Dorset Wildlife Trust has received a £22,260 grant for improvements on Brownsea Island. The project, known as ‘Wild Brownsea’, aims to improve accessibility on the island in a sustainable way. The grant is part of the Wytch Farm Landscape and Access Enhancement Fund, which aims to enhance the landscape around the Wytch Farm oil field. […]
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Canford School awaits approval for diverted public footpath
Dorset’s independent school, Canford School has applied to Poole Council to move a footpath running through their grounds due to four areas of concern: Security issues with trespass, vandalism and theft Darkness of the path for walkers Dog walkers and dogs off leads in areas that children play and mess from dog-walkers despite there being […]
Dorset Brr-acing for the cold
Dorset Snow – a twitter based weather forecaster has been tracking the cold weather system for several days. He stated on Twitter that the cold snap which began yesterday will continue well into tomorrow with northerly winds feeding in. The cold pool is predicted to develop east and cause a prolonged cold spell. One tweet […]
Man caught driving with his hands cable-tied together branded “reckless and foolish”
A man caught driving with his hands cable-tied together has been branded “reckless and foolish.” The 22-year-old man has been tried at Weymouth Magistrates court after being pulled over in June 2018 for dangerous driving. Upon being pulled over the police noticed his hands were bound together and the man confessed he was attempting to drive […]
BREAKING: Police manhunt for a robber armed with a meat cleaver after he jumped over bookies’ counter for cash in West Moors
There is a manhunt underway after a man leapt over the counter and threatened staff with a meat cleaver at a local bookmakers. Dorset Police was called to Ladbrokes in Station Road around 8pm last night after a robber raided the establishment. The robber, male, five feet ten inches of stocky build was last seen […]
Help find missing teen in Bournemouth
Bournemouth police are appealing to the public to help find missing 17 year old Curtis Evans. Curtis disappeared from an address on Alumhurst Road at 7pm on Monday 14 January. He has not been seen and has not attempted to contact anyone since he went missing. Curtis is a white male, five feet eight inches […]
Dorset Police arrest second man in connection with Poole burglaries
Dorset Police have arrested a second man today on suspicion of burglaries reported at businesses in Poole last November. The announcement came in an update released on the Dorset Police website. They had already arrested a 43-year-old Poole man in connection to the burglaries. The man arrested today is aged 35 and has no fixed […]
Dorset Police release CCTV image of suspect in burglary case
Dorset police have released a CCTV image of a suspect in a reported burglary at the address of an elderly man in Poole. The incident occurred on November 2nd 2018 at 7:15pm. It was reported that the two male suspects convinced the victim, in his 70s, to allow them inside his property, before stealing cash […]
Dorset Fire and Rescue Service looking for on-call firefighters
This week fire crews across the country, including the Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue service are backing a national campaign to get more people to become on-call firefighters. The ‘Need More’ awareness week is encouraging people to take up the role of an on-call firefighter and earn extra money for themselves. No previous experience […]
UK’s first mobile shower for the homeless unveiled in Bournemouth
The UK’s first mobile shower unit has been revealed in Bournemouth. ‘The Shower Machine’ visits Richmond Hill Andrew’s URC Church in St Stephen’s Road once a week accompanying ‘Hope For Food’s mobile laundry service. Hope For Food founder Claire Matthews initiated the mobile shower after a guy said to her. ‘I’ve got clean clothes but […]