A joint project between Dorset Police and Devon and Cornwall Police to equip officers with a body worn video (BWV) launched on the 8 October 2018. BWV is a small camera attached to officers allowing them to record incidents and encounters when necessary.
The motivation for the introduction of BWV...
The first phase of works to improve cycling, walking and bus travel along Castle Lane West will get underway on Monday 30 June. These improvements will take place at the Castle Lane West/ East Way junction as part of Bournemouth Borough Council’s wider initiative to make travel easier, safer...
Two Dorset Police officers who were viciously attacked after stopping a man driving erratically have been nominated for a Police Bravery Award.
Police Constable Charlotte Harvey and Police Sergeant Simon Kempton have been nominated to win an award at the 23rd Police Bravery Awards in London on Thursday 12 July...
Plastic-free activity across Dorset is set to receive a boost with a crowdfunded UK film premiere and tour starting in Wimborne on March 14th.
Rubber Jellyfish is a feature-length documentary that explores the effects of balloon releases on wildlife, the environment and ultimately us. We know that throwing rubbish on...
At last night’s meeting, the Community Overview & Scrutiny Panel agreed to recommend to Cabinet that they consider continuing to support the Local Welfare Assistance Fund. The fund has been used to provide help to the most vulnerable members of the community following a disaster, emergency or during a...
Officers are issuing a CCTV image of a suspect following an unprovoked assault at a bar in Bournemouth.
Sometime between 12.30am and 12.45am on Sunday 21 October 2018 the victim, a man aged in his 30s and from Wimborne, was assaulted in the toilets of Be at One cocktail bar...
Chris Shephard put in comfortably his best performance since his return from injury to inspire his side to a fantastic 3-1 victory in south Wales. The Welshmen went into the game as one of the league’s in-form sides – having won their last four games, and their artificial surface...
Members passed a motion at the Full Council meeting on Monday 18 April, to rescind the decision made in December 2015, when members voted not to be part of a Dorset-wide study to look at options for the future governance of the county, including the possible creation of a...
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a reported stabbing in Boscombe.
Dorset Police received a report at 10.30pm yesterday, Friday 27 July 2018, that a man had been found with stab wounds in Christchurch Road, near to the junction with Gloucester Road.
The man...
Detectives investigating a disturbance in Bournemouth town centre during which three men were assaulted are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
At around 9.20pm on Saturday 7 July 2018 an altercation took place in the Lower Gardens, near to the toilet block by The Square. It...
