Dorset

LESS than 20 cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Dorset, according to the latest statistics. The latest government figures show 15 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the county in the 24 hours leading up to 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 6. In the Dorset Council area, two new …

The iconic Red Arrows will fly over Dorset as they take to the skies today (Saturday 5 June). The RAF Demonstration Team pilots will fly away from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, after playing at the Midlands Air Festival, which takes place at Ragley Hall, Warwickshire this weekend. Agreement on military …

A ROAD in Gillingham will be closed for three days for road works. A one-mile stretch of Bay Road, between the junctions of Shaftesbury Road and outside Stirling View, will be closed in both directions between Wednesday June 14 and Friday June 16. A public notice indicates that the maintenance …

POLICE are investigating after burglars broke into a church in Dorset. Officers investigating the heist, which took place in Gillingham, are calling for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. According to a police statement, it was discovered at 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 3 that entry had been …

SHOCKING boxes and treats were delivered to “frontline heroes” by grateful nursing home residents and staff. Two residents of Castle View Care Home in Poundbury delivered baskets of treats to GP office staff to thank them for all the work they have done to keep people safe throughout the pandemic …

OUR beautiful county is loved by locals and visitors alike and today is very special as it is Dorset Day. The annual event celebrates the feast of Dorset’s patron saint, Saint Wite, whose relics can be found in the Church of St Candida and Holy Cross at Whitchurch Canonicorum. Its …

Fewer than 10 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Dorset, according to the latest statistics. The latest government figures show six people tested positive for Covid-19 in the county in the 24 hours leading up to 4 p.m. on Monday, May 31. In the Dorset Council area, only …

DORSET is expected to bask in temperatures above 20 degrees this holiday Monday (Monday May 31). The county has already seen a period of heat this weekend, with tourists flocking to Dorset to enjoy a stay or a day. The warm weather is expected to continue for another day, with …

Officers looking for a missing Wareham woman are asking the public for help in trying to find her. Elke Jaeger, 61, was last seen at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday May 29 at her home in Nundico and by 3 p.m. she was in phone contact telling him she was going …

More than 80 vehicles have been deliberately torched in Dorset and Wiltshire in a year, according to figures from the fire service. Over the course of a decade, the region’s fire teams have been called to more than 1,300 deliberate vehicle fires, 85 of which were last year. Arsonists who …