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Monday, November 25, 2024
Update: Officers searching for a missing man from Wareham are able to update that he has been found.On Monday 26 December 2022 concern was raised for Danny Green who had last been seen at around 12pm outside an address in Bere Regis. Following enquiries and searches by officers, he has now...

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Another death in my old network of survivors of serious mental illness. James and I hadn’t spoken for more than 10 years and he’s been gone a year… Still a bit of a shock I must say…. He would be roughly the 10th suicide I’ve known. We’re often bloody rude about...
People with coughs and colds should avoid seeing elderly relatives to protect them from a surge in winter viruses, health officials have advised. The message from experts is: if you feel unwell, stay at home. The guidance was issued as Britons prepare for their least restricted Christmas since COVID curbs and subsequent guidance...
Officers are investigating a serious injury road traffic collision in Weymouth and are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.The incident, which involved a Ford Fiesta and a white electrically assisted pedal cycle, happened just after 10.19pm on Tuesday 20 December 2022 in Dorchester Road. The...
Do you remember the good old days before the ghost town? We danced and sang, and the music played in a de boomtown. Perhaps it was never those halcyon days but one thing we do know is that come the Thatcher government of 1979 the idea that people could be anything...
A mother has challenged health secretary Steve Barclay during a hospital visit, telling him that NHS staff are being "worked to the bone". Sarah Pinnington-Auld said her three-year-old daughter Lucy, who has cystic fibrosis, was pushed off the "absolutely horrific" waiting list at King's College Hospital in Denmark Hill, London,...
According to a government-commissioned research, a "decade of neglect" by consecutive Conservative administrations has undermined the NHS to the point that it will be unable to address the 7 million-strong backlog of care. According to a research by the King's Fund health think tank, years of underfunding the health sector...
Starting University is an intimidating and scary time at the best of times. Most people who attend University are leaving home and looking after themselves for the very first time. This means looking after their finances for the very first time, which isn’t always easy. The cost of living crisis...
Officers investigating a road traffic collision in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward. Dorset Police received a report at approximately 3pm on Monday 12 December 2022 of a collision involving a silver Ford Fiesta and an orange Vauxhall Mokka in Lanehouse Rocks...
The Coroner for Dorset is seeking the assistance of the public to find the next of kin of a man who lived in Wool. John Lamont, who was 84 years old, died at his home address in Chalk Pit Lane on Wednesday 7 December 2022. His death is not being treated...