Thieves who toured the country to break into cash machines to steal hundreds of thousands of pounds have been jailed. Luke McCarthy, 40, and Harry Thomas, 29, both from Bristol, played leading roles as groups took power tools to machines 16 times, mostly on petrol station forecourts and in supermarkets at night. Prosecutors said the...
Work has begun on the next stage of a two-year coastal defence project. Photos have been released showing how engineers are replacing two existing timber groynes at the beach below East Cliff in Bournemouth. This phase of work is expected to take until December. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council warned the public to keep...
The head chef of a superyacht drowned after falling from a quayside in the south of France following a night out drinking, an inquest has heard. Flinn Sessions, of Wimborne, Dorset, was working on the Atlantico yacht, moored at La Ciotat, near Marseille, on 9 June 2023. An inquest at Bournemouth heard the 22-year-old visited...
A wall is being reinstated at a crematorium to stop people using it as a shortcut after “significant disruption” was caused to funeral services. Part of the boundary at Weymouth Crematorium was originally removed to allow maintenance access from Shirecroft Road. But Dorset Council said “significant concerns” had been raised about the “lack of privacy...
A speedway team just one race from potentially securing three major titles have been forced to put their final back due to forecast wet weather. Poole Pirates were set to host the Redcar Bears in the BSN Series final second leg at Wimborne Road, Poole, at 19:30 BST. The speedway team said due to the...
It was a prospect that felt even further away a year ago. Kelly acknowledged that his move to Newcastle did not go “the way he wanted” after he joined from Bournemouth on a free transfer in June 2024. Such was the form of Dan Burn and Lewis Hall, who played in Kelly’s preferred positions at...
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People are being asked to nominate a person or a group to turn on a town’s Christmas lights. Falmouth Town Council said every year a local individual, community group or organisation was nominated to switch on the Christmas lights. It is an opportunity to honour those who have made positive impact on the town whether...

An oil spill which closed a busy route has forced two dogs (and their owner) to find an alternative route to their vets appointment. The A39 in Washford, Somerset, was closed on Tuesday after a van and lorry collided and emergency services worked to contain a fuel leak. Instead of battling the busy, narrow, twisting...

An Iraqi national has been sentenced for breaching UK immigration laws after arriving on a yacht from France with a group of fellow migrants, including a baby. Failed asylum seeker Rasty Hassan, 27, was intercepted off the coast of Brixham, Devon, in September 2024 aboard the 26ft (8m) yacht Induna, Plymouth Crown Court heard. He...

Thieves who toured the country to break into cash machines to steal hundreds of thousands of pounds have been jailed. Luke McCarthy, 40, and Harry Thomas, 29, both from Bristol, played leading roles as groups took power tools to machines 16 times, mostly on petrol station forecourts and in supermarkets at night. Prosecutors said the...
The public consultation on plans for a student accommodation and “co-living” complex in Heavitree Road has been extended to Sunday 9 November following revisions to the scheme. The application for ful...
People are being asked to nominate a person or a group to turn on a town’s Christmas lights. Falmouth Town Council said every year a local individual, community group or organisation was nominat...
An oil spill which closed a busy route has forced two dogs (and their owner) to find an alternative route to their vets appointment. The A39 in Washford, Somerset, was closed on Tuesday after a van an...
An Iraqi national has been sentenced for breaching UK immigration laws after arriving on a yacht from France with a group of fellow migrants, including a baby. Failed asylum seeker Rasty Hassan, 27, w...
Somerset will need to find space for 75,000 new homes over the next 20 years. Source link...
Thieves who toured the country to break into cash machines to steal hundreds of thousands of pounds have been jailed. Luke McCarthy, 40, and Harry Thomas, 29, both from Bristol, played leading roles a...
Simon Clarke from the Somerset Wildlife Trust addresses the public’s concerns. Source link...
England will also have ‘A’ internationals over the autumn period which could be a chance for Roots to show his worth having missed out on the England training squad that was announced earl...
Bath and England winger Will Muir is to have surgery on his ankle and is set to be out for a number of weeks. Muir has yet to play for Bath this season after picking up the injury during the pre-seaso...
A hydropower system could be built at a beauty spot to raise money for community projects. As part of plans put forward by volunteers for the site on the River Yeo in Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, new car ...