Drones could revolutionise policing in the same way that the introduction of police radios did in the 1960s. That’s according to Dorset’s Police and Crime Commissioner who believes drones have a key role to play in the fight against crime and protecting the public. The county’s police force is one the few across England and…
A Dorset law firm is helping the county’s largest conservation charity to reach out to the public with the latest in a series of substantial donations.
The City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit [PIPCU] has this morning (18 February) arrested a man in Dorset as part of an ongoing investigation into the online sale of counterfeit airbags to the public. As a result of this enquiry officers have alerted 680 people believed to have made purchases from an individual…
Criticism has been voiced following the stapling of notices to trees on Poor Common in Ferndown, whilst the noticeboards have been left bare. Resident Tony Brown who knows the area well, said, “I think the signs spoil the ambience and aesthetics of the woodland walk. I appreciate the requests on the posters but why the…
Bournemouth University (BU) third year students are making ‘twiddle mitts’ for patients living with dementia at The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (RBCH), but as the ‘twiddle mitts’ are in constant demand they want natty knitters to pick up their needles and help knit more.
The contemporary electric folk band, Fish Out Of Water, have recently completed five days on location recording at Highcliffe Castle. Based on the South Coast between Christchurch and Poole, the band were recently signed to Talking Elephant Records, and are currently recording their first album for the label whose artist roster includes acts like Wishbone Ash,…
Detectives are appealing to the public to help identify a man suspected of causing criminal damage at a pub in Bournemouth. The incident occurred at around 9.10pm on Tuesday 29 December 2015 at The Grove Tavern, Southbourne Grove. A man was seen on CCTV throwing a beer glass at a pane of glass on the main…
Through the spring months, the independent pet retail group PamPurredPets is to offer free samples of specially selected no grow seed that will not germinate fast if it falls to the ground.
Officers are appealing for the public to help identify a man who is suspected of stealing alcoholic spirits from the Tesco superstore in Blandford Forum. The offence took place at around 11.45am on Wednesday 10 February. The suspect was caught on CCTV leaving the store with four bottles of spirit that he hadn’t paid for.…
It’s not every day you see a giant bear being driven in a Range Rover with his arms and head poking out of the sunroof. But that’s how Giganticus arrived at the Teddy Bear Museum in Dorchester recently. A massive addition to the museum’s wonderful collection, he weighs over 70kg and so huge that he…
