Police appeal for missing Dorset man believed to have travelled to Cornwall - This is Cornwall
Chief Inspector Debbie Marsden, of Dorset Police, said: “We know that Simon has left driving a black SAAB 9-5 Vector, registration number VO11 YBB. “He has recently been very upset and his whole family is extremely concerned about him, and wants to
...Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:43:29 GMT
Charity cycling team pay visit to Dorset pub - Dorset Echo
A DORSET pub got into the fundraising spirit when a charity cycling team paid them a visit. The Smugglers Inn at Osmington Mills welcomed Badger on a Bike fundraisers Jamie Smith and Ben Holden. The Hall and Woodhouse brewery employees cycled
...Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:11:57 GMT
South Dorset drivers told to try different routes - Dorset Echo
MOTORISTS are being urged to leave the car at home in a blitz of households in Weymouth and Dorchester. Trained travel advisers will be visiting 12,000 homes in the two towns to encourage residents to use other forms of travel. The doorstep callers
...Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:11:56 GMT
Dorset Police set to lose 468 officers by 2018 due to funding cuts, warns MP ... - Bournemouth Echo
DORSET Police is set to lose a total of 468 police officers by 2018 due to cuts in central government funding. This is the stark warning from South Dorset MP Richard Drax who is raising the funding issue in the House of Commons this morning. He says
...Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:57:47 GMT
Sandbanks property in need of total repair sells for £3.5m in Dorset - Metro
It's a run-down house that estate agents admit needs complete repair and has 'no architectural merit'. But this dilapidated 1950s four-bedroom wreck has sold for the 'sensible price' of almost £3.5million. The home sits in the middle of the millionaire
...Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:11:26 GMT
Landslip hit Dorset coast 'open for business' - BBC News
Following recent landslips along the Dorset coast the county council insists it remains "open for business". Four sections of South West Coast Path, including above St Oswald's Bay, remain closed in the county following landslips caused by heavy rain
...Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:48:40 GMT
Dorset's carers happy with support - Dorset Echo
A NATIONAL survey of carers has revealed a high level of satisfaction with the support given by Dorset County Council. Some 76 per cent of Dorset's carers were 'satisfied' with the support and services they receive from the county council and a total
...Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:01:29 GMT
MP Richard Drax to raise issue Dorset Police funding in House of Commons - Bournemouth Echo
South Dorset MP Richard Drax has secured the Parliamentary debate to argue that action needs to be taken to help fund the force, which has been the lowest centrally funded police force in the country for many years. Nationally, police forces receive
...Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:08:27 GMT