10+ hour ago   (264+ words) POLICE have been searching Bridport and Beaminster for a wanted man they describe as a 'high-risk domestic abuse perpetrator'. Officers were joined by drone operators in the extensive search on Friday which moved to the countryside as enquiries were conducted....

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (99+ words) A man reportedly broke a woman's jaw in a churchyard assault. On either Saturday, August 8 or Sunday, August 9, the assault took place in the area of St Mary's Church on South Street, Bridport. It was reported that the man and…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (288+ words) Police are continuing to investigate a reported rape which has the left the community shocked in Weymouth. As previously reported, a report came in that a woman aged in her 20s had been raped in the area of New Street and…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (410+ words) A known shoplifter has been arrested after being banned from town over the weekend. On Friday, September 4, it was reported that a man was caught attempting to steal from numerous shops in Weymouth town centre and following enquiries from police,…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (245+ words) People are being urged to be vigilant while out at night following a reported spiking incident on Weymouth seafront. As reported, Dorset Police received a call that a woman in her 20s had been spiked at a venue on The Esplanade…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (226+ words) A woman was reportedly spiked at a seafront bar. Dorset Police received a report that a woman aged in her 20s had been spiked at a venue in The Esplanade during the early hours of Sunday, August 30. It was further reported…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (340+ words) A VILLAGE community centre has been granted permission to sell alcohol seven days a week, despite concerns being raised over fire safety and access for emergency vehicles. One of the conditions for the licence for the Child Okeford Station Road…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (347+ words) A WEYMOUTH diner has had its Premises Licence revoked after the Home Office Immigration team found an illegal worker employed at the business. A Dorset Council licensing sub-committee decided to revoke the licence for the Surfside Diner in New Street,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (385+ words) A bar owner who was forced to close after complaints from a handful of anonymous people has thanked the town for supporting her. “People have been amazing and said they were so sorry about the decision. I have had massive…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1153+ words) Three directors of a Dorset-based tree-planting company who splashed out on luxury holidays, supercars and a yacht while running a £70 million investment scam have been jailed. Matthew Pickard, 55, Stephen Greenaway, 48, and Paul Laver, 48, convinced nearly 3,000 victims to invest their savings…...