It is time we adopted a much more intelligent approach if we want to find solutions to issues such as these. Blaming these young people has to end. Finding out why and providing the support is the way forward. As a Conservative area the age of blame and hypocrisy...
25 Dorset young carers have been taken to see War Horse at Southampton’s Mayflower as a reward for their hard work and for some down time from their often demanding responsibilities.
There are currently 117 young carers in the county being supported by the Dorset Young Carers Service.
Over the past year, the...
Volunteers are needed to help Dorset County Council’s trading standards run test purchasing exercises.
Some products are age restricted to buy, such as cigarettes and alcohol. Trading standards are responsible for making sure retailers know all about these laws and do not sell these products to people under the legal age. One...
The news this week that Budmouth and All Saints School have both been ranked as inadequate, is deeply worrying for pupils and their parents who attend or plan to attend these schools, and dispiriting for the teachers and our wider community.
There is not now a secondary school ranked as...
The family of a teenage boy who sadly died in a road traffic collision in Weymouth has issued a tribute.
Dorset Police was called to the collision in Portland Road at 3.30pm on Wednesday 6 June 2018 involving a young cyclist and a white Mercedes articulated lorry.
Tragically 14-year-old Rowan Lloyd...
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a fatal collision involving a teenage boy in Weymouth.
At 3.30pm today, Wednesday 6 June 2018, Dorset Police was called to reports of a serious injury collision in Portland Road involving a 14-year-old local boy who was riding a bicycle and...
Dorset Police is calling on the support of knitting enthusiasts across the county to create teddy bears for children in distress.Â
The teddies will be carried in patrol cars and used to comfort young children who are distressed or experiencing a traumatic event.
Police Constable Conroy, of Dorset Police, said: “Sadly...
Officers searching for a teenager who went missing from Poole are appealing for help from the public to find him.
Cameron Bhatt, aged 15, was reported missing at around 12.45am on Wednesday 23 May 2018 after leaving his address in Mossley Avenue.
Police have been carrying out a range of searches...
Officers investigating an incident where a girl tragically died after being recovered from the water at Durdle Door are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
At around 11.30am today, Wednesday 18 April 2018, HM Coastguard received reports of a child and a woman in distress in the water at Durdle...
The school prom season is approaching so if you are hiring transport, please remember to check it is properly licensed.
Any vehicles advertised for hire with a driver should be appropriately licensed with the local authority from where they operate or the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).
That is the...
