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Oil and frozen fish were stolen from outside the Red Lion Inn in Sturminster Marshall. Picture: Google

Thieves disguised as delivery drivers stole food from outside pub

THIEVES disguised as delivery drivers stole rapeseed oil and frozen fish from outside a Dorset pub. The heist took place…

Stewarts Garden Centres in Dorset will back Lewis-Manning Hospice Care in 2024

Dorset garden centres to support Lewis-Manning Hospice Care in 2024

A DORSET hospice is set to benefit from a year of fundraising at county garden centres. Stewarts Garden Centres, which…

One of the alleged thefts took place at Morrisons in New Milton. Picture: Google

Man, 30, charged over shoplifting from New Milton shops

A MAN has been charged with shoplifting from two New Milton shops. Richard Albert Wrate, of no fixed abode, was…

142-year-old New Forest pub under fresh ownership

THE Lamb Inn at Nomandsland, on the border between Hampshire and Wiltshire, has new owners. It has been taken over…

Royal Mail deliveries could be cut to three times a week to save money: Ofcom

MAIL deliveries could drop to five – or even three – times a week in a bid to save…

The Close, in Blandford, is among the streets due to close for roadworks

Blandford streets to close for roadworks in coming weeks

A NUMBER of streets in Blandford are set to be closed for work to bring faster broadband to…

Staff from Miles of Value in Fordingbridge. Picture: Helga Whatley/FB

Miles of Value in Fordingbridge closes after 30 years

A FORDINGBRIDGE shop has closed for the final time – after 30 years of providing shoppers with what they…

(From left) Kavan Wood, Lucy and Sophie Maidman, and Bruce Scammell.

Hamworthy United Store & Secure new sponsor to fix financial situation

HAMWORTHY United have secured a new sponsor as the club continues to battle financial problems. In October, the club withdrew…

Dorset Council was subsidising the QELC to the tune of £500,000 each year. Picture: Dorset Council

Jobs to go at Wimborne leisure centre as new owners take over

WIMBORNE’S Queen Elizabeth Leisure Centre (QELC) will soon cease to operate as it now does as council funding is…

The Jazz Cafe in Sandbanks is up for sale. Pictures: Key Drummond

PICTURES: Sandbanks’ landmark Jazz Café up for sale – for £7.5 million

A LANDMARK café on Dorset’s Sandbanks beach is up for sale – for £7.5 million. The lease of the Jazz…