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Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward as they investigate a serious injury collision in Christchurch. Dorset Police received a report at 8.09am on Tuesday 8 December 2020 of a collision on Quay Road involving a black Ford Fiesta and a pedestrian. Officers attended,...
On Sunday 4th October, Head of Domestic Scouting for AFC Bournemouth and Dorset Mind Ambassador Andy Howe completed 26.2 miles of his virtual London Marathon in 5 hours and 41 minutes.  What made this achievement even more remarkable was not only that Andy had been struggling all year with an injury,...
MERMAID MASKS WITH A VIEW Local actress and keen photographer Nicole Faraday, of Bad Girls and Casualty fame, has designed a range of unique bespoke masks with her own photography of our beautiful Purbeck and surrounds.The masks are hand stitched, available in 4 sizes, breathable comfort fit 3 ply...
An appeal for children’s winter coats and warm pyjamas launches this Friday to keep children cosy at Christmas. 2020 has been a tough year for so many people and we want to make it just a little bit better for children and families in Dorset. That’s why we are asking...
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has faced a backlash after claiming Brexit helped the UK become the first country in the world to have a clinically authorised coronavirus vaccine. The Pfizer/ BioNTech jab has been approved by Britain's medicines regulator - but the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has yet to do the same...
Very few people would argue that alcohol is good for us but the reality of how destructive it is goes far beyond many people's awareness. For those who perceive alcohol as benign or a dependent the next 60 minutes could save or prolong your life. For those living in the shadow...
The government announced today which areas of England are in which tier as part of a tougher system. Dorset will be placed in Tier 2. Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales have their own rules, but all four UK nations agreed a common plan for Christmas - revealed earlier this week.England will again be placed...
Anti-vaccination content on social media is "poison" and "garbage" and should be "stamped-out", Labour has said. With hopes rising of a COVID-19 jab being rolled out by the end of the year, the opposition has called for emergency legislation to remove "dangerous anti-vax content". The party wants the government to bring forward laws...
Politicians and governments are suppressing science. They do so in the public interest, they say, to accelerate availability of diagnostics and treatments. They do so to support innovation, to bring products to market at unprecedented speed. Both of these reasons are partly plausible; the greatest deceptions are founded in...
I once had a dream that every establishment corporate loving politician went to bed and never woke up. Then every one who attempted to replace them by doing and thinking the same suffered the same fate. When I watch this and Hancock sitting there looking like he cares but...