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Man fined after Dorset Police raid finds cockfighting video
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’ …
Police make witness appeal following assault in North Dorset
Police officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following an assault in North Dorset. At around 9.15am on Friday 12 February 2021 two women were out walking their …
New rules for dogs in open spaces come into force across Dorset
A dog-related Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) across the Dorset Council area comes into force on 1 January. For the first few weeks the council will focus on advice and guidance to dog-owners …
Gillingham and Shaftesbury public get their say on rules concerning dogs
Residents, visitors and organisations in North Dorset, including Gillingham and Shaftebury, are being invited to have their say about rules concerning dogs. People are being asked what they think about dogs in public …
Councils in Gillingham and Shaftesbury could get new powers to ban dogs from some public spaces
Gillingham, Shaftesbury and local parish councils could soon be given wider scope to control dog fouling, under a proposal put forward by North Dorset District Council, write Michael Streeter and Richard Thomas. The …
Witness appeal after assault in Gillingham
Officers investigating an assault in Gillingham are appealing for any witnesses to the incident to come forward. The victim, a local man in his 40s, was walking his dog with his wife in …
