A woman has set up a community for women to make friends after sharing her story of post-university loneliness online. Alanis Sibley-Ware, from Bournemouth, said The Girl Collective BCP’s first meet-up will be a yoga class for all levels on 8 November, followed by a coffee. The group for women in their 20s and 30s...
Work to erect the first statue of a non-royal woman in a town has passed a major milestone with the figure being cast in bronze. Visible Women crowdfunded for the sculpture of novelist Sylvia Townsend Warner which will be installed on a bench in Dorchester town centre. It is the work of artist Denise Dutton,...
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A woman has died in a two-car crash in Dorset. A black Kia Niro and a grey Peugeot 107 collided on the A37 near Maiden Newton, north of Dorchester, at 17:30 BST on Wednesday. The driver of the Peugeot, a 49-year-old woman from Weymouth, died at the scene. The road was closed to allow emergency...
Antoine Semenyo, Bournemouth, £8.1m – Nottingham Forest (h) Like Arsenal defence and Erling Haaland, Semenyo is essential at the moment. For some reason he wasn’t given a second assist at Crystal Palace last week, which would probably have given him some bonus points too. This match-up against Forest, a team in turmoil who have conceded...
Archaeologists are to investigate the site of a former bowling alley thought to hold evidence of a town’s medieval origins. The former MFA Bowl building in Weymouth occupied one of the earliest parts of Melcombe Regis which was founded in the late 13th Century. Preliminary investigations in 2022 revealed at least one medieval property in...
Cornwall Council’s chief operating officer has resigned from the role after less than 12 months. The authority said Alice Gunn, who replaced her predecessor Tracie Langley in January, had steppe...
Tristan PascoeDorset political reporter BBC The Lib Dems said it would give communities more “identity” and power New town councils for Bournemouth, Poole and Broadstone have been approved...
A dog has been rescued after going missing during a walk and spending the night stranded in a nature reserve. Chihuahua-Jack Russell cross Ozzie disappeared on Thursday night before he was found at Li...
Family picture Gwen Farler, 84, and her late husband had to take out a of loan of £5,000 in 2015 to pay for a custom-made bed Here’s our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the W...
RNLI/Glyn Ellis The Inshore Lifeboat Centre has a team of up to 70 workers and spans three buildings in East Cowes The RNLI is looking to move from its Isle of Wight site where its builds and maintain...
The driver of a people carrier car who drove away after striking a 12-year-old girl at a crossing is being sought by police. The girl suffered a leg injury after she was hit by a car on Bridport Road,...
Bulldog Film Distribution Unmoored was set on Exmoor and used local crews to film it Films and television productions, including The Salt Path and 28 Years Later, have helped boost Somerset’s ec...
Charlie TaylorBBC Radio Somerset and Chris LockyerSomerset BBC Every autumn, processions of illuminated carts pass through Chard Organisers of a popular carnival have agreed to discuss how to make the...
Sophie CridlandSouth of England, South of England BBC A petition to save two much-loved palm trees on an esplanade in a seaside town is to be discussed at a local council meeting. Since Weymouth Town ...
Galya DimitrovaSouth of England Ian Metcalf The Charity Angels UK Dorchester Fashion Show debuted in 2023, raising about £9,000 “When they first walk on the catwalk, they’re quite tentativ...