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The crash happened on the A31 near the Coventry Arms pub. Picture: Google

Van ends up in stream after crash on A31 near Corfe Mullen

A VAN ended up in a stream after a crash on the A31 near Corfe Mullen. Police are appealing for…

Police officers in Dorset will be using handheld metal detectors to crackdown on knife crime. Picture: Dorset Police

Police make 14 arrests and seize 28 knives in clamp down on crime

DORSET Police have made 14 arrests for knife-related crime and removed 28 blades from circulation in a…

Former Dorset Police worker Lisa Arnold. Photo: Dorset Police

Former Dorset Police worker who stole from Force ordered to pay £32,000

FORMER Dorset Police worker Lisa Arnold has been ordered to pay over…

Macy and Pippa get on their bikes for Forest Holme Hospice Charity

Sisters get on their bikes to raise £1,000 for Poole hospice

TWO sisters – aged seven and nine – put their pedals to the metal for a good cause -…

The crash happened in Wallisdown Road, near the junction with Canford Avenue, in Poole. Picture: Google

Biker seriously injured in Poole crash

A BIKER suffered serious injuries in a crash in Poole. The incident – involving a car and a motorcycle -…

Katie (centre, with orange top) with Lorna to the right (in black) and Clare Hollingsworth to the left and members of the Kingfisher team

Dorchester couple’s tragic loss becomes story of inspiration and hope

A HEARTBREAKING story of loss has turned to one of inspiration and hope for one Dorchester family. Katie and Graham…

Fliers have been printed to oppose the felling of this sycamore

Plan to fell Wareham sycamore tree faces objection from residents

UPDATE: Wareham Sycamore: felling refused for protected tree A CAMPAIGN has been launched in a bid to…

The 2022 Swanage Christmas Lights | Photo: Visit Dorset

Christmas lights and market in Swanage – details revealed

CHRISTMAS lights in Swanage – set to be switched on this Saturday (November 25) – will be…

Glyn Robert Phelps, of Preston Road, Yeovil, was jailed at Bournemouth Crown Court

Man jailed after abusing girls in the Weymouth and Portland areas

A SOMERSET man who sexually abused two girls in the Weymouth and Portland areas in the 1980s has been…

Rising Voices Wessex is gearing up for a busy Christmas

Choir made up of people affected by cancer ready for busy Christmas

A DORSET choir made up of people affected by cancer is preparing for its busiest festive period ever -…