The coroner for Dorset is seeking the assistance of the public to find the next of kin of a man who lived in Weymouth.
Malcolm James Sloper, who was 56 years old, died at his home address in Ranelagh Road on Wednesday 13 September 2023.
His death is not being treated...
Hitting the half-century mark can be a mix of emotions. Some of us might feel a sense of achievement, while others might be filled with reflection. Whatever your sentiments, one thing remains clear: understanding how to age well can profoundly influence the quality of your later years.
Whether it's tweaking...
There is a lot of anecdote that cannabis oil beats cancer. Where anecdote lies, so scientists look. So far, no human level trials of cannabinoid chemotherapy has taken place – they’re still torturing mice at the moment – but in torturing mice there has been some very interesting science....
Important information regards to Covid-19 locally.
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Children in Dorset are benefiting from much better help and protection and senior leaders have a clear understanding of what needs to improve, say Government inspectors.
Earlier this month, Ofsted looked at Dorset Council’s arrangements for children in need and those subject to a child protection plan. They looked at...
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...
Officers are appealing for witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage to come forward following a fatal collision in Poole.
Just after 9pm on Monday 15 March 2021 a road traffic collision occurred on Dorset Way between the Tower Park roundabout and the Oakdale Road slip road involving a white Honda...
Officers investigating a fatal collision in Ferndown are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
Dorset Police received a report at 11.10am on Tuesday 5 July 2022 of a collision in Redwood Drive involving a highways lorry that was carrying out resurfacing work and a male pedestrian.
Officers...
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Officers searching for the owner of a note found on Canford Cliffs beach in Poole say they have been identified and found to be safe.
The discovery was made by a member of public shortly before 11.19am on Saturday 3 October 2020 underneath a rock at the bottom of Flaghead...
Dear Mark Zuckerberg,
We are Fiona Godlee and Kamran Abbasi, editors of The BMJ, one of the world’s oldest and most influential general medical journals. We are writing to raise serious concerns about the “fact checking” being undertaken by third party providers on behalf of Facebook/Meta.
In September, a former employee...
