Dorset

Students from Kingston Maurward College with staff from Dorset County Hospital discussing plans for the sensory garden

£45,000 grant for sensory garden at Dorset County Hospital

A GRANT of more than £45,000 will see a sensory courtyard garden created at Dorset County Hospital (DCH). The hospital,…

The sword is from the middle bronze age. Picture: Dorset Museum

Detectorist found rare sword and axe head in Stalbridge after getting lost

A BRONZE age axe head and sword found in Dorset field is set to go on display in the…

Teenager arrested after stolen tractor ‘failed to stop for police’

A TEENAGER was arrested after a stolen tractor failed to stop for police and drove dangerously on rural roads. The…

The mystery is befitting the Silent Witness team... Pictures: Bournemouth University/BBC

How archaeological detectives in Dorset have solved a 2,000-year-old cold case…

A YOUNG woman’s remains found in the fields of rural Dorset, with no explanation of how – or why…

The incident unfolded in South Street, Bridport, in the early hours of Sunday morning. Picture: Google

Arrest after car crashed into parked vehicles in Bridport

TWO people were seen fleeing a car after it hit others in a Bridport street. Police are appealing for witnesses…

A man was pushed or punched to the ground in Railway Gardens, Sturminster Newton. Picture: Google

Man pushed or punched to the ground in Sturminster Newton park

A MAN was pushed or punched to the ground after an altercation in Sturminster Newton. Police said the incident unfolded…

The new cabinet at Dorset Council has been revealed. Picture: Dorset Council

New leadership revealed for Dorset Council after Lib Dems’ election win

NEW leadership at Dorset Council has begun. Following the Liberal Democrats’ emergence as the largest party at the recent…

Officers are keen to identify this person after the robbery in Dorchester. Picture: Dorset Police

CCTV appeal after man robbed at Dorchester Currys store

A MAN took a key fob from an employee at Currys in Dorchester before making off with a number…

Kate Adie is the new patron of the £2.5 million DCH Charity appeal

Kate Adie named patron for £2.5 million DCH appeal

LEGENDARY war reporter Kate Adie has been unveiled as appeal patron for a Dorset hospital charity fundraising drive. The former…

The Royal British Legion Club, in Bath Road, Sturminster Newton, will move if the site is sold. Picture: Google

Six homes could be built on site of Sturminster Newton British Legion Club

SIX new homes could be built on the site of the Royal British Legion Club in Sturminster Newton. Paul Dance…