Purbeck Gazette

Southern Television’s weather forecaster, Trevor Baker, shows Swanage beating its rival Shanklin to top place in the Southern Summer Sunshine League for May-September 1968

Swanage book reveals famous and Royal visitors to our town

By Sara Niven. In the third and final part of our look at a new book on the history of…

Vikki Slade

So, does it matter if I vote?

OVER the last few years, I must have knocked on at least 50,000 doors and my heart sinks when…

Chris Bradey

Workers striking to save the NHS

At the end of my dad’s long life, when – like so many others – he was lost in…

Michael Tomlinson

Day in the life of HM Solicitor General

I WAS appointed Her Majesty’s Solicitor General shortly before the Queen died, and then re-appointed by the current Prime…

The campaign ran throughout December

More than 100 drivers stopped in December Drink Drive campaign

MORE than 100 drivers suspected of drink or drug driving were stopped by police in Dorset last month. Officers from…

Teenagers may indulge in risky behaviours such as smoking cannabis (above) and cigarettes, and Young Minds can offer advice

Help for young people having issues with drugs or alcohol

By Lorraine Gibson. It’s a hard truth to face, but according to Young Minds, a charity that helps support young…

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Fire crews called to blaze at Dorchester home

NO one was hurt after a fire at a Dorchester home. Crews from the town and from Weymouth attended the…

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NHS advice issued as ambulance workers go on strike

AMBULANCE workers in the South West are set to walkout today amid a dispute over pay and conditions. Staff at…

Lewis Clark was sentenced to three years and eight months

Young driver jailed over fatal crash

A 20-YEAR-OLD man has been jailed over a crash which took the life of a young woman. Lewis Clark, of…

Lewis Manning Hospice Care Tree Collection

Christmas tree collections raise £9,000 for hospice

A HOSPICE’S Christmas tree collection and recycling service has raised a whopping £9,000 for the charity. Lewis-Manning Hospice Care has…