

The Weymouth football club’s senior players probably had one eye on next Saturday’s first round proper FA Cup tie at the Bob Lucas Stadium against League Two club AFC Wimbledon when they travelled to Dover on Saturday for a National League South game where they went down by 3 goals to nil. Dorchester however are a ...

Officers investigating a serious injury road traffic collision near Dorchester are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward. Dorset Police received a report at around 8pm on Saturday 29 October 2022 of a collision involving a black Ford Focus and a silver Mercedes on the A37 at Holywell Cross. The driver of the ...

Detectives are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a reported indecent exposure incident in Dorchester. At approximately 7pm on Sunday 23 October 2022 it is reported that the occupant of a property in High Street in Fordington noticed a man stood outside performing an indecent act. A 55-year-old man from Weymouth was ...

Officers trying to establish the identity of a man who was found in Weymouth are appealing for the public’s help in an effort to find out who he is or where he might be from. The man, who was found in the town near the seafront on Wednesday 28 September 2022, is described being around 50 ...

With Halloween looming the Woodland Trust has issued an urgent plea to witches, wizards and spooks everywhere not to endanger wildlife by dumping pumpkins in woodland. The UK’s largest woodland conservation charity has spotted a worrying trend in recent years for Halloween pumpkins to be taken to the nearest wood and left, in a well-meaning but ...

Officers investigating a road traffic collision in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. The single-vehicle collision happened at approximately 3.15pm on Tuesday 25 October 2022 on Chickerell Road. The car, an orange Peugeot, ended up on its roof. The driver, a woman in her 70s, was taken to hospital by the ...

Having supported a number of charities over the summer with monies raised from the popular Fayre In The Square event, Weymouth Rotary is proud to announce its latest support of the Bus Shelter Dorset project. The charity offers rough sleepers with a local connection to the area somewhere safe to stay – and ongoing support – ...

Budding young stage performers can take to the stage of Weymouth Pavilion this November with a smile, after the local Weymouth Rotary club were able to provide a £500 donation to production costs. WOW Youth Musical Theatre is a youth-focused charity that develops the confidence,teamwork and talent of 10-18 year olds, performing high quality, award-winning musical ...

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is warning people to not let Halloween become scary for all the wrong reasons. Every year on 31st October, children and adults are injured in accidents where candles or fireworks have set fire to costumes and hair. Plastic capes and bin liners, often used as costumes, are also fire ...

Weymouth manager Bobby Wilkinson got the Monkey off his Back when his young charges managed to break their National League South duck away from home beating Slough Town by 3 goals to 2 and added to that to make their task even more difficult the Terras finished the game with only 10 players out on ...

Health organisations in Dorset have secured £13m to transform two floors of South Walks House in Dorchester into clinical space. Dorset County Hospital (DCH) has been running an Outpatient Assessment Centre on one floor of the building, which is owned by Dorset Council, since last November. This was initially set up as a temporary measure to tackle ...

Officers investigating a burglary in Weymouth are appealing for witness or anyone with information to come forward. The burglary occurred at an address in Jordan Way between 4pm and 6pm on Wednesday 19 October 2022. Entry was gained to the property and a PlayStation 5 games console was stolen. Police Constable Erin Kinghorn, of Dorset Police, said: ...

Dorset Police is urging the public to remain vigilant following an increasing number of reports of scams involving WhatsApp messenger. The unsuspecting WhatsApp user receives a message on WhatsApp purporting to be from a family member in need of urgent help. The message comes from an unknown number and states something similar to ‘their phone is broken’, ...

Dorset Council is providing an additional winter payment of up to £1,000 to all Homes for Ukraine hosts, both current and new, and a further £250 per month to hosts continuing to provide refuge for their guests after the initial six-month period. Homes for Ukraine hosts have been receiving a £350 a month ‘thank you’ payment ...

Weymouth football club progress into Monday’s first round proper FA Cup draw following their 2 goals to 1 victory at Westleigh Park against hosts Havant & Waterlooville. The Terras probably produced their best performance since the appointment of new manager Bobby Wilkinson. Ahkeem Rose snatched victory for Weymouth with a goal in the 91st minute of ...

Between Monday 3 October and Sunday 9 October 2022 the Force took part in a national intensification week to disrupt county lines gangs operating across the country. The aim of the intensification week was to make life as difficult as possible for suspected members of county lines drugs gangs, who often use violence and intimidation to ...

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Dorset has launched the ‘Fix the Future’ Community Fund to help support projects and initiatives which will benefit young people and their local community. Grants are being made available to community groups and organisations for projects and initiatives that reflect the needs of younger people, give them development opportunities, add ...

Officers investigating a reported sexual assault in Weymouth have made an arrest. It was reported that at around 4.20pm on Monday 10 October 2022 a 17-year-old girl was walking in Crescent Street when she was approached by a man. The man attempted to engage her in conversation before he reportedly hugged her and kissed the top ...

Only Weymouth’s women’s football team managed to record a victory over the weekend, the senior men’s side went down by 5 goals to 1 away against Eastbourne Borough in their National League South game their sole score coming from Harry Kyprianou. Dorchester travelled into Devon to play Plymouth Parkway in the 3rd qualifying round of the FC ...

The breadth of artistic talent in West Dorset following the launch of the Dorset Community Mental Health Artists exhibition at Dorchester’s Shire Hall, has been hailed by West Dorset MP Chris Loder. The exhibition, launched on Saturday 24th September, showcases the artwork created by members of the Dorset Community Mental Health group. The event, also attended ...

Officers investigating a heritage crime involving damage to the door of a historic chapel in West Dorset are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. It was reported that damage was caused to a door and lock at St Catherine’s Chapel in Abbotsbury some time on Saturday 24 September 2022. It is believed the damage ...

As part of its ‘Communi-Tea’ programme, with a commitment to supporting local Dorset charities and causes, Dorset Tea has teamed up with Age UK, to provide funding and support for a new drop-in ‘Tea Club’ initiative, to help reach and support the local elderly community on a weekly basis. With the support of Dorset Tea, ...

Football – Weymouth football club progress into next week’s FA Cup draw following their victory over visitors Welling at the Bob Lucas Stadium on Saturday. Before the game kicked off the Terras manager Bobby Wilkinson announced the signings of three new players, defender Ben Gerring, striker Tyler Forbes and goalkeeper Zaki Oualah. Skipper Tom Bearwish ...

Patients have praised the level of care experienced at Dorset County Hospital. The latest inpatient survey, carried out by the Picker Institute on behalf of the Care Quality Commission, captured the views and experience of 570 patients admitted to DCH in November 2021. The results revealed that 82% of patients rated their experience as a 7/10 or ...

A man has been charged in connection with an alleged assault in Weymouth. At around 12.25pm on Monday 16 May 2022 it was reported that a man was seen assaulting a woman who was sitting in a vehicle in the car park at Littlemoor Shopping Centre before the woman drove off from the scene. The man and ...

A joint fire investigation between Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue (DWFRS) and Dorset Police has concluded, following a house fire in Weymouth earlier this week. At 4.21am on Tuesday 27 September, firefighters from Weymouth and Portland were called to Devon Road, Westham. On arrival, they found a well-developed fire on the ground floor of the ...

Officers investigating a burglary near Dorchester are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Between approximately 2.25am and 3am on Monday 26 September 2022 three people entered the club house and changing rooms at Puddletown RFC in Piddlehinton. A quantity of cash was stolen, as well as a bottle of alcohol. Damage was caused to ...

Dorset Council’s Memorial Corner project to the front of County Hall in Dorchester is now complete. The Memorial Corner, which includes the existing War Memorial area, has been completely renovated and extended to include nine new panels in memory of front-line workers who lost their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. The project was initiated by Dorset Council ...

Applications have opened for Weldmar Hospicecare’s Overseas Challenge 2023. Participants are being sought for an incredible trek along The Path of the Ancients in Greece to raise valuable funds for the Dorset charity next October. Weldmar Hospicecare, which provides specialist care to people living in Dorset with a life limiting illness and their loved ones, first ...

Rugby – Weymouth & Portland rugby club kicked off their Tribute Dorset & Wilts Division 1 South season a week late away against Lytchett Minster after last Saturday’s match against East Dorset Dockers was cancelled and the Seahorses began as they plan to continue this season by winning 34 points to 23. They crossed the ...

A West Dorset dairy farm has pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a cow and a calf by failing to care for them, along with a series of other offences relating to conditions on their farm. Ireosa Ltd, who operate Higher Kingston Russell Farm near Winterborne Abbas, appeared at Poole Magistrates Court for sentencing on ...