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Weeds growing in local roads despite £2,400 council tax bill!
A resident of Wyke Regis who is fed up with the state of his road has decided to take action.
He told our reporter Rob Mott that, despite calls to Dorset Council, the gutters and pavements of Broadmeadow Road were ...
Appeal for witnesses following road rage incident in Weymouth
Officers investigating a road rage incident in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
It was reported that at around 6.55am on Monday 3 March 2025 a man was threatened with a crowbar by an ...
Patients, staff and visitors at DCH to benefit from Healthy by Nature project
Dorset County Hospital (DCH) has been chosen to benefit from a scheme that helps hospitals create thriving green spaces to support community wellbeing and local biodiversity.
The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (CSH) selected Dorset County Hospital to be part of ...
Police appeal for information following reported indecent exposure incidents in Weymouth
Detailed enquiries are ongoing into a series of around seven incidents involving a man reportedly exposing himself in the Wyke Regis area between Friday 13 December 2024 and Saturday 1 March 2025.
As part of the investigation, a local man ...
Dorset Police take part in BBC’s Crimewatch Live in relation to Weymouth assaults
Detectives continuing to investigate reported assaults on two men in Weymouth have made a televised appeal as they look to identify a man in connection with the incident.
It was reported that at around 4am on Sunday 27 October 2024 ...
Are you ready for the Jurassic Coast Challenge 2025?
Dorset County Hospital Charity is calling for participants to join the Jurassic Coast Challenge on 17-18 May 2025, to raise money urgently needed for the hospital’s Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit Appeal.
This is a unique and exciting opportunity ...
Fire breaks out at Radipole Nature Reserve
A fire broke out at around 11:30 am on 6th March at Radipole Nature Reserve in Weymouth.
Firefighters were called and they used beaters to put the fire out in addition to two main lines.
It seems that RSPB staff were ...
Fly-tipping fines increase by 78%
The number of Fixed Penalty Notices for fly-tipping in Dorset has increased by more than three-quarters in the last year, according to the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner.
Due to the hard work of Dorset Council’s Environmental Enforcement ...
Update – missing Weymouth man located
Police officers searching for missing Weymouth man Robert Logan are pleased to confirm he has been found.
Robert was reported missing on Tuesday 7 January 2025 having not been in contact with his family for a number of months.
Following enquiries ...
Marathon in a Month, a new fundraising challenge for the Air Ambulance
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has announced a brand-new challenge which will begin this April called ‘Marathon in a Month.’ This exciting new event invites everyone to walk, run, or even swim your way to 26.2 miles and every ...
Prolific Weymouth shoplifter handed Criminal Behaviour Order
A detailed investigation by Weymouth Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) has led to a prolific shoplifter being made the subject of a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO).
Nigel Shaun Treadwell, 46 and of Weymouth, will be subject to the order for a ...
Do you know this man? Appeal to identify him after drugs located in Weymouth
Police officers are issuing an image of a man they would like to identify who may have information about a quantity of drugs located in Weymouth.
On Saturday 18 January 2025, the local neighbourhood policing team recovered suspected class A ...
Police appeal for witnesses following reported public order incident in Weymouth
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a reported public order incident in Weymouth.
The incident occurred at around 7pm on Monday 24 February 2025 in Chickerell Road involving a large group of people.
The ...
Weymouth hosted Hornchurch at the Bob Lucas Stadium and conceded an early goal; then the Terras scored twice in succession through Jake McCarthy and Malachi Linton to go 2 goals to 1 up until the visitors equalized in the ...
South Dorset Real VE Day Stories Wanted
AsOne theatre company is looking for V E Day memories from communities of: Weymouth, Portland, Dorchester, and surrounding villages in-between.
Although there are few living who will remember being there left, it’s known there are some wonderful people aged in ...
Round-up of recent decisions by Weymouth Town Council
Weymouth Town Council have issued a news release detailing their recent decisions by the full council, as follows:
A fundraising event for The Lantern Trust, Mayor, Cllr Jon Orrell’s chosen charity, will take place on Friday 2nd May at the ...
Environment Agency grants permit for Portland incinerator to Council Leader’s disappointment
On 27th February The Environment Agency granted an application for a permit to operate a new non-hazardous waste incinerator in Portland Port.
Following a number of consultations, the Agency agreed that Powerfuel Portland Ltd had met all of the necessary ...
Cancer charity says “Dorset people, get it checked”
A major awareness campaign has been launched across Dorset to warn residents that persistent heartburn could be a sign of something far more serious than just indigestion.
Heartburn Cancer UK, in partnership with NHS ...
Man charged in connection with robbery at Weymouth store
A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a reported robbery in Weymouth.
Dorset Police received a report at 6.26am on Wednesday 11 December 2024 of a robbery at the Morrisons Daily store at the Littlemoor Shopping Centre.
It ...
Weymouth Football Club could have thrown themselves a lifeline at the Bob Lucas Stadium on Saturday by beating fellow league strugglers Aveley by 4 goals to 1, leaving the Terras 10 points from league safety with 12 matches remaining, ...
Dorset Museum to receive additional £940k government funding for roof and other repairs
Dorset Museum in Dorchester is one of 29 museums across the country to be awarded by Arts Council England a share of £25m from the Government’s Museum, Estate and Development Fund (MEND).
The Museum’s share amounts to over £940k which ...
British Science Week comes to Dorchester
Building on the success of previous hugely popular events, the Family Science Day will be taking place again at the Dorset Museum & Art Gallery on Sunday the 16th March from 11am-1pm & 2pm-4pm. This free (but ticketed) activity ...
Update following reported assaults in Weymouth
Detectives investigating a report that two people were assaulted in Weymouth are issuing an update.
Dorset Police received a report at around 1am on Saturday 15 February 2025 of a disturbance in St Edmund Street involving a group of people.
An ...
Monday 24 February marks the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Since Vladimir Putin’s forces began the war in 2022, millions have fled the country, with 1,000 Ukrainians now living in Dorset.
Dorset Council will be flying the Ukrainian ...
Cllr. Nick Ireland, Leader of Dorset Council, has now received a reply from Mary Creagh CBE MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Nature, responding to his request that the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) intervene ...
Weymouth shop worker assaulted after challenging person who left without paying
Officers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward after a member of staff was assaulted outside a shop in Weymouth.
At around 10.30am on Thursday 30 January 2025, a man entered Food Warehouse in Jubilee Close and left ...
Pedestrian receives serious injuries following road traffic collision in Chickerell
Police officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward following a serious injury road traffic collision in Weymouth.
Dorset Police received a report at 11.30am on Monday 10 February 2025 of a road traffic ...
Witness appeal following reported assaults in Weymouth
Detectives are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a report that two people were assaulted in Weymouth.
Dorset Police received a report at around 1am on Saturday 15 February 2025 of a disturbance in St ...
Another Saturday and another defeat for Weymouth Football Club’s men’s team, this time away at Farnborough, where they went down by 3 goals to nil, leaving them propping up the National League South league table in 24th place with ...
Body found following search for missing man from Weymouth
Officers searching for a missing man from the Weymouth area have issued a sad update.
Wayne Wigley, aged 64, was reported as missing having last been seen leaving an address in the Chickerell area on the morning of Friday 14 ...