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West Dorset Camra chair Bruce Mead, left, and branch treasurer Rich Bates. Picture: Rich Gabe

Weymouth Octoberfest: Drinkers warned to buy tickets now – here’s how

THE largest selection of Welsh cask ales and ciders ever seen under one roof in Dorset is on offer…

Footage of the incident was uploaded to X, formerly Twitter, by the charity Ref Support

Ref confronted by irate parent at Dorset football match

A REFEREE says he is planning to report an incident, which saw him chased by an irate parent after…

Darren Lee Wilkinson has been jailed. Picture: Hampshire Police

Eighth man jailed over £420,000 burglary spree in Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset and more

AN eighth man has been sentenced in connection with a burglary conspiracy across Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset and more,…

The amount of money in council tax going to the fire service in Wiltshire and Dorset is to rise

Casualty freed from vehicle after crash at Watercombe

A PERSON was rescued from a vehicle after a crash in Watercombe this morning (September 28). The incident, which involved…

The Purbeck Film Festival will screen Luna: A Yak in the Classroom

Purbeck Film Festival unveil programme of more than 80 screenings

FUN, drama and comedy are all set to hit the screen during the Purbeck Film Festival. Organisers of the event…

Proposed rules on dogs in public places revealed in Dorset Council papers

PROPOSED restrictions on dogs in public places – including a maximum lead length of 2m and a standardised beach…

Horseys, in North Street, Wareham, has closed after 49 years. Picture: Google

Wareham gift shop Horseys closes down after 49 years

A LANDMARK Wareham store has closed after almost five decades serving shoppers. Horseys giftware shop, in North Street, shut for…

Care home residents do their bit to keep Swanage beach clean

ENVIRONMENTALLY-conscious residents from a dementia care home have done their bit to keep a stretch of the Dorset coastline…

Ambulance service chief executive to leave organisation

THE chief executive of the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is leaving the organisation. Will Warrender CBE,…

Police were called to Shore Road, Swanage, at just after midnight - during the Swanage Folk Festival. Picture: Google

Man needed hospital treatment after ‘teens with knives’ stole charity box

A MAN needed hospital treatment after being assaulted as four teenagers attempted to steal a charity box in Swanage. The…