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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 ...

Detectives investigating a report of attempted burglary in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Officers attended The Centenary Club at the Jubilee Retail Park at around 4am on Friday 12 August 2022, following reports of an alarm sounding at the premises. It was reported that a window had been damaged ...

A red fire severity alert has been issued for the coming days across Dorset & Wiltshire, following the amber weather warning for extreme heat from the Met Office. After an unprecedented increase in fires in the open in August, DWFRS are asking the public not to have barbecues or bonfires during this current hot spell. From ...

Officers investigating an assault in Weymouth are issuing a CCTV image of a man they would like to identify. The incident occurred at around 1.30pm on Monday 18 July 2022 in the car park of the Tesco store in Portland Road. A silver Toyota Rav 4 entered the car park and the driver, a man aged ...

Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward after a man allegedly indecently exposed himself at Weymouth beach. It is reported that between 3pm and 3.45pm on Thursday 4 August 2022 a man exposed himself to members of the public on the beach. The man was allegedly challenged and subsequently became verbally abusive. A ...

Officers are appealing for witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage to come forward following a fatal collision near Bere Regis. Dorset Police received a report at around 7.55pm on Tuesday 9 August 2022 of a serious injury two vehicle collision at Woodbury Cross on the A35 involving a green Kawasaki motorcycle and a black Audi TT. Very ...

Stuart Dawson of Broadmayne is hoping to raise £20,000 for the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society’s Stop MS Appeal by completing a walking tour of the English Premier League stadiums. There are 130,000 people in the UK with MS and 7,000 are diagnosed each year. For some, research has found treatments, but too many people still don’t ...

Visit Dorset, Dorset Council’s tourism team, is thrilled to announce that it will be one of the official sponsors of Stage Seven of the Tour of Britain. The Tour of Britain is the UK’s most prestigious cycle race which takes place every September across eight days and eight stages. It features Olympic, world and Tour de ...

Dorset Council reports that the Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) had been prepared in response to the Government’s National Bus Strategy Bus Back Better initiative, aimed at improving bus services across England.  A refreshed document will be published early next year. Although the Council’s bid for BSIP funding in round one was unsuccessful, there will be ...

Officers investigating a report of indecent exposure in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. It was reported that at around 5.30pm on Wednesday 3 August 2022 a woman aged in her 20s was walking along the Rodwell Trail in the direction of Portland and as she approached the access to ...

On Tuesday 2 August 2022 at Poole Magistrates Court, Richard Dunn (42, of Weymouth) pleaded guilty to illegally dumping stones and gravel on a verge at the side of an unnamed road at Woodsford, Dorchester back in April last year. The incident was captured on a passing cyclist’s handlebar-mounted video camera. He reported the matter to ...

Dorset Police will be sharing live real-time updates of emergency and non-emergency calls for service received by the Force during a 12-hour Tweetathon. The event will run from 3pm on Friday 5 August until 3am on Saturday 6 August 2022, and will highlight the significant and varied demand the Force faces on a daily basis – ...

Dorchester’s Brewery Square has launched a range of free sports-themed activities for shoppers every day throughout August. Visitors can bat away the heat and put their best foot forwards in friendly competition as the Square is installing a table tennis table within its central hub. Aerobics equipment will also be free to use between 10am and 4pm ...

With no end in sight to the recent dry weather, and temperatures set to rise again, Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is reminding people to take extra care when enjoying the outdoors. Group Manager, Dave Waters, told KeeP 106: “The lack of rain means the ground is really dry, and any fire will spread ...

West Dorset MP Chris Loder has welcomed the Foreign Secretary and Conservative Party Leadership candidate Liz Truss to West Dorset on Tuesday, following his endorsement of the Foreign Secretary as the next Prime Minister. Ms Truss came to West Dorset to speak to local Conservative Party members about the key issues affecting Dorset and the UK ...

Taste Brasserie, on Trinity Street in Dorchester, is to close although the Taste Cafés are to remain in the Dorset Museum and Chesil Beach locations. The Brasseries have announced on their Facebook page that Friday 26th of August will be the date in which they ‘close their doors for the last time’ in Trinity Street. They have ...

Officers investigating an attempted robbery in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. It is reported that at around 5.40pm on Tuesday 26 July 2022 a local man aged in his 20s was walking along a path near Radipole Park Drive by Abbotsbury Swannery when he was approached by an unknown ...

The organisers of Weymouth Octoberfest, West Dorset Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) are proud to announce the popular beer festival held in Weymouth Pavilion Ocean Room will return on Friday 7th and Saturday 8th October after a break of two years. The festival is now in its 11th year at the Pavilion and has got more ...

Dorset Council report that exceptional young people in care were celebrated for their achievements at a special awards ceremony at Monkey World in Wareham. Young people were joined by their foster carers and social workers for the event. There were four main categories of awards handed out, with each nominee being given a gift bag and ...

A man has been interviewed and issued with a caution following an alleged assault on Portland. It was reported that between 4.15pm and 4.30pm on Tuesday 7 June 2022 a 16-year-old boy was cycling past the Co-op store at Fortuneswell and became involved in a verbal exchange with a man who was leaving the store. The ...

It’s been a while due to the pandemic, but the cheeky crooner himself, Darron Garnett ‘The Voice Of Cool Swing’, will be joining ‘The Friends of Greenhill Gardens’ for an afternoon of Swing featuring songs from Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, Matt Monro and more. On Sunday 7th August from 2 pm at ...

A new Dorchester restaurant opened its doors to the sound of rapturous applause, this month. Al Molo Dorchester, Ristorante Di Pesce, located in the historic Judge Jeffreys Lodging House on Dorchester’s High West Street, welcomed its first diners into the building on the 27th July 2022. Co-owners Giuseppe Vannucci and Tim Newton were delighted with the ...

Dorset County Hospital (DCH) is looking for volunteers to help shape and improve services by acting as patient representatives on key projects – including patient safety and its site development plans. The Trust already seeks regular patient, carer, and public feedback in a number of ways through its patient experience team and uses this to improve ...

Dorchester & District Lions are holding their annual charity golf day on Friday 23rd. September at Came Down Golf Club. This is year five of what has become a very popular Stableford event in which 4-ball teams compete for the prestigious Dorchester Lions Golf Trophy, as well as additional on-course competitions to maximise friendly rivalry.! ...

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is urging all campsite managers in the Dorset and BCP areas to take precautions to minimise the potential fire risks in and around their sites. The recent hot, dry weather has seen a spike in fires affecting fields, heathland and other open space across the country, often with devastating ...

Since their first birthday celebrations and charitable partnership announcement, the EBIKE Café @ Deheers has raised £1,000 for All Saints CE Academy Parents Teacher Association. Through a 10p donation for cups of coffee sold in what has become one of Weymouth’s hippest cafes on Weymouth Harbourside. Owners Peter Claxton and Josephine Parker decided to launch an ...

Emergency Services responded to reports of concern for the welfare of a female in the water at Cogden beach yesterday (26 July), near to Burton Bradstock. A dog walker discovered the unwell woman by the water and alerted the emergency services. The Coastguard helicopter, an RNLI lifeboat, a volunteer Coastguard Search & Rescue team, and a land ...

Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance (DSAA) is working alongside the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASfT) and their air ambulance colleagues in the region, to promote a campaign called ‘Saving Lives Together’. Latest data released by SWASfT reveals that in the last six years the Trust has responded to and provided a resuscitation attempt ...

A spectacular event is being held in aid of Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance (DSAA) on Saturday 8th October, raising funds for the life-saving charity. ‘Mission Possible’ is a Gala Ball, being organised by Jo Sams and her husband Nigel Diment, owners of Ilsington House at Puddletown in Dorset. With the approximate cost of one air ...

Dorset Police has held an operation to tackle county lines drug couriers coming into Weymouth train station and using the wider road network. The proactive operation took place on Friday 22 July 2022, targeting those who try to use railways and roads to courier drugs from major cities to the seaside town. Officers from Dorset Police’s Force ...

Detectives investigating an alleged serious assault in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. It is reported that at around 3.10am on Saturday 23 July 2022 a 19-year-old man was assaulted by two men on St Edmund Street. The victim was reportedly knocked unconscious and sustained a serious head injury. He was ...

Officers investigating a road traffic collision in Dorchester are appealing for witnesses to come forward. The incident happened at around 1.50pm on Saturday 2 July 2022. It was reported that a woman in her 80s was crossing High East Street when she was struck by a van, causing her to go up the bonnet and then ...

Officers investigating a sexual assault in Dorchester are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. It is reported that some time between midday and early afternoon on Wednesday 20 July 2022 the victim – a woman aged in her 50s – was sitting on a bench outside M&Co in South Street with a ...

Officers investigating a fatal road traffic collision in Dorchester are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward. Dorset Police received a report at around 6.50pm on Sunday 24 July 2022 of a collision involving a silver Volkswagen Polo, a white BMW and a red Ford Fusion on the B3147 between the ...

New fire safety regulations introduced as a result of the Grenfell Tower inquiry come into force next January. Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is now urging people responsible for any multi-occupied residential buildings to make themselves aware of the new requirements. The new Fire Safety Act, which came into force in May, clarifies that Responsible ...

The multi-award winning 5G RuralDorset project has won more national recognition for its internationally ground-breaking work. Led by Dorset Council, the government funded research programme won more plaudits when it was highly commended in the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) awards in the Future Places category. Since it was launched in 2020, the 5G team and partners ...

Litter Free Dorset has partnered with Weymouth Town Council and Weymouth & Portland Marine Litter Project to launch a new initiative to reduce single use plastic waste this summer, opening on Wednesday 27th July. Weymouth will host a new toy library on the slipway next to the Beach Office, to encourage reuse of beach toys and ...

Weymouth & Portland RFC Captain Dave Oakesford is standing down from the helm of the Seahorses after four years in charge. Dave said, “It’s been a privilege leading the club’s first XV, when I took over we were facing relegation and in the four years we have had three top three finishes and beaten Dorchester for ...

Witnesses have told KeeP 106 that a man, seen in the vicinity of a school in Weymouth, was carrying a firearm. The incident occurred shortly after 2.30 this afternoon (Thursday). Police responded, with the support of the National Police Air Support helicopter, to the Culliford Way area of the town. A man has been arrested on suspicion of ...

Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a suspicious incident in Weymouth. At around 8pm on Wednesday 13 July 2022 two 14-year-old girls were cycling along Weymouth Way when they noticed a man nearby. One of the girls left her friend and continued cycling along Weymouth Way near to Pottery Lane ...

Maiden Castle Farm is running a major fundraising event for a second year, supporting two important charities. The farm will create a spectacular sunflower trail which will raise funds for the DCH Kingfisher Ward and Cherkasy Hospital in Ukraine.  Profits generated by the trail will be donated by the farm, to be shared equally between these ...

A new report by Dorset Council officers outlines plans for Redlands Community Sports Hub in Weymouth and puts the long-term future of the indoor facilities in the hands of user groups and the local community. The report – to be reviewed by the Place and Resources Overview Committee next week before it goes to Cabinet for ...

The A35 between Dorchester and Winterbourne Abbas has been reopened with traffic lights after it was closed on Monday afternoon, due to a lorry fire. Witnesses reported to KeeP 106 that they had heard sounds similar to explosions and could see thick black smoke billowing from the scene which also could be seen from Portland. Fire crews ...

Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following an attempted robbery in Weymouth. It is reported that at around 3pm on Saturday 16 July 2022 the victim – a local man aged in his 50s – was approached by two teenage girls in an alleyway off Rodwell Avenue. One of the girls, ...

Volunteers from Dorset County Hospital (DCH) were treated to a summer tea party as a thank you for their hard work. More than 50 volunteers gathered at Sunninghill Preparatory School in Dorchester for an afternoon of fun and games, plus sandwiches, cakes and refreshments by Dorset Delights. Chairman of Dorset County Hospital Mark Addison and Chief Nursing ...

Dorchester invites visitors to view the town that is now bursting with brightly coloured sunflowers all in aid of raising money for Dorset County Hospital’s Kingfisher Children’s Unit and Cherkasy Hospital in Ukraine. Summer of Sunflowers is all about putting a smile on people’s faces and helping good causes, everyone is welcome to view the spectacular ...

A Dorset Police officer has been recognised at the National Police Bravery Awards for tackling a man armed with a knife and stun gun during an incident in Dorchester. On Wednesday 6 March 2019 Sergeant Natalie Skinner, a Police Constable at the time, and Police Constable Anthony Elswood, from Dorchester Neighbourhood Policing Team, arrived at an ...

Like many organisations, the Friends of DCH has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This has affected the number of volunteers, which has drastically reduced, meaning services and activities have had to be curtailed. For long periods of 2020 and 2021 we had to completely close our hospital shop and when we reopened our sales ...

Dorset Council’s anti-social behaviour (ASB) team are joining up with Dorset Police, Community Safety Patrol Officers, Dorset Fire and Rescue, Dorset Youth Outreach, We Are Weymouth and Weymouth Town Council to talk to members of the public at an event on Monday 18 July. The agencies are running a public engagement event from 12noon to 2pm ...

Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a burglary in Weymouth and are issuing an image of a stolen bicycle. At around 1.45am on Wednesday July 2022, access to a garage in the Littlemoor Road area was gained and a ‘Commencal trials bike’ valued at approximately £3,500 was taken. Four men were reported to have ...

Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a collision in Weymouth involving a marked police car. At around 10.10pm on Saturday 9 July 2022 a road traffic collision occurred on Littlemoor Road, at the junction with Chalbury Close, involving a bronze Honda Civic and a marked police car that was making its way to ...

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is asking people to take extra care with camp fires, bonfires and barbecues over the coming days, as a new Amber wildfire alert has been issued. The warning coincides with a prolonged period of hot, dry weather, meaning that any fire could spread quickly and more easily due to ...

Young people in Dorset have the chance to design some new artwork to help keep pedestrians safer on the county’s roads. The competition, which is being run by Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service on behalf of the Dorset Road Safe partnership, is open until 31 July 2022. Entries can be posters, social media images ...

Officers investigating a road traffic collision on Portland are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward. Dorset Police received a report at 3.43am on Wednesday 6 July 2022 of a single vehicle collision involving a silver Ford Fiesta at the Osprey Quay Roundabout on Portland Beach Road. There were no reports of any ...

Officers are investigating a burglary at a building site in Dorchester and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward – with images of some of the stolen items being released. The incident, in which a large amount of groundwork supplies has been stolen, in Chapel Place in Poundbury happened between 5pm on Friday 17 ...

A Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPOs) comes into force today (1 July) that prevents people lighting fires, including BBQs, fireworks, lanterns, and campfires, in many areas across Dorset. Dorset Council is working with Forestry England and Dorset and Wiltshire Fire service to protect countryside area including heathlands, forests, and coastlines from the devastation that unattended naked ...

Detectives investigating an incident involving a man taking hold of a scooter and then taking hold of the arm of a girl in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. At 8.08pm on Wednesday 29 June 2022 Dorset Police received a report of the incident, which occurred in Chickerell Road near ...

A man is due to appear in court in connection with an alleged assault in Weymouth. It was reported that at around 2pm on Monday 14 March 2022 a woman aged in her 20s was in The William Henry pub in Frederick Place with a man. When they left the pub, the man allegedly took a ...

West Dorset MP Chris Loder has condemned the news that examination board OCR has removed works from Dorset writer Thomas Hardy from its syllabus in their desire make the English Literature Syllabus more diverse. Mr Loder has said: “The recent attempts to erase some of the greatest literary icons of our history is of grave concern, ...

Litter Free Dorset’s ‘Don’t Feed the Locals’ campaign is back this summer! The Litter Free Dorset team are working with town councils and local takeaway businesses to spread the ‘Don’t Feed the Locals’ message to discourage intentional and accidental feeding of seagulls. Don’t Feed the Locals’ is a positive, humorous engaging directly with communities and ...