Paul Jones

Police hunting two masked men linked to break-ins – and altercation with resident

POLICE are hunting two masked men being linked to a number of burglaries and attempted burglaries in West Dorset…

Police carried out a number of operations over the festive period. Picture: Dorset Police

Woman reportedly on cocaine during school run among drink/drug driving arrests over Christmas

MORE than 300 calls to police were made by members of the public in Dorset over the festive period…

Two more of the Lurcher puppies have been recovered. Picture: Dorset Police

Two more Lurcher puppies – stolen from Shroton – recovered as probe continues

TWO more Lurcher puppies – part of a litter stolen from a Shroton property – have been recovered. Police…

The Blackdown Motor Company site in Walton is empty. Picture: Paul Jones/Somerset Leveller

Somerset car dealership closes last site after 50 years in business

A LANDMARK Somerset motor dealership has closed. Blackmore Motor Company, which was based in Main Street, Walton, near Street, closed…

The amber weather warning covers parts of Somerset and Dorset. Picture: Met Office

Amber weather warning for snow issued covering parts of Somerset and Dorset

AN amber weather warning covering parts of Somerset has been issued as heavy snow is forecast this evening (January…

20-person fight in Lyme Regis leaves three people injured

AN ‘altercation’ involving up to 20 young people in Lyme Regis on New Year’s Day left three people injured. Police…

Officers raided a property after the alleged burglary in Bradford Abbas, near Sherborne. Picture: Dorset Police

Man, 46, arrested after alleged theft from commercial premises near Sherborne

A MAN has been arrested in connection with a theft from a commercial premises near Sherborne. The burglary, at a…

Missing siblings believed to be in Wincanton found after police appeal

SIBLINGS Tullulah-Belle, Lily, and George – reported to be in the Somerset area after going missing from Essex -…

Officers are keen to trace this person after the incident near Dorchester. Picture: Dorset Police

Picture appeal after woman assaulted near Dorchester

POLICE are appealing for help to identify a person they would like to speak to in connection with the…

More than 40 arrests in Wiltshire Christmas crime crackdown

MORE than 40 arrests were made in Wiltshire as officers targeted shoplifting and anti-social behaviour over the festive period. Wiltshire…