Officers investigating a dog bite incident in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward – with an image of the dog involved being released.
At around 10.30am on Thursday 18 February 2021 a family group, comprising a man and a woman and two young children, was...
Officers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward after a man sustained an injury during an incident involving a dog in Weymouth.
At around 9.40pm on Monday 8 February 2021 a man and woman were walking their dog on the beach near to Greenhill Bowling Club when a...
The Wildlife Trusts are releasing a record number of beavers in 2021 – twenty years after bringing the first ever beavers back to Britain.
Around 20 beavers will be released this year including to a project in Wales. The first of the year’s releases took place in Dorset this week.
Plans...
The PSPO places restrictions on dog owners in control of their dogs. These restrictions include clearing up dog fouling and proper disposal of the waste in any open space. On certain land dogs are not allowed on marked sports pitches or enclosed children’s play areas or are required to...
A pesticide known to kill bees has been authorised for farmers to use on sugar beet crops in England.
We are shocked that the Secretary of State, George Eustice, has used his power to allow this.
The decision to allow emergency use of thiamethoxam goes against all commitments this Government has made to...
I have cats. I love them. They help me to calm when I need to relax. Just having them around the house is a joy.
There are times though when their need for attention is let's just say inappropriately timed.
Many cats love their owners just as much, if not more than we...
Britain's' fishing policy not the EU is responsible for decreased number of fishing trawlers..., not EU policy.
Let reality reign and the myths be debunked.
And if the public really care about depleted stock then campaigning to stop this will help:
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Badger culling is to be banned on BCP Council land, following a vote by councillors on Tuesday in favour of a motion proposed by Councillor Vikki Slade and seconded by Green Councillor Chris Rigby.
The vote also secures access for local wildlife professionals for badger vaccination, and joint biosecurity working against...
Dorset Police’s Rural Crime Team is asking the public for increased vigilance as criminal gangs involved in coursing target farms in the Dorset countryside.
Coursing is the illegal activity of using dogs acting on sight to chase animals such as the brown hare and deer.
While the activity is considered a...
East Dorset Friends of the Earth today published the results of their latest survey of plastic packaging levels in local supermarkets: Plastics – how green is your supermarket.1This shows that approximately 85% of products are still wrapped in plastic – despite supermarket’scommitments to reduce “problematic and unnecessary single-use plastic”.2 According to surveys by the Local Government Association and Which?3 most plastic wastes are not...
