BBC News has reported that fire crews in Dorset have rescued 25 people trapped in their cars by flood water after strong winds and torrential rain overnight.
Firefighters helped people in Sturminster Newton, Blandford, Shaftesbury, Sherborne and Wimborne.
Police are renewing their appeal for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following a fatal fail to stop collision – with details and an image of a vehicle they are keen to trace being released and a reward being offered. Officers were called at 7.25pm on Friday 13 December to the collision at…
A West Moors pensioner in her 70s became trapped when a burglar pushed her wheelchair over and she fell out. A man got into her home on Heathfield Way between 6pm and 9.40pm on Friday 20 December and attacked her. He pushed her over when she confronted him and left her on the floor and…
Football players from AFC Bournemouth took time out from their busy training schedule to help Wave 105 Cash for Kids with its Mission Christmas Toy Appeal by delivering gifts to disadvantaged children.
Two young achievers in the mini jitsu section of Ferndown Jitsu Club are Isabella, who was awarded the student of the week trophy, and latest club member Taylor, who earned his red belt.
Schoolchildren from North Dorset joined forces with Dorset Police officers on Friday 13 December to target law-flouting motorists.
Pupils from Archbishop Wake CE VC Primary School accompanied police officers from Blandford Safer Neighbourhood Team and the newly formed Community Speed Watch team to tackle bad and careless driving outside their school in Black Lane in Blandford.
As part of their GCSE assessment, nine Year 10 students at Ringwood School took part in a cookery project jointly run by the school and the Christchurch Food Festival Education Trust.
Volunteers, friends and staff of Cherry Tree Nursery all thoroughly enjoyed their annual Christmas party at Kinson Community Centre recently. The event was made particularly special by the generous donation of four boxes of high quality, hand-made crackers by Celebration Crackers of Ferndown. Cherry Tree is a project of the registered charity, SWOP, set up…
Hundreds of young children have begun receiving life-saving lessons in road safety after schools responded positively to help from a Dorset law firm’s charity arm.
Battens Solicitors Charitable Trust has made up to £18,000 available for schools through its campaign.
The family of fatal fail to stop victim Christopher Colegate have today (20 December) made a direct appeal to the driver involved in the road traffic collision to contact police.
