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Saturday, November 23, 2024
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Many people on social media have criticised Dorset police in recent days for their disproportionate stop and search activity against BAME members of communities. 'Racial disproportionality continues to be high for black people across Dorset. In 2017/18, black people were stopped and searched at approximately sixteen and a half times...
Wow no one was expecting this. Many would have been happy with a hundred but to get this many and so many from the younger generation gives us real hope that the future is safer in their hands. We walked the 1.5 miles prepared with our face masks... to the...
Alongside many others across the UK Millie Cridland from Weymouth took the knee to symbolically call for justice for George Floyd, murdered by police officers in the US, and to make her mark for Black Lives Matter. Millie said 'I had to do it when I heard it was taking...
Officers investigating reports of an assault in Weymouth town centre are appealing for witnesses and the victim to come forward. Dorset Police received a third party report of the incident, which occurred at around 9am on Tuesday 28 January 2020 outside New Look at the junction of New Bond Street...
Volunteers are needed to help newly-arrived refugee families from Syria get used to life in Dorset. Under the Syrian Resettlement Programme, 15 families and 35 children have so far begun new lives in Dorset. Volunteers are needed to help them settle in, perhaps by taking them shopping, playing with children...
A prominent Dorset anti-racism protestor was suddenly given an unannounced visit by police last week. Without warning they came to his house and filming him, told him they had been asked by their sergeant to ‘introduce themselves’ and to ask whether the protestor had any ‘intelligence on future actions’. By...
We didn’t milkshake Carl Benjamin. I’m sorry for letting everyone down. Let me explain.  After an intense social media and writing campaign on the part of the organisers and me, so 20-30 people from around South Dorset turned up at midday on Friday to counter-protest the odious UKIP campaign that...
The Neo Nazi, Islam-hate organisation Britain First have leafleted more than 3000 houses in the north-eastern districts of Littlemoor and Preston in Weymouth. They claim to have answers to the problems of local people. Here at Weymouth & Portland – Action on Wages we have a few questions for...
Citizens Advice Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole has launched a Hate Crime Project. The aim of the project is to tackle extremism by ensuring there is a consistent approach to the services provided to victims of hate crime. It will do this through the training of frontline workers, improving knowledge, supporting victims...