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Friday, October 11, 2024
Officers are appealing for information from the public after a large number of sheep were stolen from a field in Dorchester. Sometime between 6pm on Sunday 3 June and 8.30am on Monday 4 June 2018 approximately 25 ewes and 45 lambs were removed from a field off Maiden Castle Road. The...
Dorchester Agricultural Society funds local school farm visits
Dorchester Agricultural Society paid for 120 pupils from Jewell Academy, a primary school in Bournemouth, to visit North West Farm in Winterborne Kingston. The Society set up the Dorchester Agricultural Society 1840 Education Fund three years ago to provide Dorset schools with knowledge of agriculture, horticulture and rural enterprise. It...
The activists in the online group joked about “gassing chavs” and “shooting peasants” leading the Conservative Party to quickly distance themselves from the grassroots group. It was rumoured that the group were too tame for the Tory party central office who preferred to refer to the comments as aphorisms,...
I see you doing your best reporter impression to the camera, your smartest big boy jacket on, doing your level best to keep facade-breaking snarl out of your voice. I see your baffled little face as you’re approached by the police, angrily protesting that you had no idea this...
You’ve thought long and hard about it. You’ve weighed up the pros and cons. You’ve watched all the grizzly videos on social media, and now finally you’ve made the decision: This is it. You’re going to become vegan. Firstly, I salute you. Take a moment to think about the enormity...
On June 18th, International Fathers’ Mental Health Day will raise awareness globally about the need to get better support for dads. Around 10% of fathers can experience mental health problems in the first year following the birth of their child. The international campaign is being led from the UK...
Media Fund partner, Open Democracy reported last week that The London Evening Standard has struck a £3m deal to provide positive news coverage for 6 major corporations. The corporations include Google and Uber, whose ability to pay for such deals is enhanced by tax dodging and other questionable business practices. The...
Dorset Police is calling on the support of knitting enthusiasts across the county to create teddy bears for children in distress.  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 are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a fatal road traffic collision in Lyme Regis. Dorset Police received a report at 10.19am today, Saturday 2 June 2018, of a collision involving a black Honda motorcycle and a silver Honda CR-V at Dragons Hill, near to the entrance to...
Dorset Police is today, Friday 1 June, launching its summer drink driving campaign which is set to run until Monday 16 July to coincide with the World Cup.  Those caught will appear in court before being publicly named by the Force and have their images shared on Dorset Police social...