A nurse, Toni Wallace, endured a harrowing experience after a life-altering collision with an uninsured driver. Her ordeal unfolded as statistics exposing the worst regions for motorists lacking insurance coverage came to light.
While en route to volunteer as a medic at a festival in Bristol, Toni's Subaru WRX was...
With Charity Fraud Awareness Week taking place between 27th November and 1st December, Ansvar, a leading specialist insurer for the charity, not-for-profit and faith sectors, is raising awareness about how organisations across Dorset can be proactive to protect their assets, reputation, and beneficiaries.
The week serves as a vital initiative to promote...
Detectives investigating a reported assault in Sherborne are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
The incident occurred at around 11am on Thursday 26 October 2023 in Horsecastles Lane.
It is reported that the victim – a woman aged in her 50s – was assaulted by a man...
A man has been jailed for rape and sexual assault offences in SherborneGary John Bridger, aged 66 and of Wincanton, appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court on Tuesday 14 November 2023 to be sentenced after being found guilty at an earlier trial of two counts of rape and two counts...
Officers investigating a fail-to-stop collision in Dorchester are appealing for anyone with information that may help identify the vehicle involved to get in touch.
The collision occurred at around 5.30pm on Thursday 26 October 2023 at the Stadium roundabout involving a blue Vauxhall Corsa and another car.
It is reported that...
Three people arrested in connection with the death of a man in Dorchester have been released without charge.
Dorset Police was called at 9.05pm on Saturday 18 March 2023 to a report of an assault at an address in Milford Road. A man aged in his 60s sustained serious injuries...
Detectives investigating a reported knife-point robbery in Dorchester are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.
At around 1.45am on Sunday 5 November 2023 it is reported that the victims, two local men, were inside a parked car in School Close when two males approached the vehicle. It is alleged...
Officers investigating a number of alleged thefts in West Dorset are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
On Thursday 19 October 2023, Dorset Police received three reports of metal theft from addresses in the Preston area of Weymouth and London Road and Coburg Road in Dorchester.
It was reported...
Officers are appealing for information as they investigate the theft of a vehicle in Bridport.At approximately 1.50am on Friday 29 September 2023, officers were called to an altercation involving a large group of young people outside a bar in East Street.
It is reported that two of the men who...
A burglar has been jailed for stealing money from an address in Wimborne.
Dean Anthony Pennett, aged 54 and of Bemister Road in Bournemouth, was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for burglary following a hearing at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday 29 September 2023.
At approximately 11.20am...
