Crime

Court date for driver who allegedly targeted horse riders in road rage incident

A WOMAN is set to appear in court after she reportedly drove at speed at horse riders in West…

Pageant Gardens is one of the locations to see CCTV Picture: Google

CCTV to be rolled out in Sherborne

SIX new CCTV cameras will be installed in Sherborne in the coming days. These cameras have been paid for by…

FearFree received a grant from the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Community Action Fund last year Picture: Abbie Asadi

Grants available to help Wiltshire community groups tackle violence

COMMUNITY groups could receive up to £5,000 in grant funding to create activities that help to…

A four-wheel Hartland carriage picnic cart was stolen from the yard in East Stour. Picture: Dorset Police

Horse cart stolen in raid at North Dorset ‘equine unit’

POLICE are appealing for information as they attempt to track down a stolen horse cart. The vehicle was taken from…

Third person dies following A36 crash between car and three motorbikes

A MAN in his 60s is the third person to have died after a car and three motorbikes crashed…

Somerset man fined over fox hunting incident near Beaminster

A MAN from Ilminster in Somerset has been fined £513 after he pleaded guilty to a fox hunting incident…

Both PCCs are backing calls for tougher cannabis classification Pictures: Wiltshire PCC FB/ Dorset PCC FB/ Avon and Somerset Police

Wiltshire and Dorset Police and Crime Commissioners call for cannabis to be reclassified as class A drug

CALLS to reclassify cannabis as a Class A drug have been “strongly” supported by the Police and Crime Commissioners…

Fraudster stole £2,000 from Shaftesbury 85-year-old – while he was in hospital

A WOMAN who defrauded an 85-year-old man from Shaftesbury out of more than £2,000 has been ordered to pay…

UPDATED: Blandford man arrested on suspicion of murder after body of Sturminster Newton man found

UPDATE: Police have confirmed the Blandford man has been released on police bail as further investigative work continues. A…

Blandford RBL chairman said stealing from the RBL is "about as low as you can go" Pictures: Terry Clarkson

More than £1,000 raised after Blandford RBL branch broken into

THE Blandford community has responded in force after thieves broke into the Royal British Legion (RBL) building, with medals…