With many maternity care services across the country being classed as ‘failing’ in recent years, the number of claims related to birth injuries has...
As National Hate Crime Awareness Week begins (Saturday 11th October - Saturday 18th October 2025), Dorset Police has publicly reaffirmed its commitment to tackling...
Proponents argue that nationalising water companies offers significant public benefits. By removing the obligation to generate shareholder profits, a state-run system could reinvest all...
Essential maintenance and deep cleaning will take place at eight of Dorset Council’s Household Recycling Centres (HRCs, or “the tip”) during October.
Each site will...
New 20mph zones are to be introduced in five Dorset towns and villages this autumn. This follows applications submitted by the respective town/parish councils.
We...
Dorset was an early adopter in the landscape of fibre internet, first arriving in Charmouth and Wooten Fitzpaine in 2014. Since then, official statistics...
The Roads Policing Team continued in their efforts to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on Dorset’s roads using a heavy...
A former Dorset Police officer, who abused his position in an attempt to enter into an unwanted sexual and improper emotional relationship with a...
“We need a huge societal shift”: More than 2,000 rape and sexual offences reported to Dorset Police in the past year
Improved practices have led...
At first glance, Dorset seems untouched by the upheavals of recent years. Its postcard landscapes, the Jurassic Coast, rolling countryside, and bustling seaside resorts...
