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Marie Louise raising a glass on her birthday Picture: Somerleigh Court

100th birthday celebrations for great grandmother who fled the Nazis

A VERY special celebration took place in Dorchester as a great grandmother who fled Belgium following…

Jon has raised more than £1,000 so far for Diverse Abilities Picture: Diverse Abilities

Man to kayak around Poole Harbour for 12 hours in charity challenge

A MAN is taking part in an endurance challenge at Poole Harbour later this month in…

Police are appealing for witnesses Picture: Google

Pedestrian, 14, hit by car in Poole

A 14-YEAR-old pedestrian was taken to hospital after he was hit by a car in Poole….

A man has now been charged with careless driving Picture: Google

Man charged following lorry crash near Dorchester which left man with life-changing injuries

A 45-YEAR-old man from Exeter has now been charged with causing serious injury by careless driving…

Ongoing maintenance work and the upcoming Ironman triathalon will see both sites close temporarily Picture: Dorset Council

Dorchester and Weymouth tips to close temporarily this month

TWO recycling centres in Dorset are set to close temporarily this month to allow maintenance to…

The Weymouth Ironman event sold out Picture: Ironman

Roads to close in and around Dorchester, Weymouth, Puddletown and more for Ironman triathlon

ROADS around Dorchester and Weymouth will temporarily close at the end of next week to allow…

Kathleen surrounded by some of the 400-plus cards she received in Poole

Cards appeal sees more than 400 help Kathleen celebrate turning 100!

AN APPEAL for 100 cards to help a former Wren celebrate her 100th birthday at a Dorset care home…

Two suffer ‘life-threatening injuries’ in crash near Dorchester

TWO pensioners were taken to hospital with ‘life-threatening injuries’ after a crash near Dorchester this morning (September 2). The incident,…

Actor Mark Rylance with the portrait from Wolf Hall that will be auctioned. Picture: Planet Purbeck

Oscar-winner Mark Rylance and eco writer George Monbiot set for Purbeck talk

OSCAR-winner Mark Rylance and environmental writer George Monbiot will be in Purbeck for a public forum on how the…

The crash happened in Warmwell Road, Crossway. Picture: Google

Biker, 22, killed after crash near Dorchester

YOUNG Weymouth biker Jet Thomas-Day sadly died after a crash near Dorchester. The 22-year-old died after a crash at around…