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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 ...

Staff from Dorset County Hospital are encouraging people to talk to their families about organ donation after experiencing first-hand the difference it can make. Jon Fox, Service Manager at Dorset County Hospital, received a liver transplant when he was just eight and HR Manager Kelly Upton’s son received a liver transplant last year at the age ...

Pupils at Damers First School have earned an international accreditation this academic year, recognising their amazing work in making their school more environmentally friendly and raising eco-awareness in fellow pupils. Damers First School achieved their fourth Eco Schools Green Flag with Distinction. Eco-Schools is an international education programme that prompts young people to explore sustainability and ...

Officers continuing to investigate a fatal road traffic collision in Bere Regis are renewing their appeal for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward. Just after 5pm on Sunday 18 September 2022, officers attended the incident at Rye Hill involving a blue Mazda MX5, a silver Ford C Max, a white Suzuki Ignis and ...

Officers carrying out enquiries on behalf of HM Coroner for Dorset into the death of a man on Portland are appealing for information from the public. At 7.33pm on Friday 29 July 2022 Dorset Police received a report of a body having been found down cliffs on the island. Officers attended, assisted by the coastguard, to recover ...

An ambitious plan to create a continuous line of hedgerows across Dorset to correct the damage to nature of recent years is looking for local volunteers to make it happen. To be launched next week (24 Sep – 2 Oct; to coincide with The Great Big Green Week), the ‘Great Big Dorset Hedge’ project aims to ...

Officers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward following an assault on a farmer in a field near Wool. At approximately 5.30pm on Tuesday 6 September 2022 a farmer entered a field in a vehicle near East Burton Road and saw a dog chasing after sheep. The farmer used his vehicle to protect the sheep ...

In excess of 2500 athletes took part in the Weymouth Ironman 70 .3, 2022 race on Sunday 18th September. The event kicked off at 7 15 am with a 1.2-mile swim off of Preston Beach in almost perfect conditions, with flat calm seas, then transitioned into a 56-mile tour of Dorset cycle race and then back ...

The 25th Weldmar Hospicecare Summer Fete will be taking place in the meadow and gardens of the charity’s Inpatient Unit in Dorchester on Saturday 24th September, 2022, supported by HSBC UK. Originally scheduled for Saturday 10th September, following the sad news that Queen Elizabeth II had died, as a mark of respect to the Royal ...

The Mayor of Dorchester, Cllr Janet Hewitt has issued the following statement: “With great sadness we learn of the passing of Our Gracious Queen Elizabeth the second. We must thank her for a glorious reign of 70 years. She has given us so many things that will leave us Great Britain and the commonwealth so enhanced and ...

Members of the public and local businesses have been laying flowers at the foot of the Queen Mother Statue in Poundbury in tribute to Her Late Majesty The Queen. Amongst several messages left with the flowers one reads: “Always in our thoughts. Rest in Peace Ma’am. Waitrose & Partners, Poundbury” Another says: “Elizabeth II 1926 – 2022. The perfect ...

Dorset Museum is deeply saddened to hear the news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96. Our thoughts are with the Royal Family at this time. To celebrate the life of Britain’s longest reigning monarch, Dorset Museum are collecting memories, during the ten day period of mourning from 9 ...

Following the death of Her Majesty The Queen two local events have been postponed or cancelled. The Weldmar Fete due to take place at the Weldmar Hospicecare inpatient unit on Herringston Road in Dorchester, has been postponed. A rearranged date will be announced in due course. You can read the statement by Weldmar Hospicecare here: weldmarhospicecare.org/her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii/ Also, ...

The Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset and the Chairman of Dorset Council have paid tribute to Her Majesty The Queen who has died at the age of 96. Buckingham Palace issued the following statement this evening – “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. “The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return ...

Officers investigating an assault on a teenage boy in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. At around 6.30pm on Sunday 14 August 2022 the victim – a teenage boy from Wiltshire – was with his friends on the beach near to the Jubilee Clock Tower when he saw a group ...

Officers are appealing for the driver of a vehicle involved in a road traffic collision in Weymouth to come forward. Between 5.15pm and 5.45pm on Sunday 21 August 2022 a collision occurred on Littlemoor Road involving a bicycle and a car. The 10-year-old cyclist sustained a cut to his hand. The driver of the car – which is ...

This Saturday 10 September will see the AJ Bell Tour of Britain arrive in Dorset for the first time in the penultimate stage of their 2022 cycle race. Stage seven will run parallel with the West Dorset Heritage coast before passing through Dorchester, West Lulworth and Corfe Castle. The route heads inland towards Wareham, Milton Abbas ...

Key stakeholders and specialists are coming together tomorrow, Wednesday 7 September, to discuss future options for Sandsfoot Castle. Officers from Dorset Council, which owns the castle, will meet with representatives from Historic England, Weymouth Town Council, Natural England the Jurassic Coast Trust to discuss the options available to help preserve the Castle. In November 2021, Sandsfoot Castle ...

Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward after a till was stolen from a salon in Weymouth. It is reported that at around 6.40pm on Friday 26 August 2022 a staff member was working in Tahnee’s Hair & Beauty Studio in Portland Road when they noticed a man and woman standing ...

With a challenging autumn and winter ahead, and donations taking a dip during the summer holidays, Weymouth Rotary have made two major donations this August, using monies raised from the Fayre In The Square event in May. The first was a cheque for £1,000 to Weymouth Foodbank. Chair Of Trustees JP Dervley said “our food donations ...

An annual memorial service to remember loved ones is being held in the beautiful grounds of Weymouth Crematorium. The event will start at 2pm on Sunday 25 September. This year the service will be a celebration picnic with a multi-faith celebrant who will lead the proceedings. There will be music and refreshments provided by the Salvation ...

The Dorchester Fire Station Facebook page states that tonight (31st August) they will be undergoing a training exercise in the new multi-storey car park at Dorset County Hospital. The fire service says that the exercise will allow them and their colleagues from Bridport Fire Station, Maiden Newton Fire Station and Fire Control to test their procedures ...

Air Ambulance charities across the country are once again coming together to celebrate Air Ambulance Week, which takes place between Monday 5th – Sunday 11th September 2022. The national awareness week, organised by Air Ambulances UK, will see Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance join other air ambulance charities around the country in a campaign called ‘Critical ...

Landlords are being encouraged to work with Dorset Council to give families a stable home, improve the quality of properties and benefit by having access to a dedicated service. There is high demand for available homes from families in the council area and landlords who sign up and commit to making their property safe and good ...

Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward following a fatal road traffic collision on Portland. At 2.43am on Saturday 27 August 2022 Dorset Police received a report of a single-vehicle road traffic collision on Portland Beach Road involving a white Honda motorcycle. The rider of the motorcycle – a man aged ...

Its great news for children young and old in the Dorchester area. After many months of hard painstaking work, the steam roller play equipment is back and open in Kings Road play Area. Dorchester Town Council are pleased to be able to say it’s time to come and enjoy this icon of Dorchester’s industrial heritage again. ...

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is urging local people to help keep their communities fire-safe, as the summer holidays draw to a close. A combination of the Bank Holiday weekend, the last chance for families to get away before schools restart, and large events such as Bournemouth Air Festival, will mean an influx of ...

Wessex Water has thanked KeeP 106 listeners for using water responsibly during the dry weather this summer, which has helped avoid the need for a hosepipe ban. Households are urged to keep up the good work, even now that temperatures are cooling, because rivers and wildlife need protection. Wessex Water currently spends £30 million a year ...

Walkers will be putting their best foot forward for charity next month as they take part in the annual walk to the River Jordan to raise funds for Christian Aid. The eight mile sponsored walk will take place on Saturday 17 September, beginning at St Peter’s Church, Dorchester at 9.30am and will finish at Bowleaze Cove, ...

Four people have been arrested with one man due to appear at court in connection with allegations of false imprisonment as well as drug and firearms offences in Dorchester. At around 2.30pm on Monday 22 August 2022 officers conducting enquiries into an unrelated matter attended an address in Great Western Road in Dorchester. It was reported that ...

Officers investigating reports that two teenage boys were touched inappropriately by a man in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. It was reported that between 11am and 12pm on Thursday 11 August 2022 a 15-year-old boy was riding his bike when he was stopped by a man in an alleyway ...

Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward after damage was caused to a shop window in Dorchester. It is reported that at around 8.30pm on Saturday 20 August 2022 a man threw a chair through a window at Waitrose in Tudor Arcade. The offender is described as white, aged between 25 and 35 years old and ...

Following a reported assault in Dorchester officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward – with one arrest being made. Between 9.30pm and 9.45pm on Saturday 20 August 2022, a 25-year-old local man was walking along Queens Avenue with three friends when he became aware of five people, who have been described ...

Dorset Council has published the following information ahead of the Tour Of Britain Stage 7 due to visit Dorset for the first-ever time on Saturday 10 September for what promises to be an exciting day of cycle racing. Here’s everything you need to know if you’re looking to go along and watch. The Race Route – Times The ...

A motorcyclist has come forward following a reported fail-to-stop injury collision in Portesham. Dorset Police was called at 11.32am on Sunday 14 August 2022 to reports of a road traffic collision on the B3157 at Goose Hill involving two motorcycles that were travelling westbound toward Abbotsbury. It is reported that the rider of one of the motorcycles ...

Officers investigating a road traffic collision in Dorchester are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Police received a call at 9.14am on Tuesday 16 August 2022 that a black Nissan had collided with a wall in Celtic Crescent. Officers from Dorchester and the traffic unit attended along with paramedics from the ambulance service. The ...

Officers investigating a suspected arson in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. At 5.20am on Monday 15 August 2022 the fire service attended a fire at the Dorset Council offices in Jubilee Retail Park. A preliminary investigation suggests that the fire was started intentionally at the main entrance of the offices. Police ...

If you are looking for something exciting and fun to do during the holidays that will suit all ages and you don’t want to break the bank, then there are 2 great FREE events taking place in Dorchester over the August bank holiday weekend. Firstly the super popular Open Air Cinema event is back! This is ...

The 25th Weldmar Hospicecare Summer Fete takes place in the meadow and gardens of the charity’s Inpatient Unit in Dorchester on Saturday 10th September, 2022, supported by HSBC UK. It will be the first time the event will have taken place since the pandemic, which caused it to be cancelled for the first time in its ...

Officers investigating a collision involving two cars in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses and anyone with dashcam to come forward. At 11.41am on Sunday 14 August 2022 Dorset Police was called to reports of a two-vehicle collision on Newstead Road, near to the Asda store, involving a red Toyota Yaris and a black Vauxhall Zafira. The ...

Officers are appealing for a motorcyclist involved in a fail-to-stop injury collision in Portesham to come forward. Dorset Police was called at 11.32am on Sunday 14 August 2022 to reports of a road traffic collision on the B3157 at Goose Hill involving two motorcycles that were travelling westbound toward Abbotsbury. It is reported that the rider of ...

Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a burglary at an address in Weymouth. Sometime between 11.30am and 3.45pm on Monday 8 August 2022 entry was gained to an address in Weyview Crescent. A quantity of cash was stolen. Police Constable Antony Frost, of Weymouth police, said: “We have been carrying out a number of ...