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‘Help is here’: New rural outreach aims to protect women and girls

POLICE and charities are taking their message directly into the countryside in a new effort to tackle violence against…

Blandford vs Southampton Uni

Blandford back on track with 3 games to go

By Paul Cross Blandford & Sturminster Men 6 – Southampton Uni 4s 1 After last week’s defeat, Blandford were back in…

Police hunt teenagers after brutal duck killings

POLICE are appealing for information after a shocking incident in Dorchester in which several ducks were killed after being…

Officers probe early morning break-in at Shaftesbury petrol station

‘Worst in years’: Dorset battles 92% spike in potholes after severe weather

FLOOD-DAMAGED roads across Dorset are set to be repaired later this year after the county saw a huge surge…

Wimborne man jailed after daylight robbery attack

TWO men from Wimborne have been sentenced following a violent robbery that left a man injured in…

Join in county’s Commonwealth Day celebrations

PEOPLE in Dorset are being invited to join dignitaries for a Commonwealth Day Flag Raising Ceremony outside County Hall next week. This…

Residents invited to remember covid losses at Dorchester reflection event

AS THE UK marks the National Day of Reflection on Sunday (March 8), Dorset residents will gather in Dorchester…

Boosting biodiversity with butterfly conservation partnership

GILLINGHAM is set to become an even friendlier place for butterflies, and the wider wildlife that depends on them,…

Force highlights right to check partner’s abuse history

POLICE are urging residents to use a little-known legal right to check a partner’s history of abuse as part…