Charity moving to Adventure Wonderland theme park site near Bournemouth
A DORSET disability charity is moving to a new base – at a Dorset theme park. Diverse Abilities, which supports…
Wimborne firm AWS takes over Weymouth concrete supplier Doonans
A WIMBORNE-based construction materials and waste management firm has taken over a family-run Weymouth company. Avon Material Supplies (AMS), which…
Council tax in Dorset set to rise by 5% if budget is approved
COUNCIL tax in Dorset is set to rise by almost 5% in the coming financial year, if proposals are…
PICTURES: Dorset hospice charity party raises £3,500 for vital care
A CHRISTMAS party raised £3,500 for a Dorset hospice charity. The Forest Holme Hospice Charity raised the cash, which will…
Fake £50 notes used to buy top-up cards and more at Poole Tesco
FAKE £50 notes were used to buy top-up cards and other goods at a Poole supermarket and petrol station,…
“Little or no benefit” to 135-homes plan for Blandford, says council and CPRE
“THE proposed scheme offers little or no benefit to Blandford St Mary.” That is the reaction of the Campaign to…
Junior doctors’ strike set to hit NHS services this week
INDUSTRIAL action by junior doctors could bring about “one of the most difficult starts to the year” for health…
A35 in Poole closed due to “unsafe structure” hanging from scaffold
A MAJOR route through Poole is closed due to an “unsafe structure”. This afternoon (Tuesday), it is understood a scaffold…
Thieves target 27 garages in ONE NIGHT in Poole raids
THIEVES targeted 27 garages in Poole in one night, according to Dorset Police. Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone…
Weather warnings for much of Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire as Storm Henk hits
STORM Henk will batter parts of Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire this evening. The Met Office has issued an amber weather…