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School Council gives Wimborne young people a voice

YOUNG people are having their say over town matters in Wimborne. Wimborne Minster Town Council has created the School Council,…

Windows were smashed with a hammer at LSB Electrical, in Station Road, New Milton. Picture: Google

Craig Trott sentenced after smashing shop windows in New Milton with a hammer

CRAIG Anthony Trott has been handed a community order after admitting he smashed shop windows with a hammer in…

Thieves target Poole Lifeboat Station’s iconic mine collection box – again

POOLE Lifeboat Station is pleading for thieves to stop breaking into their iconic collection box. The collection box, first positioned…

The 2024 Great Dorset Steam Fair has been cancelled and the event put up for sale

“Financially unfeasible” Great Dorset Steam Fair cancelled for 2025

THE Great Dorset Steam Fair (GDSF) will not be going ahead next year after failing to find a buyer. The…

180 football pitches worth of peatland to be restored near Wimborne

ONGOING work to restore and re-wet Holt Mire will also protect a species of floating spider and flesh eating…

Downton man evicted from caravan site over toxic waste burning

RICHARD Willett has been evicted from a Wiltshire Council owned gypsy and traveller site in Downton near Salisbury after…

Dentist to fill vacant building in Wimborne

A DENTIST is set to fill a vacant building in Wimborne in 2025 which could offer both NHS and…

Police are appealing for information after an incident in Sea View Road, Upton. Picture: Google

Arrest after woman injured by mobile phone during row in Upton

A MAN is alleged to have thrown a mobile phone at a woman during a row in a Dorset…

Military musician to provide Remembrance honour at Ringwood care home

A MILITARY band musician will lead a special Remembrance Day service at the Ringwood care home where she is…

Police are keen to trace these people after an incident at Fordingbridge Co-op. Picture: Hampshire Police

CCTV appeal after thefts from Fordingbridge Co-op

POLICE are keen to identify these people after a shoplifting incident in Fordingbridge. Officers would like to speak to them…