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 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 ...
Torquay United boss Paul Wotton praised an excellent first-half display after the Gulls beat Chippenham Town 3-0 in National League South. Jordan Young’s 20th-minute free-kick gave Torquay the l...
Caroline RobinsonSouth West Met Office A yellow weather warning for wind and rain has been issued for Thursday Heavy rain and wind gusts up to 60mph (96.56 km/h) are forecast for the South West on Thu...
The Premiership Women’s Rugby season kicks off on Friday following England’s World Cup triumph at Twickenham in September. The World Cup final against Canada was played in front of 81,885 ...
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 i...
A crash has closed a stretch of a main Dorset route in both directions. The A35 is shut between the A37 Monkeys Jump Roundabout, near Dorchester, and the A3066 for Bridport following the crash overnig...
Daniel MumbyLocal Democracy Reporter and Carys NallyBBC News, West of England Getty Images Council leaders say the target set by the government is none sensible Council leaders have voiced concern tha...
Charlie TaylorSomerset and Clara BullockSomerset Getty Images Sarah Parish started her acting career in Yeovil Actor Sarah Parish, known for appearing in Cutting It and Doctor Who, said her career wou...
BBC The King Tiger tank is the oldest in the world and needs to be fully rebuilt inside An ambitious £1m plan to restore one of World War Two’s most formidable tanks has been launched by a Dorse...
Rachel RussellSouth of England Listen: Chris Wood, chair of the Dorset Police Federation, said the new service will help officers “decompress from seeing traumatic incidents” A police chie...