Officers are appealing for witnesses after an incident of criminal damage to a police vehicle in Poole. Dorset Police received a report shortly before 1am on...
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Eleven people – nine of whom were teenagers – have been rescued from the River Stour after two rowing boats and a safety boat capsized in inclement...
Police are appealing for the public’s help to locate an 11-year-old girl who has gone missing from Bournemouth. Layla Mann was last seen at 11.10am on Monday...
Bestival have unveiled the first wave of acts for its 2018 festival, with M.I.A. and London Grammar revealed as the first two headliners for this year’s event...
A motorist caught speeding at more than 145mph on a Hampshire motorway has been disqualified from driving. John Hornby, 62, of Ringwood, pleaded guilty to...
Detectives are making a public appeal to find a laptop that was stolen during a burglary while the occupant was saying goodbye to her 15-year-old daughter who...
Officers searching for missing teenager Gaia Pope have discovered the body of a woman near Swanage. The discovery was made at around 3pm today, Saturday 18...
A body has been found believed to that of missing Swanage Teenager Gaia Pope. This come hours after a massive search to find the missing teenager took place...
A man arrested in connection with a fatal road traffic collision in Bridport has been released under investigation. At 11.15pm on Monday 13 November 2017 a two...
Detectives investigating the disappearance of Swanage teenager Gaia Pope have arrested a third person. The 49-year-old man from Swanage was arrested this...
A 49 year old man, known to missing Dorset teenager Gaia Pope, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. A cordon remains in place following the discovery of...
A cordon is in place following the discovery of items of women’s clothing in a field near Swanage. The discovery was made at 10.28am today, Thursday 16...
Detectives have arrested two people following the disappearance of Swanage teenager Gaia Pope, with searches ongoing to locate her. Gaia, 19 and from Langton...
The A303 was closed between A360 and A36 both directions following Road Traffic Collision, this afternoon. Dorset and Wiltshire fire and rescue called in...
The family of a man who sadly died in an alleged fail-to-stop collision in Bournemouth has named and paid tribute to him. At around 10.39pm on Tuesday 3...
Officers investigating an alleged fail-to-stop fatal collision in Bournemouth have arrested two people. At around 10.39pm on Tuesday 3 October 2017 it was...
Officers are appealing for witnesses after a fatal collision in Bournemouth. The incident happened at around 10.39pm on Tuesday 3 October 2017 on the A338 Spur...
The father of a 25-year-old festival goer, who was found dead yesterday morning, has stated the death was “a tragic accident”. Holby City and...
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a young woman was found dead in woodland at Bestival this morning. Holby City and former Coronation Street...
Police have closed part of the A31 following a serious road traffic collision, Drivers who are stuck in the closure being turned round. It is understood that...
A woman arrested in connection with the murder of a businessman shot dead in his Dorset home has been charged, police said. Helen Cooper, also known as Helen...
Thousands of Olly Murs fans are set to be disappointed after news that his gigs at Kings Park, Bournemouth and Powderham Castle, Exeter will no longer be going...
Today marks the end of the search and rescue (SAR) helicopter service operated from Portland by CHC Helicopters Ltd. on behalf of Her Majesty’s Coastguard. The...
Watch this rescue footage after three people ran into trouble on Tuesday evening. A coastguard rescue helicopter had to be called out to rescue the trio from...
Nine Fire appliances have been mobilised to a thatch property fire in Church Rd, Durweston. Crews from across the county of Dorset have been sent to the...
A fourth decapitated cat has been found in Portsmouth, this time in Marmion Road, Southsea. When the resident who made the gruesome discovery attempted to...
Officers are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing 67-year-old Bournemouth woman and are appealing for the public’s help to find...
Police are appealing for witnesses after four vehicles were involved in a collision near Wareham. The incident happened at around 12.45pm today, Saturday 25...
A teenage boy has been arrested in connection with a stabbing incident outside a Bournemouth shop. At around 11.43pm on Sunday 30 October 2016 it was reported...
A man is due to appear in court charged in connection with three reported robberies in Christchurch. Police were called at 5.30pm on Saturday 18 March 2017 to...
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a fail-to-stop collision in Bournemouth. At approximately 9pm yesterday, Sunday 19 March 2017, a...
Dorset Police Officers are appealing for the public’s help to find a woman who has gone missing from Bournemouth. Gillian Greenwood, 59, left her address in...
Officers are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following a serious road traffic collision near Wimborne. The incident...
Police need your help this morning to find #Missing James Alford from #Hightown. He could be in #Bournemouth. James left his Merlin Close home sometime...
A fire has broken out at Guys Marsh Prison in one of the accommodation blocks Emergency services are tackling a fire at Guys Marsh Prison in Dorset this...
Drivers are facing seven-mile delays of an hour due to a broken down vehicle on the A31. One lane of the busy A31 has been closed between Stoney Cross and...
Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a woman injured in a reported assault in Bournemouth has died from her injuries – with a CCTV image of...
Police in Dorset are appealing for the public’s help to trace an elderly man who has gone missing from his Bournemouth home. Albert Alt, 84, was last seen by a...
Police in Bournemouth investigating the theft of a dog are delighted to report it has been found safe and well. Police issued a CCTV appeal yesterday...
Three fire crew have attended a serious house fire at a property on St Margaret’s Avenue in Christchurch that has left the property severely damaged...
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a fatal collision in Bournemouth. At around 5pm on Wednesday 23 November 2016 a road traffic...
Detectives have renewed their appeal for witnesses following a sexual assault in the Ensbury Park area of Bournemouth. At 9.40pm yesterday, Thursday 24...
Detectives are appealing for help to locate a man who is wanted in connection with an indecent exposure. Stephen Gadd, 51 and of no fixed abode, was due to...
Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following a serious road traffic collision in Christchurch – with one man being...
Detectives investigating the death of a woman at an address in Bournemouth have charged a man with murder. At around 2.40pm on Sunday 2 October 2016, officers...
A woman who died at an address in Bournemouth has been named by detectives. At around 2.40pm yesterday, Sunday 2 October 2016, officers attended an address in...
Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a woman’s body was found in Bournemouth – with one man arrested. At around 2.40pm today, Sunday 2 October...
The Search for missing climber in Swanage has been called off after his body has been found, at just after 12.27pm on Tuesday 28 June 2016 Dorset Police was...
Police have released a woman arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire in Somerford, Christchurch on Monday night. The mum of two Stacey Jackson was arrested...
A major fire has taken hold of a house at Poulner in Ringwood. Flames engulfed the property at the Hangersley junction at around 6.30am this morning. Shane...
A 28 year mum of Two named locally as Stacey Jackson is being quizzed by detectives from Dorset police after severe fire ripped through a semi-detached...
Fire crews from Dorset and Hampshire are tackling a house blaze in Christchurch this evening, 6 crews from Springboune,Christchurch,Redhill and New Milton are...
A large-scale search is currently underway in Swanage for a missing solo cliff climber. At 12.24am today, Wednesday 15 June 2016, Dorset Police received a...
Police have closed one lane of the A31 between Blashford and Ringwood due to an serious Road traffic collision near Blashford Garage. The Road has been closed...
Eighty firefighters from stations across Hampshire and Dorset are attempting to contain a blaze that has broken out in a 50ft deep and 30 ft wide hole at the...
Police have released a photo of a potential key witness to a serious collision on the A35 and are asking for the public’s assistance to identify him. The...
A man who was injured following an assault at a Poole holiday park has sadly died from his injuries. Officers were called to Rockley Park Holiday Park in...
Reports that the The A31 westbound between the junctions with the A338 North and the A338 South has been closed due to road traffic collision. One lane had...
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a serious road traffic collision on the A35 at Dorchester in which a teenage girl sustained life...
Detectives investigating the death of a woman in Bournemouth have charged a man with manslaughter. Police were called at 12.53am on Tuesday 3 May 2016 by staff...
Two witnesses have come forward following a CCTV appeal in connection with the death of Julie Cook who died following an alleged assault in Bournemouth...
Detectives have launched a murder investigation following the death of a woman who was found with serious head injuries in Bournemouth – with one man having...
Detectives investigating the death of a baby boy from Boscombe have this afternoon charged a man with his murder. At around 3.30pm on Friday 8 April 2016...
A Woman is fighting for life after being found seriously assaulted in the Pokesdown area of Bournemouth on Monday evening. Police were called by hospital staff...
A Man pleads guilty to 22 counts of sex offences against children John Keevil, aged 52 of New Road, Landford, pleaded guilty at Bournemouth Crown Court on...
Three people have suffered ‘life-threatening injuries’ following a four-vehicle crash outside Port Regis School in Motcombe, Shaftesbury this...
Detectives have launched a murder investigation following the death of a baby boy from Boscombe with one man being arrested. At around 3.30pm on Friday 8 April...
Police have corded off parts of the High Street in Christchurch this evening following reports of a 16 year old female being stabbed outside the Marks and...
A Weymouth man wanted for breaching his licence conditions has been located – with detectives thanking the public for their assistance. David Chadwick, 58 and...
A Swanage woman has sadly died after she fell off a cliff near Peveril Point in Dorset over the weekend. As previously reported the woman was airlifted ...
A woman is fighting for her life after falling from a cliff in Dorset. The woman who is from the Swanage area was airlifted to hospital by a Coastguard rescue...
Approx 60 Fire fighters and support crews are at the property in Jump Lane, Churt near Farham Surrey .