Dorset Council and key partners are working to together to make sure residents can get help to continue to live independently in their homes. Â
Volunteers from Age UK North South & West Dorset make calls to vulnerable people and, with consent, can refer them to the Dorset Council’s reablement services.
The council has...
Dorset Mind, a local mental health charity, has been awarded sizeable funding from the National Lottery to help expand their support programme for young people’s mental health across Dorset. The charity has been awarded a grant over 3 years that will enable them to roll-out its programme of mental health education and wellbeing support...
A cyclist seriously injured in a road traffic incident on Portland has sadly died in hospital.
The incident occurred at around 1.45pm on Tuesday 4 August 2020 on Sweet Hill Lane and involved a brown Ford Mondeo and a cyclist.
The cyclist, a local man aged in his 70s, sustained serious...
Both sides of humanity on display locally over the last couple of days. From working as a collective and saving a life
https://dorseteye.com/the-human-chain-at-durdle-door-that-saved-a-swimmer-in-trouble/
to exploiting animals in dog fights.
From kindness and caring to cruelty.
Purbeck Police:
'Today the Rural Crime Team, Purbeck NPT, dog units, FSG , The National Wildlife Crime...
Officers investigating a serious road traffic collision in Poole are asking for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward – with one man being arrested.
The incident, which happened on Melbury Avenue, was reported at 2.27pm on Friday 21 August 2020. It involved a pedestrian, a 13-year-old local boy,...
Dorset Police is calling on residents and those visiting the area to behave sensibly and respect other road users.
The Force wants those getting behind the wheel to take extra care, ensure your vehicle is roadworthy and that you are fit to drive, as well as modifying your driving behaviour...
Dorset Police was called at 7.07am on Friday 14 August 2020 to a report that a body of a man had been found in the water off the coast of Portland Bill. Officers attended, along with HM Coastguard and the RNLI.
Enquiries are underway to locate the man’s next...
Update:
Officers searching for missing man Glen Bartlett are pleased to say he has been found in Scotland.
The 45 left an address in Blandford Road, Upton, on Monday 10 August 2020.
We would like to thank everyone for sharing our appeal.
Officers are appealing for the public’s help to find a man...
Partner agencies across Dorset are encouraging people to enjoy Dorset safely this weekend, as temperatures are expected to reach highs of around 27 degrees.
Measures are in place to cope with additional demand which could be placed on councils, the Police, Fire Service and the NHS as visitors are welcomed...
Officers investigating a serious injury road traffic incident on Portland are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward.
At around 1.45pm on Tuesday 4 August 2020 Dorset Police was called to a report of an incident involving a brown Ford Mondeo and a cyclist on...
