“Big flare-up” sees firefighters enter day FOUR of battling forest blaze
FIREFIGHTERS have spent the past four days battling a fierce fire at a forest near Wareham. Flames were first spotted…
£2 million donation secures new helipad for Dorset County Hospital
A NEW state-of-the-art helipad will be built on the roof of a new building of Dorset County Hospital (DCH)…
Tech to track public toilet and library use in Dorset
ANYONE that uses public toilets in Dorset will soon have their toilet breaks tracked by the council. Sensors are being…
Pair arrested after Dorchester property broken into and 50-inch TV stolen
POLICE arrested two people after a 50-inch TV was stolen from an address in Dorchester. A property on Great Western…
PICTURES: Tireless fire crews battle huge blazes in Purbeck – believed to be deliberate
PICTURES show the devastating effect wildfires have had on heathland in Purbeck. Fire crews have been working round the clock…
Unauthorised encampment evicted from Dorchester field
POLICE were quick to issue an eviction notice to an unauthorised encampment that was spotted setting up in fields…
Suspended sentence for cocaine-carrying man who crashed car on busy road near Dorchester
A MAN who crashed a car on a busy road near Dorchester has received a driving ban and a…
Man punched in the face three times in unprovoked Poole attack
POLICE are trying to identify a man after a man was punched three times in the face in an…
Fire crews battle FOUR heathland wildfires in Studland area
FIREFIGHTERS had a busy end to the weekend after they responded to reports of multiple fires on heathland in…
Pedestrian in his 60s hit by car in Poole
A PEDESTRIAN suffered serious injuries after being hit by a car in Poole on Friday (August 1). A grey Nissan…