Detectives are appealing for witnesses and anyone with any information to come forward following an attempted sexual assault in Bournemouth. The incident happened along a footpath on heathland between St Brelades Avenue and Scott Road around 3.30pm on Thursday 5 March. A teenage girl was approached by a man, who grabbed hold of her and…
The Borough of Poole joined more than 730 locations throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, UK Overseas Territories and Commonwealth countries to raise the Commonwealth flag on Monday 9 March.
The Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has received the Deputy Prime Minister for the official signing of the Dorset Growth Deal 2015–2021.
Jane Stichbury, Chairman of the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch hospitals, is joining 16 other daredevils to wing walk for Bournemouth Hospital Charity (BHC).
A Somerset enthusiast’s model train collection is to be sold by Lawrences Auctioneers of Crewkerne. It was assembled by a Crewkerne man over several decades and the collection has been consigned for sale by his family. It includes over 50 boxed locomotives by Hornby and Bachmann, mostly in mint condition. Also included are several hundred…
In just three years, the Purbeck Marathon has established itself as one of the best distance races in the UK. In each year it has been rated amongst the top three marathons in the UK by a leading running magazine and the sixth best race of any distance in 2014.
This is an update to the news item posted on this website on 6 March concerning the armed robbery at the Stan James bookmakers in Christchurch when a man threatened a member of staff with a knife on 5 March (approx 8pm) before stealing cash. The man ran from the scene toward Jumpers Road. Police,…
The search is on for Verwood’s carnival queen and princesses. The selection will be held at the Verwood Guide HQ in Manor road during the afternoon on Sunday March 22 starting at 2pm. The queen will be chosen first at 2pm followed by the princesses. The queen will receive a prize of £100 and the princesses…
Dorset Police is taking part in an International Seatbelt Campaign in an effort to reduce the number of children killed or seriously injured in road traffic collisions. Dorset Police is running the week long campaign alongside a TISPOL Europe-wide campaign and in conjunction with Dorset Roadsafe and No Excuse. The number of children killed or…
Christchurch and East Dorset Councils are celebrating after being presented with the Gold Award for Working Together at the national Improvement and Efficiency Awards held in Westminster.
