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Updated 15:15, 4 May 2026

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Top story: Blaze at Swanky Mayfair Hotel on Park Lane Sparks Fire Brigade Response—No Injuries Reported

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STREET CLEAN

Dorchester Man Jailed for Carrying Stanley Blade as Dorset Police Crack Down on Knives

GRUESOME ATTACK

Dorchester Thug Jailed for 3 Years After Choking and Stalking Ex-Girlfriend

DRUGS BUST

Dorchester Drug Dealer Jailed Nearly 8 Years After Weymouth Flat Raid Uncovers £25k Cash and Stash

MANHUNT

Police Hunt Junior Turaga, 21, for Stalking and Harassment Across Dorset and Derbyshire

Two 14-Year-Olds Arrested After 12-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Raped Near Dorchester School

A35 Closed Both Ways After Serious Crash Near Dorchester – Major Delays & Diversions in Place

Missing Woman, 20, Vanishes at Dawn in Dorchester – Dorset Police Launch Urgent Search

Police Release CCTV in Hunt for Dorchester Care Centre Burglar Who Stole Bank Card

Dorset Police Release Trio After Man’s Death in Dorchester Ruled Natural Causes

Dorchester Murder Probe: Three Arrested After Man in 60s Dies from Milford Road Assault

Teen Girl Electrocuted to Death on Weymouth Railway Line – Train Services Halted as Police Investigate

Police Launch Urgent Search for Missing 14-Year-Old Kia Crosswaite in Dorchester

Missing Teen Alex Bendall Last Seen in Dorchester – Police Release New Images in Urgent Search

Celebrity Angler Nick Fisher Found Dead in Dorset After Two-Day Search

Wimborne Teen Stephanie Betts Missing After Leaving Dorset Hospital – Police Urge Public Help

Missing Teen Stephanie Betts Disappears from Dorset Hospital – Police Urge Public to Help Find 19-Year-Old

Missing Teen Stephanie Betts Vanishes from Dorset Hospital – Police Urgently Seek Public Help

HGV Blaze Shuts A35 Dorset Both Ways – Major Diversions Through Beaminster and Rampisham Announced

Urgent Appeal: Missing Dorchester Woman Rebecca McDermott Last Seen with Purple Hair

Hit-and-Run Horror on Dorchester Road: 10-Year-Old Girl Injured, Police Urge Witnesses to Come Forward

Hero Dorset Cop PC Skinner Nominated for National Bravery Award After Armed Drunk Taser Arrest in Dorchester

Dorset Hero Cop Nominated for Bravery Award After Stunning Armed Drunk Threatening With Stun Gun

Tragic Dorset A35 Crash: Man in 50s Killed in Fatal Triumph Motorcycle Collision – Police Urge Witnesses and Dashcam Footage

Tragic Dorset A35 Crash: Motorcyclist in 50s Killed, Police Urge Witnesses with Dashcam Footage to Come Forward

Serious Crash on A37 Dorchester Bypass Leaves Man Airlifted – Police Urge Witnesses and Dashcam Footage

Serious Collision Shuts Dorchester Bypass – Dorset Police Seek Witnesses and Dashcam Footage

Serious A37 Crash Near Dorchester Bypass Leaves Six Injured – Police Urge Witnesses and Dashcam Footage

Dorset Police Release CCTV of Woman Behind £500 Waitrose Shoplift Spree

Missing Dorset Man Peter Bush, 56, Vanishes After Leaving Hospital on Foot – Police Urge Public Help

Man Sprayed in Face During Violent Park Lane Road Rage Attack – Victim Hospitalised, Police Investigate