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Keelan O’Connell salvaged a crucial National League South point for Weymouth at Havent & Waterlooville with a 91st minute strike after the Terras had been trailing by 2 goals to 1. Weymouth’s opener came from the left boot of Bradley Ash who found the top corner of the goals from 20 yards out. Dorchester however failed to ...

Three people arrested in connection with the death of a man who sustained injuries during an incident in Dorchester have been released from custody on police bail. Dorset Police was called at 9.05pm on Saturday 18 March 2023 to reports of an assault at an address in Milford Road. A man aged in his 60s sustained ...

A motorcyclist has sustained serious injuries following a collision in Owermoigne and officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward. At around 1.15pm on Saturday 8 April 2023 a collision occurred on the dual carriageway section of the A352 between Warmwell Cross and Owermoigne involving a silver Yamaha motorcycle that had left the carriageway. The rider, a ...

Officers are appealing for witnesses as they investigate an assault on a cyclist in Weymouth. At around 7.30am on Monday 27 March 2023 a woman aged in her 40s was cycling along the Rodwell Trail, near to the access point for Sandsfoot Castle, when she encountered a man who grabbed the handlebars of her bicycle, causing ...

Dorset Council has today (6th April) issued a statement expressing their opposition to the Home Office announcement to house asylum seekers in floating accommodation at Portland Port. The statement reads as follows: “We are aware of the Home Secretary’s announcement this afternoon, confirming that the Home Office wishes to proceed with its plans to house asylum seekers ...

Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward as they investigate a serious injury road traffic collision near Dorchester. Dorset Police received a report at 10.26am on Thursday 6 April 2023 of a single vehicle collision on the Old Sherborne Road near to Cerne Abbas, between Piddle Lane and Alton Lane. ...

Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was assaulted in Weymouth. Dorset Police received a report at around 11.10pm on Wednesday 5 April 2023 that a man had been assaulted while walking along The Esplanade near to the Beach Control Office. It is reported that a man shouted at the victim before punching ...

The Keep Military Museum Young Historians group is set to launch a brand new history podcast, featuring local people connected to the Dorchester’s military history. Young Historians, a weekly after school club for 14-18 year olds based at The Keep Military Museum, have been working on their new podcast “Keeping It Real” for the past 6 ...

Drivers on the A31 are advised to plan ahead as the Bere Regis junction will be closed overnight for the next two weeks starting on Tuesday 11 April. The two weeks of night closures will allow work to replace the lighting columns at the junction to improve visibility and safety for all motorists. From Tuesday 11 April to Friday 21 ...

Charity funds from Dorchester Beerex 2023 organised by West Dorset Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) & Dorchester Casterbridge Rotary held in February in Dorchester Corn Exchange are in the process of being divided up and given to beneficiaries. The event raised a staggering £23K with this year’s primary charity being the Robert White Centre (RWC) ...

This April, Shire Hall Museum is hosting family-friendly events inspired by its current exhibition The Tiger Who Came to Tea. The Tiger Who Came to Tea exhibition, originated by Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children’s Books, features facsimiles of original artwork, notes and sketches. The exhibition also offers children the opportunity to step into Sophie’s ...

Weldmar Hospicecare has been nominated in no less than four categories at a leading fundraising awards ceremony, focusing on legacy giving – gifts left to charities in wills. The Smee and Ford Legacy Giving Awards take place in London this April, recognising excellence in a growing and competitive area of fundraising. The four categories that Weldmar are ...

The wearing of masks will no longer be mandatory at Dorset County Hospital from 11 April 2023. Cases of COVID-19 are reducing in Dorset, and many healthcare settings in the community, such as GP surgeries, have already stepped back from making masks compulsory. From 11 April, staff, visitors and patients at Dorset County Hospital will no longer ...

Bon Voyage to 30 members of Dorchester Choral Society who are travelling, just after Easter, to join with choirs from France and Germany to sing in Bayeux Cathedral on 14th April. The choirs come from the towns that are twinned with Dorchester: L’Orphéon Choir, Bayeux, France and Andreaskirche Lübbecke, Germany.  This is the latest of a ...

The Weymouth Land Train took its first trip of the season on Saturday 1st April 2023.  The Mayor of Weymouth Cllr Ann Weaving and her escort Cllr Ken Whatley joined a band of local businesses and families for a tour around the esplanade, harbour, and Hope Square. Tony Poole, owner of the Land Train said: “The ...

It’s beginning to look very bleak for Weymouth Football Club to retain their National League South status the Terras hosted Eastbourne Borough at the Bob Lucas Stadium on Saturday and our man at the game said that despite creating numerous chances particularly after the break they failed to convert any into goals and conceded once ...

Officers searching for missing Weymouth man Liam Butler have confirmed he has been located. Liam was reported missing having last been in contact with his family at around 7.30pm on Sunday 26 March 2023. Following enquiries, he has now been located safe and well. We would like to thank everyone who shared our appeal.  

A woman has been arrested as officers investigate a report of a burglary at a hotel in Weymouth. Dorset Police received a report at around 9.45pm on Friday 24 March 2023 of a burglary at a room in The Crown Hotel in St Thomas Street. A laptop, iPad and purse containing a quantity of cash and credit ...

Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward following a road traffic collision in Weymouth. Dorset Police received a report at 8.03am on Friday 31 March 2023 of a collision in Dorchester Road in Upwey involving a blue Volkswagen Golf and a black Nissan Qashqai. The Golf reportedly overturned as a result ...

Dorset Council has today, 30 March 2023, submitted a brand-new planning application proposing to demolish the former Weymouth and Portland Borough Council offices at North Quay, Weymouth. If approved, the demolition will be the first phase in the Dorset Council’s ambition to regenerate Weymouth’s waterside economy. With the recently announced £19.5m Levelling Up Funding (LUF), along ...

Officers investigating an assault on a woman in Weymouth town centre are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. At around 2.30pm on Saturday 25 March 2023 a woman was assaulted outside St Mary’s Church in St Mary Street. She sustained a cut to her forehead that required stitches. The offender is described as white, ...

1666 is a long time ago, 357 years in fact, but an ancient Dorset Charity is still supporting around 100 youngsters each year and fulfilling the legacy of its benefactor Sir Samuel Mico after all those years. The trustees of the Sir Samuel Mico Charities will gather on Friday 31 March at 11am in St Marys Church, Weymouth, ...

Dorset Council has today (29th March) issued a statement regarding apparent recent conversations about the use of Portland Port to accommodate asylum seekers. The statement reads as follows: “Dorset Council and the local MP Richard Drax have been made aware of conversations between the Home Office and the owners of Portland Port to site floating accommodation ...

Low-income households in the Dorset Council area will be able to apply for the next round of the Household Support Fund (HSF) to help with rising costs. Dorset Council has been awarded further funding from the Government’s Household Support Fund to support households in the most need with their energy, food, and water bills. The support ...

Fin, Ben, Mallacky, Patrick and Elliot from Weymouth’s WOW Youth Musical Theatre group are all showing true dedication to their next show this Easter at the Weymouth Pavilion Theatre.  The boys have all agreed to wax their legs to achieve the silky smooth finish required of a truly fabulous Drag Queen and will be raising ...

Two wards at Dorset County Hospital are merging to create a centre of excellence for the care of older people. Barnes Ward and Day Lewis Ward will come together as the ‘Mary Anning Unit’ from 3 April 2023. The ward teams have chosen to name their new unit in recognition of the pioneering achievements of celebrated ...

Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward after the window of a van was damaged on Portland. Dorset Police received a report at around 9pm on Friday 24 March 2023 that a window of a van had been smashed in Park Estate Road. Police Constable Billy Taylor, of Portland Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “We are carrying ...

Dorset Council is opening the doors to digital again thanks to an innovative and environmentally friendly way of raising funds for its digitally excluded residents. From now and until 2025, money raised from recycling old council laptops will be invested in the Digital Doorway scheme, which buys devices for people in need. This is expected to raise ...

Three men have been charged following the discovery of a suspected cannabis factory in Weymouth. Officers attended a premises off Avon Close on the Granby Industrial Estate just after 9.30am on Saturday 25 March 2023 and uncovered a large-scale operation cultivating what is believed to be cannabis plants. Following a search of the area, three men aged ...

Tribute Dorset & Wilts Division 1 Promotion Play Off Game. Chippenham 34 pts Weymouth & Portland 36. The Seahorses overcame the handicap of playing on an artificial surface for the first time to emerge victors and return to the Southern Counties league for the 3rd time since the advent of league rugby in 1987. It was a ding ...

Could you spend as few hours a week playing games or doing puzzles with patients at Dorset County Hospital (DCH)? DCH’s Volunteer Service is looking for people to join its new Activity Squad – a group dedicated to helping patients take part in activities to support their mental and physical wellbeing. This could include playing board games, ...

People coming to Dorset County Hospital next week are being advised to allow for extra time, as sections of the new modular discharge lounge will arrive on site from Monday (27 March). The Trust secured £2million from NHS England as part of a scheme to expand hospital discharge lounges for patients that are waiting for their ...

Calling those who have a passion for fashion – a brand-new ‘second hand’ project is coming to Dorchester! Dorchester will be hosting a sustainable fashion revolution between the 22rd-29th April. ReThink Fashion Dorchester is all about encouraging people to lessen the environmental impact of fashion through reducing, reusing and recycling. The event includes a range of ...

Officers investigating a burglary and assault incidents in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. At 1.25pm on Wednesday 22 March 2023 it is reported that three men entered a property in Emmadale Close. While inside, one of the men grabbed one of the occupants by his T-shirt, but subsequently let ...

Litter Free Dorset is delighted to announce that The Great Dorset Beach Clean is back for its 33rd year! This year’s event will take place from 15th – 23rd April, starting on the last weekend of the Easter break. The perfect way to end the school holidays! 17 beach cleans are happening along the Dorset coast ...

Detectives who have arrested two teenagers in connection with an alleged serious assault in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward. Dorset Police received a report of a fight that had taken place in an alleyway between Court Road and Lorton Lane at around 9.20am on Tuesday 21 March 2023. It was ...

Dorset Museum is one of two charities taking part in an ‘Attic and Charity auction’ at Athelhampton House this coming Saturday 25 March from 2:00pm. Alongside a range of lots being offered by Athelhampton House, including furniture and other items, the Museum is offering auction-goers the chance to bid on opportunities to see behind the scenes ...

Sixteen local people have spent the last sixteen weeks learning to dance with the Eileen Spracklen School of Dance, to fundraise for Weldmar Hospicecare, enabling the charity to continue to provide specialist care for adults in Dorset who have a life limiting illness, and support for their loved ones. Glitz, glamour and glitterball trophies were all ...

Two men have been jailed after an attempted robbery at a residential address in Weymouth. Richard David Grimshaw, 53 and of Weymouth, and Shane Peter Smith, 33 and of Portland, were sentenced for attempted robbery and assault at Bournemouth Crown Court on Monday 20 March 2023. Grimshaw was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison ...

Nothe Fort, a Victorian fort operated by Weymouth Civic Society as a heritage tourist attraction, has been awarded £320,000 from the Museum Estate and Development Fund (MEND), which is being delivered by Arts Council England on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The money will pay for remedial work to address ...

A scrambled goal in second half overtime from Akheem Rose against Welling at the Bob Lucas Stadium on Saturday helped to erase the nightmare of last Tuesday evening’s 5 goals to 2 defeat at the hands of fellow National League South strugglers Hungerford. In the 28th minute of the game Welling were down to 10 men after ...

Officers searching for a missing elderly man in West Dorset have very sadly found a body. Dorset Police received a report at 3.11pm on Friday 17 March 2023 raising concern for the welfare of 95-year-old Michael Norman. Following searches by officers, assisted by the NPAS helicopter, Dorset Search and Rescue (DorSAR) and Wessex 4×4 Rescue, the body ...

Kerry Bartlett has told KeeP 106 that she took part in a charity retro aerobics workout out at the Blast Off PT Mental Health and Exercise gym in Dorchester helping to raise £170 for Red Nose Day. On their Facebook page the Gym commented “Huge shout out to everyone that came to the Retro Aerobics session ...

Dorset Museum has announced that it has acquired a rare gold and rock crystal pendant dating to the 6th or 7th century AD. The pendant was found in 2019 by metal detectorists Charles Bullock and Stuart Robinson near Milton Abbas in Dorset. After the finders reported the find to the Dorset Council Finds Liaison Officer, ...

The number of homeless people in Dorset is declining thanks to a range of new services and accommodation options for people on the streets. Services are being delivered in a person-centred and empathic way with different types of accommodation being offered to help people into permanent homes. Thanks to innovative and successful funding bids, Dorset Council is ...

Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is excited to announce the return of its ‘Open Gardens’ initiative this year. Running all year round, with a Spring/Summer theme taking place from April to September and an Autumn/Winter theme taking place from October to March, the charity’s Open Gardens initiative aims to bring local communities across Dorset and Somerset ...

Weymouth harbourside has a new defibrillator, available to the public for medical emergencies, after it was officially unveiled on Saturday 11th March. The ceremony was bittersweet as the device has been put in place in tribute to a stalwart of Weymouth Rotary, Andrew Prowse, who passed away suddenly in June 2020 following a heart attack. David Langridge, ...

Weymouth Football Club’s senior men’s team travelled into Essex to play promotion chasing Braintree on Saturday and managed to return to Dorset with a National League South point. The hosts went down to 10 men in the 53rd minute of the game when Alf Pavey was shown the red card for a reckless challenge on the Terras ...

Dorset Council is encouraging residents to start planning their own street parties for The Coronation of The King and The Queen Consort. It will be celebrated across the country and marked with a three-day bank holiday weekend from Saturday 6 May to Monday 8 May with opportunities for people to be part of the historic occasion. You ...

Officers investigating a report of criminal damage to a home on Portland are appealing for witnesses or anyone with footage to come forward. The incident occurred between 4.50pm and 5pm on Wednesday 1 March 2023 in Park Estate Road, near to the junction with Montrose Close. Stones were thrown through at the front door of the ...

Officers investigating a suspicious vehicle fire in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Dorset Police received a report at 3.52am on Sunday 5 March 2023 of a vehicle fire at the junction of Blenheim Road and Lancaster Road. Officers attended to assist the fire service and, following enquiries, it is believed ...

The Great British Spring Clean returns to Dorchester this year! Dorchester Town Council will be holding two community litter picks on the 23rd and 31st of March. The picks will start at 10am, meeting at the Borough Gardens bandstand, running until 12noon. The Town Council will be lending out litter pickers, gloves, and other equipment ...

Households in the Melcombe Regis and Weymouth Harbour area are receiving a new guide to Flood Risk through their letterbox. The guide provides the tools and information needed to prepare if a flood were to occur. As a part of the EU Interreg funded project ‘Building Resilience in Communities’ (BRIC), Dorset Coast Forum has produced a ...

Could you spend as few hours a week playing games or doing puzzles with patients at Dorset County Hospital (DCH)? DCH’s Volunteer Service is looking for people to join its new Activity Squad – a group dedicated to helping patients take part in activities to support their mental and physical wellbeing. This could include playing board games, ...

Six local people from the business community have raised £9,200 for Weldmar Hospicecare, plus more than £1,000 for the Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum, by getting locked up for the day in the cells at the museum in Dorchester. The day began with ‘sentencing’ of the participants in the court, who all had to raise a ...

Weymouth & Portland Rugby Club celebrated their Tribute Dorset & Wilts Championship in front of their fans at Monmouth Avenue on Saturday and in turn avenged their only defeat this season at the hands of Bridport at the Brewery Ground. A much-changed Seahorses side took an early lead when centre Matt Savage capped a fine move ...

Dorset County Hospital (DCH) has secured £2millon to help free up hospital beds by creating a new, larger discharge lounge facility. DCH submitted a bid to NHS England after the Government announced an additional £50million in capital funding to expand hospital discharge lounges and ambulance hubs. Discharge lounges are designated areas for patients that are waiting for ...

Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a burglary in Weymouth. Between Saturday 4 February and Wednesday 1 March 2023 an address in Buxton Road was broken into. A number of items of jewellery were stolen, as well as commemorative coins. Police Constable Steven Conroy, of Weymouth police, said: “We are carrying ...

To mark Weldmar Hospicecare’s forthcoming 30th anniversary in 2024, the Dorset charity has revealed two incredible Overseas Challenges to raise funds towards the specialist care they provide for adults in the county who are living with a life limiting illness, and support for their loved ones. In November 2024, Weldmar will be embarking on a journey ...

Councillors voted in unanimous support of Cllr Spencer Flower’s proposal for a £2m cost-of-living support fund for residents in today’s Cabinet meeting. The £2m will be funded from the council’s reserves. Proposals were developed by officers in response to the request from Cllr Flower, Leader of Dorset Council. The fund will support a range of projects ...