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Heavy rainfall is set to hit Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset over the weekend

Yellow weather warning for heavy rain in Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset

A WEATHER warning has been issued for heavy rain in Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset over the weekend. The Met Office…

Gold rings, chains and bangles among stolen items after Poole burglary

JEWELLERY – including gold bangles, chains, earrings and rings – was stolen in a burglary at a Poole property…

The plant was stolen from a field in Christchurch in the early hours of Sunday morning. Pictures: Dorset Police

Machinery worth £10,000 stolen from Christchurch field

PLANT machinery worth more than £10,000 was stolen from a field in Christchurch. The theft occurred in the Blackwater area…

A new ad highlights the dangers of stalking. Picture: Dorset Police

Police issue stalking warning on Valentine’s Day – what to look out for

IT’S Valentine’s Day – and while some unexpected gifts, cards or messages might be welcome, others could be worrying. Dorset…

Peter Wellman in the classroom at Tyneham

Last living resident of village that ‘died for England’ returns – at the age of 99

THE last person to have been born and raised in a now-deserted Purbeck village has made a final visit…

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

Increase in fire service share of council tax for 2024/25 approved

THE share of council tax in Wiltshire and Dorset that goes to the fire service is to rise. At a…

Join Dorset’s Edgar Wright and have your name in Swanage theatre

DORSET-born film director Edgar Wright is backing an anniversary fundraising appeal at a Swanage theatre. The Mowlem Institute, which operates…

Police are keen to trace this person after an incident at the Dolphin Centre in Poole. Picture: Dorset Police

Man exposes himself at Dolphin Centre in Poole

A MAN exposed himself before assaulting a person outside Sports Direct in Poole. Police have released a CCTV image…

GPS trackers and satellite phones stolen as premises raided twice in a weekend

BURGLARS broke into a Poole shop TWICE over a weekend this month. Police are appealing for information after incidents at…

A man reportedly threatened staff with a kitchen knife during a robbery at Premier in Alder Road, Poole. Picture: Google

Man, 21, arrested after robbery at Poole shop

A 21-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested after an alleged robbery at a shop in Poole. At around 9.30pm on Monday,…