Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a selection of power tools were stolen from a garage in Gillingham. The burglary is believed to have taken place sometime between Sunday 1 …

​ Police officers investigating a vehicle fire near Gillingham are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Dorset Police received a report at around 2.30pm on Saturday 30 April 2022 …

Coombe House School, Shaftesbury will open for children with special educational needs on Monday 16 May. This follows notification of formal registration by the Department for Education after a successful Ofsted visit in …

A man has been banned from owning cockerels and dogs for ten years after he was sentenced at court for animal welfare offences. Jack William Haskell, aged 23, was sentenced at Poole Magistrates’ …

Plans to turn the former Co-op store off Gillingham’s High Street into 42 homes, including 30 flats, four homes and eight assisted living apartments, have been opposed by councillors in the town. Members …

Healthcare Homes has welcomed a new manager at The Malthouse in Gillingham. Debbie Wyke has a long career in the care sector and has managed care services in the UK and Wales for …

A further expansion to the NHS’s mental health services in the area will open in Shaftesbury later this year, writes Richard Thomas. This follows the Friends of Westminster Memorial Hospital announcement this week …

A huge crane is set to dominate the landscape of the centre of Gillingham for the rest of the year. The Wolf 100 B crane is being used to help construct the new …

Detectives investigating an assault and robbery in North Dorset are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Between 10pm and 10.15pm on Thursday 21 April 2022 a 15-year-old boy was …