Dorset News

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Renewed appeal for missing man - Dorset - community - via Dorset Echo
Dorset Echoabout 1 hour ago

Renewed appeal for missing man

An urgent appeal to find a missing man from Portland has been renewed as police continue to search for him

👥Community
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Fire forces residents from flats above business - Dorset - housing, good-news - via BBC Dorset
BBC Dorsetabout 1 hour ago

Fire forces residents from flats above business

The fire led to 13 residents in flats above having to leave their homes.

🏠Housing📰Good news
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Historic moment as football clubs set to play in same league for first time - Dorset - sports - via Dorset Echo
Dorset Echoabout 2 hours ago

Historic moment as football clubs set to play in same league for first time

A MOMENT of history was made on Saturday as it was confirmed that Weymouth, Dorchester Town and Portland United will all compete in the same league for the first time.

Sports
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Dorset Echoabout 2 hours ago

Road closed following huge fire

A road in Sherborne is closed following a huge fire over the weekend

🚗Transport
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Dorset Echoabout 3 hours ago

Road partially blocked causing delays

Traffic is backing near to Dorchester due to reports of an incident on the road

👥Community
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Roof caves in as fire engulfs derelict building - Dorset - community - via BBC Dorset
BBC Dorsetabout 4 hours ago

Roof caves in as fire engulfs derelict building

Firefighters have spent the night tackling a blaze at a derelict three‑storey building.

👥Community
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Dorset Echoabout 6 hours ago

Film night to celebrate the troubled brilliance of singer

Dorchester Bayeux Society is hosting a special screening of La Vie en Rose, the acclaimed biopic of French singer Edith Piaf

👥Community
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Dorset Echoabout 6 hours ago

Rare white deer caught on camera

A striking white deer has been photographed, standing out among a small herd spotted by a local photographer

👥Community
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Bucks Free Pressabout 6 hours ago

Gladiators set to return to Buckinghamshire museum this bank holiday

The roar of the crowd will return this bank holiday as Chiltern Open Air Museum brings the Roman arena back to life.

👥Community
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Bucks Free Pressabout 6 hours ago

Buckinghamshire residents urged to recycle food waste

Buckinghamshire Council are urging residents to recycle their food waste.

🏛️Politics
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Bucks Free Pressabout 6 hours ago

Care home boss swaps boardroom for kitchen in charity cook-off

Michelle Macadangdang, managing director from Barchester’s South East Division, is taking part in the Barchester Charitable Foundation Cook Off 2026.

👥Community
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Dorset Echoabout 6 hours ago

Step back in time with medieval music at Dorset village hall

Courtlye Musick and Ars Nova will bring medieval and Tudor dance music to Broadmayne in a free early music concert

⚖️Crime
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Bucks Free Pressabout 6 hours ago

High Wycombe fraudster was caught with 'imitation firearm' in High Street

A High Wycombe fraudster who was caught with an 'imitation firearm' is among those who have been sentenced at the magistrates' court.

⚖️Crime🚨Emergency
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Bucks Free Pressabout 6 hours ago

Celebrity Traitors star to appear at the Wycombe Swan next month

Celebrity Traitors star Nick Mohammed will be performing at the Wycombe Swan next month as his alter-ego Mr Swallow

👥Community
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Dorset Echoabout 6 hours ago

Food festival rolling into town with more than 100 traders

Shaftesbury Food Festival is taking place on Sunday, May 3, promising a day of flavour and fun

👥Community
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Bucks Free Pressabout 6 hours ago

Chesham healthcare assistant named 'Carer of the Year' at care group awards

A Chesham healthcare assistant has been named 'Carer of the Year' at Berkley Care Group's annual awards ceremony.

🏥Health
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Bucks Free Pressabout 6 hours ago

Jools Holland to perform at Wycombe theatre in July

Jools Holland And His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra will perform at the Wycombe Swan this July

👥Community
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Popular market to celebrate best of local food scene - Dorset - culture, business - via Dorset Echo
Dorset Echoabout 8 hours ago

Popular market to celebrate best of local food scene

A popular market near Beaminster celebrating the best of the local food scene is returning to west Dorset next month

📰Culture💼Business👥Community
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Dorset businesses make finals of prestigious awards - Dorset - community, good-news - via Dorset Echo
Dorset Echoabout 8 hours ago

Dorset businesses make finals of prestigious awards

A raft of Dorset businesses are in with a shot of winning a coveted regional Muddy Stilettos award this year - now in its 13th year.

👥Community📰Good news
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More disruption at school as teachers strike for another two days - Dorset - community - via Dorset Echo
Dorset Echoabout 8 hours ago

More disruption at school as teachers strike for another two days

HUNDREDS of students will again be told to stay at home for two days as more teacher strikes take place at Weymouth’s biggest secondary school.

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Multi-million pound funding to boost defence technology sector and create jobs - Dorset - business, good-news - via Dorset Echo
Dorset Echoabout 9 hours ago

Multi-million pound funding to boost defence technology sector and create jobs

The defence technology industry in Dorset has been boosted by multi-million government funding, which is poised to bolster the local economy and create hundreds of new jobs.

💼Business📰Good news
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Popular beach rafts scrapped for summer - Dorset - community, good-news - via Dorset Echo
Dorset Echoabout 10 hours ago

Popular beach rafts scrapped for summer

POPULAR rafts at Greenhill beach in Weymouth will not be available this year, councillors confirmed

👥Community📰Good news
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West Dorset beach highlighted as 'no go' for swimmers - Dorset - community, good-news - via Dorset Echo
Dorset Echoabout 10 hours ago

West Dorset beach highlighted as 'no go' for swimmers

A beach in west Dorset has been labelled a ‘no-go’ for swimming after ongoing concerns of its poor water quality and sewage leaks

👥Community📰Good news
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Huge fire breaks out - 35 firefighters on scene and overnight road closures - Dorset - emergency - via Dorset Echo
Dorset Echoabout 14 hours ago

Huge fire breaks out - 35 firefighters on scene and overnight road closures

Huge fire breaks out in Sherborne and A30 to stay closed overnight, fire service says

🚨Emergency
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Police Search For Missing Portland Man Into Fourth Day - Dorset - community - via Hot Radio 102.8 (Poole)
Hot Radio 102.8 (Poole)about 14 hours ago

Police Search For Missing Portland Man Into Fourth Day

Officers are issuing a new image of a missing Portland man as they continue their searches for him. Gary, aged 59, was last seen in the area of Park Estate Road at around 1.30pm on Thursday 23 April 2026. It is believed he left the area on his bike. Gary is described as around five […] The post Police Search For Missing Portland Man Into Fourth Day appeared first on Dorset Eye.

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Readers capture the beauty of spring across Buckinghamshire in stunning photographs - Dorset - community - via Bucks Free Press
Bucks Free Pressabout 19 hours ago

Readers capture the beauty of spring across Buckinghamshire in stunning photographs

SPRING is in the air - and the Free Press's camera club members have been out in force this week making the most of the sunshine and capturing the blooming season with their cameras and smartphones.

👥Community
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Man in hospital with serious injuries as police believe he was attacked - Dorset - crime, health - via Bucks Free Press
Bucks Free Pressabout 19 hours ago

Man in hospital with serious injuries as police believe he was attacked

A man in his 40s has been left in serious condition after being found with head and facial injuries in Aylesbury.

⚖️Crime🏥Health
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Man arrested on suspicion of arson after nightclub fire - Dorset - crime, emergency - via Bucks Free Press
Bucks Free Pressabout 21 hours ago

Man arrested on suspicion of arson after nightclub fire

A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following a fire at the Pink Punters nightclub in Milton Keynes.

⚖️Crime🚨Emergency
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Minister warns of higher food and fuel prices for 8 months once Iran war is over - Dorset - community - via Dorset Echo
Dorset Echoabout 21 hours ago

Minister warns of higher food and fuel prices for 8 months once Iran war is over

Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones has shared that food and fuel prices could last for around eight months after the Iran war is over

👥Community
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Nightclub 'saddened' by blaze at well-known Bucks venue - Dorset - community - via Bucks Free Press
Bucks Free Pressabout 23 hours ago

Nightclub 'saddened' by blaze at well-known Bucks venue

A nightclub has expressed "shock and sadness" following a fire at Pink Punters.

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