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Officers investigating a serious injury collision near Bovington are issuing an appeal for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to get in touch. At around 11.40am on Wednesday 24 May 2023 a collision occurred near to Clouds Hill involving a green BMW motorcycle and a white Toyota Hilix. The motorcycle rider – a man aged in his ...

Dorchester Town Football Club are delighted to announce the signing of Olaf Koszela on a one-year contract (subject to FA approval). The striker – who has 12 goals in 42 appearances for the club – joins on a permanent deal ahead of the new 2023/24 campaign, having spent another impressive spell on loan at The Avenue ...

Last year the Dorchester Market Car Boot Fund awarded over £24,000 worth of grants to community organisations in the Dorchester area. Pre-school clubs, sports clubs, youth projects, projects for people with disabilities or long-term health related issues and projects tackling social isolation were among those that benefitted from the funding. Dorset Council collected the income from people ...

Officers investigating an assault in Weymouth town centre are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to get in touch. At around 3.55pm on Saturday 13 May 2023 two Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS) officers approached two young people at the pier. It is reported that one of the CSAS officers was pushed by a boy, before ...

Officers investigating a fail-to-stop collision in Weymouth are issuing an appeal for information to locate the vehicle involved. Between 11.15am and 11.45am on Monday 8 May 2023 a collision occurred involving a van and a pedestrian in William Street at the junction with the B3155. The pedestrian – a 15-year-old girl – sustained a serious injury to ...

Officers are investigating a single vehicle road traffic collision in Weymouth and are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. The incident happened at approximately 8.50pm on Saturday 20 May 2023 on Knights in the Bottom Road in Chickerell just after the Victoria Inn. During the road traffic collision a silver Vauxhall Astra left ...

Jason Leonard RFU Under 20 County Championship Semi-Final: Hampshire 29 pts v Dorset & Wilts 27. At Havant Rugby Club. The Twin Counties will not be appearing in the final of this season’s competition. However, they came very close, and at half time very few would have laid odds against them missing out on a third ...

Officers investigating a criminal damage and public order incident in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Dorset Police was called at 3.13am on Sunday 14 May 2023 with a report of three men acting aggressively in Westham Road. It was further reported that one of the men smashed the window of ...

Young people are to benefit for another year from a £100,000 fund through Dorset Council Youth organisations. The fund supports a range of activities for young people with grants being offered from £500 to £5,000. Applications must be submitted by Wednesday 14 June to be considered. Organisations working with young people can apply for grants from £500 to £5000 ...

St Osmund’s C of E Middle school in Dorchester announces that they have smashed another challenge in their efforts to provide safe toilets overseas. After announcing their school achievement of twinning 49 toilets. The school hosted an event which was Toilet themed to celebrate their achievement but also to make a special announcement and presentation.  Among ...

The helicopter landing site at Dorset County Hospital will temporarily move to allow enabling works and construction of the new Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit to take place. Dorset County Hospital has plans to build a brand-new Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit, including a rooftop helipad, on the former Damers School site. To allow demolition ...

As part of King Charles III Coronation celebrations, The Lugger Inn, Chickerell, launched their Life & Soul Community Trust.  The intention of the Trust is to provide support to those within the local community, whether monetary or otherwise, to bring happiness to others, promote wellbeing and nurture a strong community spirit. Organisers have lost no time ...

Dorset Youth Pride returns to Shire Hall Museum in Dorchester on Saturday 10th June. Now in its second year, Dorset Youth Pride is a free, inclusive pride event welcoming all members of the LGBT+ community and allies. Shire Hall Museum is opening for free from 10am – 4pm on Saturday 10th June for Dorset Youth Pride. ...

Creatures great and small will be appearing at Dorset’s County Show, many of them for the first time. Even more exciting news, you can enjoy more for less at the Dorset County Show, which takes place on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd September. As well as a host of new attractions, tickets are at an early ...

Weymouth football club’s manager Bobby Wilkinson had a very busy day on Monday he acquired the signatures of 10 players for next season, two of them Calvin Brooks and Brandon Goodship who were part of Weymouth’s promotion winning side in 2019 and who both turned out for Salisbury last season. Five have exited the club with another ten still ...

An inaugural half-marathon event called the ‘Hardy Half’ took place in Dorchester on Sunday 14th May starting from Dorchester Rugby Club and  attracting around 300 participants who ran through countryside immortalised by the writer Thomas Hardy, and around the landscape featuring the monument dedicated to the ‘other’ Hardy, Vice-Admiral Thomas Masterman Hardy, Lord Nelson’s flag ...

Officers investigating a serious injury collision near Dorchester are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward. Dorset Police received a report at 4.45pm on Saturday 13 May 2023 of a collision involving a green Volkswagen Tiguan and a yellow Honda motorcycle on the A37 at Wrackleford. The male rider of the motorcycle was ...

Bill Beaumont RFU County Championship result – Dorset & Wilts 66 pts v Devon Nil at Royal Wootton Bassett RFC. Without a doubt, this was a comprehensive victory for the Twin Counties. They took control of the proceedings from the kick-off and were 24 points to nil up inside the first 15 minutes of the game. ...

Patients who are unexpectedly admitted to hospital with no belongings will now receive a free comfort bag, thanks to the Friends of Dorset County Hospital (DCH). The charity has donated bags full of essential toiletries for patients who have been admitted to the Emergency Department and need to be transferred to a ward. Items include: Toothpaste and toothbrush Deodorant Wash ...

If the sea and the splendour of a magnificent tallship appeals to you, Weymouth is the place to be later this month. From Thursday 18 May until Sunday 21 May there will be a rare opportunity to see and explore on-board the full-size replica of a massive 17th-century Spanish Galleon, similar to those of the Spanish ...

Pressure to do well in exams can be overwhelming and affect young people’s mental health – but help is available. During this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (15-21 May), Dorset HealthCare’s Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) in schools service is advising children and young people how to cope with exam stress and signposting them to help ...

Officers investigating an incident where two people were assaulted in Weymouth town centre are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant footage to come forward. The incident occurred at the K1 bus shelter in The Esplanade around 7pm on Sunday 30 April 2023. It is reported that a man and a woman – aged in their 30s ...

Volunteers at KeeP 106 attended two events over the coronation weekend to provide the PA system in both cases. The first was at the Salisbury Fields Beacon Lighting event on the Saturday followed by the Dorchester Lions Summerfest on Sunday. Our reporter Andy Worth writes: “It was a damp evening on the day of the King’s Coronation ...

Bill Beaumont RFU County Championship. Pool 2, Division 2, at Cheltenham RFC. Gloucestershire 15  – Dorset & Wilts 47 The Twin Counties three times winners of this competition, kicked off their championship campaign with an impressive display against a much-fancied side. Dorset & Wilts started the much better of the two teams and raced into 19 points ...

Officers investigating an assault outside a pub in Dorchester are appealing for witnesses to come forward. Just after 1.45am on Saturday 6 May 2023 it is reported a fight broke out between a group of people outside of Hardy’s Pub in Trinity Street. During the incident a man aged in his 20s sustained injuries to his face. ...

Dorchester Town Council has issued an open invitation to attend their Informal Annual Town Meeting on Friday 19th May from 11am to 1pm. It is an opportunity to to see how your local democracy is working for you, and tell Councillors what you think should be priorities for the town over the coming year. Partners ...

A Dorchester school is to make a splash in Parliament through its fundraising for lifesaving loos overseas. Staff and students at St Osmund’s CE Middle School have just completed a challenge to ‘twin’ all 49 toilets in the school through the charity Toilet Twinning which helps provide safe toilets overseas. Now they have reached their fundraising goal, ...

Award winning Weymouth barbers, Barberista UK have teamed up with Dorset Mental Health Forum and local community organisations to offer men a safe space to get a free haircut whilst opening up about their mental health if they wish. The monthly sessions are run by Peer Specialists from the Forums’ Sports and Social team, alongside barber ...

KeeP 106 has received a joint statement from Dorset Council and Dorset Police which sets out their shared position on the Home Office’s plans to house asylum seekers on a barge in Portland Port later this year. The statement reads: “The organisations have questions about the proposal that remain unanswered and continue to seek clarity from ...

Officers are investigating a fatal road traffic collision in Weymouth and are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward. Dorset Police was called to the incident, in which a white Mercedes Sprinter van collided with a pedestrian in Wooland Gardens at 12.49pm on Tuesday 2 May 2023. Officers attended, along with the ambulance ...

Officers investigating a robbery in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. The incident occurred between 3pm and 4pm on Sunday 23 April 2023 in the area of Asda in Newstead Road. It is reported that a woman was approached by a group of young people and had her bank card stolen. She ...

Officers investigating an alleged sexual assault in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. It was reported that between 12pm and 1pm on Thursday 27 April 2023 a man was travelling on the number 10 bus from Bridport Road in Dorchester to King’s Statue in Weymouth when he engaged a teenage ...

Queue up the theme tune to the film the Great Escape, Weymouth Football Club’s Senior men’s team travelled to Dover on Saturday knowing that only a win would do in their final game of the season if they were to avoid dropping into the Southern League and a win is what they got. Two first half ...

Officers investigating an incident where a man sustained serious injuries in Weymouth town centre are appealing for witnesses or anyone dashcam footage to come forward. Dorset Police received a report from the ambulance service at 7.37pm on Thursday 27 April 2023 of a man requiring medical assistance at Westham Bridge. The ambulance service had been alerted ...

As part of King Charles III Coronation celebrations, The Lugger Inn Chickerell have decided to join THE BIG HELP OUT initiative on 8th May, by launching their Life & Soul Community Trust.  The intention of the Trust is to provide support to those within the local community, whether monetary or otherwise, to bring happiness to ...

Cllr Spencer Flower, Leader of Dorset Council, has made changes to his Cabinet. The following appointments come into effect from 1 May 2023. Cllr Flower will provide further commentary on these changes at the Annual Council meeting on 11 May. Cabinet members: Cllr Spencer Flower – Leader and Portfolio Holder – Governance, Performance & Communications Cllr Gary Suttle ...

Concerns about the loss of fundraising opportunities due to Covid led the Dorchester and District Christian Aid group to produce a recipe book, Cooking for Life. And the book, which includes more than 100 recipes from congregation members across Dorchester and further afield, has now raised £5,000 for the charity. Co-author Tony McDougal said the book was ...

It seems that some members of the public are ignoring the warning signs and barriers near the rockfalls at West Bay near Bridport. The clear advice on the signs is to ‘Keep away from rockfall area’ and ‘Stay away from cliffs’. But our KeeP 106 sports reporter, Idris Martin, who took the photos below says: “People ...

In the most recent Countryside e-newsletter from Dorset Council comes information about the current restoration project at Rushy Pond at Thorncombe Wood near Dorchester. Firstly, volunteers have been looking into writings of Thomas Hardy (1840- 1928) to explore the relationship between the pond and the writer, and the landscape he grew up in. Secondly, Rangers have ...

Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward after two people stole food from a shop in Dorchester. At approximately 6.30am on Saturday 22 April 2023, two male offenders entered Co-op in Trinity Street and took pizzas and sandwiches from the shelves. When challenged by staff, it is reported that they pretended they had a weapon, however ...

To celebrate five years since opening, Shire Hall Museum is offering a special entry offer to visitors on Monday 1st May. Based in Dorchester, Shire Hall Museum brings over 200 years of history to life. With interactive galleries, immersive cells and the impressive historic courtroom, there is something for everyone at the Museum. On Monday 1st May, ...

More than 75,000 people in Dorset are eligible for a COVID-19 booster jab this spring – and appointments are available to book now. Over-75s, people aged five and over who have a weakened immune system and older adult care home residents are all entitled to a free vaccination to protect themselves from the virus. Dorset’s vaccination teams ...

Tom Bearwish and Bradley Ash threw Weymouth Football Club’s senior men’s team a National League South lifeline both scoring a goal apiece at the Bob Lucas Stadium on Saturday against visitors Slough. Before the game kicked off the Terras were rooted to the foot of the league table but scoring two goals and keeping a clean ...

A body sadly found in a river in Dorchester is believed to be that of a missing teenager from the Dorchester area. The report of the discovery at the river Frome in the area of Lubbecke Way was received by Dorset Police at around 3pm on Saturday 22 April 2023. Although formal identification has not yet taken ...

Councillors and officers from Dorset Council, MPs Richard Drax and Chris Loder and the managing directors for South Western Railway and Network Rail (Wessex) came together to officially open Weymouth’s recently improved railway station on Friday, 21 April. Other representatives from organisations which helped shape and fund the improvements were also in attendance. The multi-agency partnership-led improvement ...

Officers investigating a reported assault in Dorchester are appealing for information and trying to trace witnesses to assist their enquiries. At around 8.45pm on Wednesday 19 April 2023 a man and woman who were known to each other were driving in a white Ford Transit van between Herringston Road, between Herringston House and the Weldmar Hospice, ...

Today (Thursday 20 April 2023), Dorset Council’s Waste Enforcement and Legal teams have successfully prosecuted another fly-tipper. David Barney, 37 of Wiltshire Road in Salisbury, was found guilty of fly-tipping soil, ground workings and green waste on land at the former Askers Hotel near Dorchester without an environmental permit, contrary to Section 33 (1)(a) of the ...

Officers investigating the theft of alcohol from a shop in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses to come forward. At approximately 8.15pm on Tuesday 18 April 2023 two people entered Tesco Express in Dorchester Road and went to the alcohol aisle. The young male offenders were asked to leave by a member of staff, before they stole a ...

The South West Dorset Talking Newspaper, a charity providing local news as well as a weekly magazine to visually impaired people, has announced that the service is to soon close after 36 years. A statement on the SWDTN website reads: “After 36 wonderful years, we’re calling it a day. Thanks to the wonder of technology, it’s ...

To celebrate Deaf Awareness Week, Dorset Museum and Shire Hall Museum in Dorchester are offering a BSL tour on Saturday 29 April 2023. Deaf visitors are invited to join renowned deaf tour guide John Wilson to explore two of Dorset’s most fantastic museums. Dorset Museum allows you to explore 250 million years of Dorset’s history. Discover Roman mosaics, Jurassic ...

Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward after a burglary where two vehicles were stolen near Dorchester. Between 6pm on Wednesday 12 April and 9.30am on Thursday 13 April 2023 a black Ford Focus and a white Vauxhall van were stolen from the Enterprise Park in Piddlehinton. The van was later recovered ...

Weymouth senior men’s football team have just 3 games remaining to retain their National League South status following their 2 goals to 1 defeat away at Hampton & Richmond. The Terras led by a Bradley Ash strike in the 23rd minute right until the 77th minute when their hosts drew level Weymouth held on to the point ...

Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society has announced it has appointed Claire Dixon as its new Executive Director. Claire is currently Director of Museums and Deputy Chief Executive at Bath Preservation Trust and will take up her new post in July. Claire brings with her a wealth of experience having spent over fifteen years in the ...

Weymouth football club’s senior men’s team who are currently in 22nd place out of 24 in the National League South and 4 points from league security travel to Hampton & Richmond on Saturday who are 16th in the table and have very little to play for other than pride itself. The Terras have just 4 games remaining to ...

Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a reported road rage incident in Weymouth. The incident occurred at around 1.35pm on Wednesday 12 April 2023 on Swannery Bridge involving two vehicles. It is reported that one of the vehicles involved – a black Hyundai ix35 – pulled out in front of the victim’s vehicle. The driver ...

Litter Free Dorset is working with Southern Co-op and W&S Recycling to dismantle and recycle 8,000 disposable barbecues as a reminder of how destructive they can be to the environment. Weighing in at over seven tonnes, the disposable barbecues were taken off the shelves following the devastating heathland fires of 2022 and campaigns from Litter Free ...

Officers investigating an alleged affray in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Dorset Police received a report at 2.42am on Tuesday 11 April 2023 of a man in possession of a mallet in Maiden Street. It is reported that the man approached a male member of the public – who was ...

This summer, Dorset touring arts charity Artsreach continues to bring professional performances to village halls, pubs and other community spaces right across Dorset with the launch of its brand-new summer programme, featuring 13 artists and companies set to perform 17 live dates in 17 rural communities. With the support of the Arts Council England and ...

Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with footage to come forward following an affray in Weymouth. It is reported that at around 3.35pm on Saturday 8 April 2023 an altercation occurred involving a cyclist and the occupants of a white Ford Transit van and a silver Ford C-Max on Preston Beach Road. Three people sustained injuries ...

Officers investigating a burglary in Weymouth are appealing for anyone with information to come forward – with an image of one of the stolen items being issued. Between 4.10pm and 9.45pm on Saturday 8 April 2023 entry was gained to a property in the area of Belfield Park Avenue. A number items of jewellery were stolen, including ...