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Driver threatened and two women assaulted by group armed with knives
Detectives are appealing for any witnesses to a reported disturbance that took place in Weymouth early today. At around 3.10am on Sunday, December 3 police were called to reports that a group of people were walking around the town provoking fights
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Met Office issues warning of heavy rain for Dorset
HEAVY rain could bring disruption across Dorset, the Met Office has warned. As much as 20 to 30mm of rain could fall with a chance of some places in the south west seeing 60mm. A yellow weather alert has been issued from midnight until 6pm
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Lidl 'do not eat' warning due to potential health risk
Lidl has issued a recall of one of its products as it may be a “possible health risk” for some customers. The supermarket is recalling its XXL Ocean Sea Cooked and Peeled Large Prawns because they contain sulphites which are not mentioned on the
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Brits complaining about 'worst lurgy ever' that 'won't go away' before Christmas
Now we've entered December there is only one thought on our minds - Christmas. However, just like clockwork, the dreaded lurgy seems to have returned with a vengeance threatening to spoil all the fun. With more of us spending time indoors,
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Revels chocolate recalled as products may be 'unsafe to eat'
Mars Wrigley UK is recalling various packs of Revels as a “precautionary measure” as some may contain small pieces of rubber, making them "unsafe to eat", according to The Food Standards Agency (FSA). The specific chocolate items affected are Revels
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This is the cheapest supermarket to go to for your Christmas food shop
Consumer experts Which? have named Aldi as the cheapest supermarket to buy your Christmas dinner this festive season. Which? release their price comparison of supermarkets every year, analysing the price of 12 popular Christmas dinner ingredients
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Inside the 'charming' and 'attractive' £1.9m Dorset woodland home
Scrolling through houses on property sites can be fun, especially if you are looking at some of the most expensive in Dorset. From looking over mansions and county estates to beach getaways and a cabin in the woods, there’s a dream home out there
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Top awards for Dorset holiday park company
A Dorset holiday park operator has been honoured with three golds at the 2023 British Travel Awards (BTAs). Parkdean Resorts, which operates sites in Warmwell, West Bay and Sandford, near Wareham, continues to ride the wave of success from last
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New family business opens in town centre
IT'S a 'dream come true' as a third generation butcher opened his own shop in Dorchester town centre. Michael Quinn's Traditional Family Butchers opened in the Hardye Arcade on Friday, December 1. It takes the place of the County Town Butchers
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Woman 'traumatised' by car break-in
A COUPLE have made a plea for information after their car was broken into and personal items were stolen. Nigel Hares, aged 71, and his wife Tania, aged 65, had parked on Alington Avenue, Dorchester near Max Gate to walk into town. When they
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Crackdown on shoplifting and yobs in festive police operation
ANTI-SOCIAL behaviour in Weymouth town centre is to be tackled as part of a new festive police operation. Weymouth and Portland Neighbourhood Policing Team's 31 Festive Days Operation will also see officers on the look out for shoplifters.
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Farm pays up after slurry pollutes river
A Dorset farm partnership has agreed to pay £4,000 to a charity after slurry discharged onto land at the site went into a river. M.P. and P.M. Perrett of Shortwood Farm, Mappowder volunteered to make a payment to the Wessex Rivers Trust to support
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Why Christmas is a bit special at this pub
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Chickerell as a pub garden has been adorned with Christmas lights, supplied entirely from local donations. On Thursday, November 30, The Lugger Inn’s garden was decorated with festive lights marking
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'It’s a lovely thing': Martin Clunes switches on Christmas lights at couple's home
One of the county’s most-loved actors switched on the Christmas lights at a Bridport home. Doc Martin star and west Dorset resident Martin Clunes helped light up 2 White Close in Bradpole last night in a ceremony watched by a crowd of onlookers
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Wildlife volunteers urged to sign up across Dorset
Wildlife enthusiasts are being asked to volunteer across Dorset’s visitor centres. Dorset Wildlife Trust is appealing for local people aged 18 and over to join its teams of keen volunteers at their visitor centres at Kimmeridge Bay, Chesil Beach
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Churches to hold Christingle services to support vulnerable children
Churches in Dorset are holding a series of special Christmas services to help vulnerable children. Christingle celebrations are being held throughout December in Dorchester, on Portland and areas of west and north Dorset. These events are open
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Shocking past accidents on railway lines
WE'RE going back much further in time in today's nostalgia pages. We remember an incident reported in the Bridport News on Friday, March 30 1888. The headline read: 'Shocking accident at Maiden Newton station' and the report tells of a poor