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,...
As Storm Benjamin approaches, we’ve got the forecast for the South Coast. Source link...
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...
Christine ButlerSouth West BBC Delilah the greyhound-cross loves a run on a beach, like here at Carlyon Bay Dog owners in Cornwall are being invited to have their say on restrictions put in place for ...
Kirk EnglandSouth West environment and tourism correspondent BBC Stephen and Sharon Boulton, who live close to the proposed solar farm, say other options should be explored first “It’s goi...
Brian Lawless/PA Wire One in five children across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are living in poverty Public health officials have issued an “urgent call” to tackle child poverty in Cor...
Two homes have been evacuated after higher than expected fuel readings were taken on a street in Plymouth, with the alarm being initially raised by an occupant. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Serv...
Exeter City have appointed Richard Pym as their new chairman. He takes over from interim club board chair Clive Harrison, who has been in the role since June when Nick Hawker stepped down. Pym previou...
An investigation has been launched after a woman had a glass smashed in her face during an altercation at a pub in Devon, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were appealing for w...
Chloe HarcombeWest of England Google The woman was found in Victoria Park in a distressed state on Saturday, police said A 29-year-old man has appeared in court accused of raping a woman in a park. Ma...
Cheryl DennisSomerset, Wellington and Chris LockyerSomerset BBC Heather Bubb said having a new NHS service was “wonderful” A woman whose long-term dentist went private said it is “wo...
Two Reform councillors and their election agent have had their names cleared by a High Court judge after being reported for overspending on election expenses by a colleague. Exeter councillors Neil St...
Plymouth Argyle have added Mike Stowell to Tom Cleverley’s coaching staff. The former Leicester City caretaker manager has joined the Pilgrims as goalkeeper coach. Stowell, 60, coached the Foxes...