Officers in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after an assault in the Charminster area. The incident occurred between 11pm and midnight on Friday 21 February 2014 on Shelbourne Road. A 32-year-old local man was walking together with a male friend from Charminster Road into Shelbourne Road when he…
The Government has announced a number of ways in which people hit by the winter’s floods can receive financial help to recover from this winter’s events. A range of aid packages can be accessed through Dorset the county’s various district and borough councils. These include: business rate relief for 3 months, council tax rebate for…
The Keep Me Posted campaign has received a boost from Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole. Annette attended an event in Parliament to raise awareness about the growing trend towards online only bills and statements and the impact this is having on people’s ability to effectively manage their finances Keep Me Posted…
A transport lifeline has been thrown to residents between Lytchett Matravers and Poole as morebus announce a brand new route 10 will be added to their extensive bus network from Monday 7 April.
Detectives investigating a robbery in West Moors have released three pictures of a man they would like to speak with. The incident happened at 6.50pm on Wednesday 26 February 2014 at Ladbrokes betting shop in Penn Court. A man entered the store, threatened a member of staff with a knife and demanded money. He was…
Swimmers are needed to join in Ringwood and Fordingbridge Lions Club raise money for charity. A 50/50 Swimarathon-Fun Swim for all ages is being held at Ringwood Health and Leisure in Parsonage Barn Lane on Sunday 16 March. Half the money raised goes to the Lion Club to help those less able in the community.…
The food collection at St Martin’s United Reformed Church in Station Road, West Moors on Saturday 22nd February was superbly supported by the West Moors Community reports Church Elder, Christopher Legrand and, on behalf of the Dorset families in need, we want to say a big thank you’ to everyone who contributed. The food is…
Police in Worcestershire are appealing for the public’s help as they try to trace a dead man who was found in the River Avon last week. Officers were called to the Weir Meadow Caravan Park in the town of Evesham at 10.10am on Wednesday 19 February when a member of the public spotted a body…
A teenage boy and girl got into difficulties whilst dog walking off Peverell Avenue East in Dorchester yesterday evening (26 February).
The land on which they were walking had areas of deep mud between patches of hardstanding and the two teenagers became stuck up to their lower thighs in the mud.
A police box will be landing in Boscombe precinct soon and will become one of only two operational boxes in the country. The other is outside Earls Court Underground Station in London.
The much-anticipated Boscombe box will provide a highly visible policing footprint at the western end of the precinct on Christchurch Road.
