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Beryl bikes can now be hired in Corfe Mullen and Upton

Dorset’s Beryl bike hire scheme launched in Corfe Mullen and Upton

PEDDLE power is now available to rent in Corfe Mullen and Upton to help residents and visitors get around. People…

From left: Quentin Royles (head chef at the Thomas Tripp and Bodega), Dave Burns and Jason Giddings

Tasty tunes and a delicious dish raising money for Christchurch hospice

TASTY tunes and a delicious dish will raise money for a hospice charity. And the owners of three Christchurch venues…

Dorset Police are keen to trace this person after an alleged assault at Morrisons in Verwood

CCTV appeal after Morrisons worker assaulted at Verwood supermarket

A MORRISONS worker was assaulted at the Verwood store after intervening in a row in the aisles. Dorset Police has…

Dorset Police's new deputy chief constable, Rachel Farrell. Picture: Dorset Police

New deputy chief constable Rachel Farrell appointed at Dorset Police

RACHEL Farrell has been selected as a permanent deputy chief constable at Dorset Police. She was selected after a recruitment…

High Sheriff of Dorset Colin Weston, mayor Diann March, Pete Thrumble from the Royal British Legion, chief of staff at the Defence School of CIS Blandford Lieutenant Colonel Ben Psaila and His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset, Angus Campbell

Wimborne commits to supporting the armed forces with covenant pledge

WIMBORNE leaders have committed to supporting the armed forces through the signing of a pledge. On Remembrance Sunday (November 12),…

From left to right: Kevan James, former Hampshire CCC player and host of the gala evening; Dave Abbott, chair of Blandford CC; and Nick Douch, from Douch Family Funeral Directors

Blandford Cricket Club bowled over by community award win

BLANDFORD Cricket Club’s work in the community has been rewarded with a prestigious honour. The club was awarded the Jack…

Police officers in Dorset will be using handheld metal detectors to crackdown on knife crime. Picture: Dorset Police

Police officers in Dorset set to use handheld metal detectors in knife crackdown

POLICE officers in Dorset are being issued with metal detectors in a bid to clampdown on knives and others…

The weather warning is in place between 5am and noon on Tuesday. Pictures: Met Office/Pixabay

Weather warning for Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire as thunderstorm approaches

THUNDERSTORMS and heavy rain are set to hit the south west – including Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset – on…

Eric Cole with youngsters who took part in his campaign

Ferndown man’s walking campaign raises £1,000 for hospice charities

AN effort to get people walking by a Ferndown man has raised vital cash for two charities close to…

Police said a Subaru failed to stop for officers in Stone Lane, Wimborne

Police hunt car that failed to stop for officers in Wimborne

POLICE are hunting the driver of a vehicle that failed to stop for officers in Wimborne. At around 3.55pm on…