Two more men have been arrested on suspicion of murder and burglary following the death of a woman in her 80s. Dorset Police found her body at an address in Higher Blandford Road, Poole, shortly after 16:50 GMT on 1 December and noticed signs of a possible break-in. A 22-year-old man from Wimborne and a...
Dave GilyeatSouth of England Duathlon World Championships Zoe Tucker won gold at the world championships in July A duathlon world champion has described the theft of her racing bike as a “devastating loss”. Zoe Tucker, from Sherborne in Dorset, had her £7,000 measured-to-fit Giant Propel, alongside another similar model, stolen from her garage at some...
Downing Street has insisted the government backs pubs, as a growing number sign up to a campaign to bar Labour MPs from their premises in protest at tax rates. The Labour MP ban was kicked off a week ago by Andy Lennox, landlord of the Old Thatch in Dorset, championing the ban and more than...
A video from Picnic Park Deli showed smoke rising from the Bournemouth International Centre A man has pleaded guilty to intentionally starting a fire at a seaside concert and conference venue. Smoke was seen billowing from the roof of the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) on Exeter Road in August, with fire crews fighting the enveloping...
The family of a grandmother who died in an SUV crash in Dorset have said they are “forever proud” of her. Rebecca French, 51, and a man in his 30s were travelling in a white Vauxhall Grandland on the B3082 Blandford Road near Badbury Rings when it crashed on Sunday shortly before 21:55 GMT. Dorset...
The chalk hill figure of the Cerne Abbas Giant is a proud figure of the Dorset landscape. Source link...
James DiamondWest of England BBC Children across the UK are being taught how to be journalists in Jill Dando’s name A project inspired by murdered TV journalist Jill Dando which aims to inspire ...
The chalk hill figure of the Cerne Abbas Giant is a proud figure of the Dorset landscape. Source link...
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A man has been found guilty of murdering his partner at his flat. On Thursday, a jury at Plymouth Crown Court convicted Mark Fitzgerald unanimously for murdering 54-year-old Lisa Paris at his Rendle S...
People are being asked about the challenges of growing older in Cornwall. Source link...
The cost of tackling two major wildfires in summer has pushed a fire service over budget. A meeting of Dorset and Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service’s (DWFRS) Finance & Audit Committee – on...
A council said it was reviewing all projects where it looked after money on behalf of organisations after “mistakes” were made over a £2.9m government-funded factory regeneration. Somerset...
Twelve play areas in a town’s parks are to be upgraded “with a focus on accessibility and inclusivity”. Taunton Town Council agreed a £1.2m budget for the work to be carried out over...
More than £1m is to be borrowed to fit six buildings with solar panels, a city council has said. Exeter City Council estimated the initiative would save it about £100,000 every year and cut emissions....