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Crash reported on town road
There are reports of a crash on a busy road in Dorchester. It's taken place on Bridport Road near the junction with Hawthorne Road. The crash has been reported on the westbound carriageway and Travel Dorset states the road is partially blocked
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Tragedy as person found dead after 'welfare concerns'
A person has been found dead at a property after concerns were raised for their welfare. Emergency services rushed to an address in Lyme Regis this morning. Police received a report sharing concern for a person at an address in the area of
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Next of kin appeal launched after man dies
A next of kin appeal has been issued following the death of a man who lived in a Dorset village. The Coroner for Dorset is looking for members of the public to help find the next of kin for Keith Mitchell. The 72-year-old died at his home address
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Yellow weather warning issued for weekend
A weather warning has been issued for the county this weekend by the Met Office. A yellow rain warning will be in place across Dorset from 3pm on Saturday, February 17 through to 6pm on Sunday, February 18. The Met Office warns that ‘some disruption
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Gas leak forces emergency repairs to take place on busy road
Emergency traffic lights have been put in place on a main road on Portland due to a gas leak. There are likely to be delays on New Road as utility repair and maintenance works take place due to the gas company fixing a gas leak. The lights
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Two vehicle crash cleared after causing delays
A two vehicle crash caused delays to traffic earlier today along a busy Dorset road. The collision took place on the A354 Blandford Hill near Winterborne Whitechurch at around 11am on Friday, February 16. The incident had caused some delays
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Police investigating 'hate crime' after anti-Semitic and racial graffiti reported
Racial and anti-Semitic slurs have been graffitied in Dorchester. Six incidents of criminal damage have been reported in St John Way, Peverell Avenue East and The Great Field in Poundbury. It is reported that graffiti was sprayed and some of
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Thieves force entry and steal cash at hair salon
Money has been stolen from a hair salon in Weymouth after a burglary last night. Dorset Police is investigating the burglary at Head Style after it had received a report at 8.07am on Friday, February 16 on Littlemoor Road. Officers believe
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Road fully reopens after broken down van causes severe delays
A broken down Waitrose delivery van was partially blocking the Weymouth Relief Road and caused severe delays to traffic. The van had broken down on the northbound carriageway from Weymouth to Dorchester, near the Stadium Roundabout, with drivers
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Race to put out motorbike fire close to homes
Firefighters were called to put out a motorbike on fire in Dorchester that was spreading to nearby properties. A fire crew from Dorchester Fire Station responded to the blaze in the Castle Park area, which was down a small alleyway and causing
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Person taken to hospital after multi vehicle crash
A person has been taken to hospital after a three vehicle crash on a busy Weymouth road. Three vehicles collided with each other at the Jurassic Roundabout on the A354 just after 6am this morning resulting in one person going to hospital for treatment
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MP and town mayor at college event
Weymouth College invited various special guests to a lunch event in celebration of National Apprenticeship Week. To round off the college’s week of events, South Dorset MP Richard Drax, BBC political reporter Tristan Pascoe, Weymouth Mayor Cllr
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Production of Peter Pan hopes to unite community
A new outdoor stage production of Peter Pan will be performed on Portland, aiming to bring the community together. Before beginning a nationwide tour in August, Dorset-based company SISATA will be bringing its four-hander children’s play to Church
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Co-author of Handbook for British Birds in talk
An RSPB group is hosting a talk from the co-author of the Handbook for British Birds on migration. The South Dorset RSPB Group will be giving the talk in the Quiet Space in Poundbury. It will take place on Thursday, February 22 at 7.30pm. Peter
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Community orchestra group looking for new players in open day
A community orchestra that has raised more than £1,000 for local charities is holding an open day. The Dorchester Community Orchestra, known as Dorchestra, are holding an open day to attract more players on Sunday, May 12 between 2.45pm to 5pm
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Primary school football team 'dreaming' of Wembley
Children at a primary school near Weymouth are 'dreaming' of playing at football’s famed Wembley Stadium. A team made up of boys from years 5 and 6 at Chickerell Primary School are ‘absolutely buzzing’ after making it through to the national stages
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Devastation as treasured town sculpture trashed
Vandals who trashed a popular Bridport sculpture have been slammed for ‘unacceptable' behaviour. The ‘Skateboarder’ sculpture, created by Greta Berlin, has been left in a mangled heap on the ground at Bridport skate park. The artwork, which
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New 'dog wash' service opens at beauty spot
A new dog washing service for people visiting a beauty spot near Dorchester has been introduced. Dog owners visiting Hardy's Birthplace Visitor Centre and Thorncombe Wood Local Nature Reserve at Higher Bockhampton can now head home with their furry
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Workers to leave construction site - but link road remains closed
Construction workers are to leave Fairfield Road in Dorchester today - but it will remain closed. Cabling for new streetlighting is awaiting installation, which means Dorset Council won’t be able to open the new footway alongside the road until
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Circus artist brings trampoline theatre show to Dorset
A contemporary circus artist will be touring to Dorset this March to perform a theatrical trampoline show. Dorset’s touring arts charity, Artsreach, will welcome circus artist Max Calaf Sevé to Gillingham next month as part of Circus Around and
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New arts venue for Dorset on its way
A new arts venue for Dorset is on its way after the restoration of a Grade 1 listed building in Sherborne. Sherborne House in Newland will be reopening its doors as The Sherborne after being brought back to life through a meticulous and sensitive
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Crisis over dental service access in Dorset with no practices taking on NHS patients
DENTAL patients face a crisis across the county when it comes to access to NHS treatment - as it's revealed more than half of the adults in Dorset have not seen a dentist in a two-year period. Currently there are no practices taking on new NHS
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Dorch Sports lock horns with Sturminster Newton
DORCHESTER Sports will lock horns with promotion-chasing Sturminster Newton United at the Avenue Stadium tomorrow (2pm). Stur are one of four sides, including Swanage, Wimborne Reserves and Holt, to have applied for promotion into Step 6 for the
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No sterner test for Blues than Stoneham, says Critchell
PORTLAND United manager Kyle Critchell believes there is no sterner test than AFC Stoneham in the Velocity Wessex League Premier Division this season. Critchell’s men welcome the Purples to the Camp & Satherley Stadium tomorrow (3pm) looking to
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Magpies well equipped to rise table, says Killick
DORCHESTER Town are well equipped to rise up the Pitching In Southern League Premier South table, manager Tom Killick insists. The Magpies are embroiled in their fifth battle against relegation in six seasons, currently occupying 20th of the 22
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Dorset hunt reinstated three weeks after illegal foxhunting ban
A Dorset hunt will be able to resume hunting activities three weeks after they were suspended for illegal foxhunting. North Dorset-based The Blackmore and Sparkford Vale Hunt was suspended on Wednesday, January 24 after video footage showed a fox
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Dorchester aim for revenge over Frome
AFTER a week off, Dorchester head back into Counties One Tribute Southern South action at Gypsy Lane to lock horns with fourth-placed Frome. Last time out, the county town outfit lost 29-20 at Surcouf Park in an injury-disrupted game despite a
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Terras do not fear free-scoring Worthing, says Wilkinson
WEYMOUTH boss Bobby Wilkinson does not fear free-scoring Worthing and believes the Terras can cause an upset in the National League South tomorrow (3pm). Worthing are the division’s top scorers with 72 goals in 32 league games, 11 more than next-best
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Wall set to return as Balti seek first win of 2024
BALTI Sports go searching for their first win of 2024 when Swanage Town & Herston visit Cranford Avenue tomorrow (2pm), weather permitting. Marco Nott’s men have tasted defeat in five consecutive Dorset Premier League games, slipping to 12th in
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Tim Sills on his Terras career and management ambitions
BUMPING into old friends is a regular occurrence. You may clash trolleys with a former schoolmate in the supermarket, get your barnet chopped in the barber’s seat next to an ex-colleague or maybe exchange glances with an old flame walking down
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Portland barge buses running to Weymouth 'empty'
CONCERNS have been raised that buses running to and from the Bibby Stockholm barge at Portland Port are often carrying no passengers. Buses run to and from the Bibby Stockholm barge to allow asylum seekers to leave the secure port. A bus
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Drunken reveller who stole and crashed holiday park buggy avoids jail
A drunken reveller who stole a holiday park's 4x4 buggy and crashed it into a campervan causing £24,000 damage has avoided jail. Jack Macconnachie, 27, staggered upon the powerful John Deere Gator buggy outside the Waterside Holiday Park at Bowleaze
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Tributes paid to 'father of the Jurassic Coast'
Tributes have poured in for the man who was known as the "father of the Jurassic Coast", Professor Denys Brunsden. Professor Brunsden, a noted geomorphologist who lived at Seatown in west Dorset, died last week. Prof Brunsden first conceived
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Beach to close for four days for levelling works
WEYMOUTH Beach will be closed for four days for levelling works to take place. The annual works are to level out the sand on the beach. The beach will be closed between the Pavilion Theatre and the Jubilee Clock between Monday, February 26
