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...
A man climbing on Dorset’s Jurassic Coast is in hospital after falling from cliffs. Coastguard rescue teams, the RNLI lifeboat from Weymouth, HM Coastguard search and rescue helicopter, air and ...
England striker Ollie Watkins will miss the World Cup qualifier in Latvia on Tuesday because of injury. The 29-year-old was replaced at half-time of the Three Lions’ 3-0 win against Wales on Thu...
Hogg admitted shouting and swearing and acting in an abusive manner towards his ex-wife when he appeared in court last year. The former full-back, who joined Exeter from Glasgow Warriors in 2019, was ...
Exeter boss Rob Baxter says he is frustrated his side were not able to win at Bristol in the Prem but will not overreact to the defeat. The Chiefs lost 18-14 despite facing a Bears side that was down ...
Exeter City manager Gary Caldwell says Jayden Wareham deserved the goal he scored against Reading following his recent performances. The 22-year-old summer signing fired in an equaliser against his fo...
The Purbeck Film Festival is set to open spanning over 30 venues across Dorset including churches, village halls and a museum. This year, Academy Award-winning director Sir Sam Mendes joins as its new...
David GilyeatSouth of England The Jawbone Collective A poem namechecking Weymouth’s ice cream parlour Rossi’s is located at the premises Thirty poems by local residents have formed an inte...
A man has been arrested after a woman was raped in a park, police have confirmed. The woman was found in a distressed state in Victoria Park, Taunton, by members of the public at about 05:00 BST on Sa...
Michelle RuminskiSomerset political reporter, Taunton and Bea SwallowWest of England BBC Mum-of-three Hayley says trying to secure special educational need provisions for her children has been “...
Sammy JenkinsWest of England PA Media RMT union members will walk out on Saturday 18 October Rail passengers are being warned of “significant disruption” ahead of planned industrial action...