Soldier, 20, who killed teenage passenger in BMW crash just three weeks after his test walks free from court - as victim's furious family blast decision not to jail him

found 2025 › Jan › 30 (Thu) @ 13:33 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Laionie Kennard, 18, died when Joseph Pickett, 20, lost control of his new BMW 1 Series and crashed into trees in Ringwood, Dorset.

Wealthy owner of Sandbanks Ferry is under investigation over claims he's illegally using its offices as a holiday home for himself and his family

found 2025 › Jan › 28 (Tue) @ 16:49 UTC

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Michael Kean, 53, is claimed to have converted half of the office buildings into a private luxury residence overlooking Poole Harbour, Dorset.

Egyptian asylum seekers who stabbed two Afghan students in 'clash of cultures' mass brawl outside school in front of horrified parents are jailed

found 2025 › Jan › 28 (Tue) @ 16:49 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The mass brawl happened outside a college campus and a hotel housing asylum seekers in Bournemouth, Dorset.

Husband who murdered his pregnant wife 25 years ago faces fresh charges after her body was found buried in garden 170 miles from their home

found 2025 › Jan › 28 (Tue) @ 16:49 UTC

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A depraved husband who murdered his pregnant wife mother-of-three Debbie Griggs 25 years ago is facing fresh charges after her body was found buried 170 miles away from their Dorset home.

Asylum seeker attacked police officer two weeks after being spared community service for assaulting another cop due to health and safety rules

found 2025 › Jan › 27 (Mon) @ 14:26 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Jordanian national Mustafa Al Mbaidin pushed and spat at Dorset PC Ian Leslie just two weeks after he appeared in court for attacking another officer.

Hunt for pair of beavers which escaped their enclosure for a SECOND time after it was damaged in storm

found 2025 › Jan › 26 (Sun) @ 20:52 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The Eurasian beavers got out of their cage on the Mangerton River, which is part of the Mapperton Estate, near Beaminster, Dorset, after it was damaged during a storm.

Seaside residents hit out at van dwellers they say have turned stunning beauty spot into a junkyard

found 2025 › Jan › 24 (Fri) @ 11:47 UTC

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Tensions have flared since a growing number of modified camper vans started parking overnight at Lake Pier in Hamworthy, near Poole, Dorset.

Tony Blackburn, Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant and Jeremy Vine say their last farewells to Johnnie Walker at BBC star's funeral after he died aged 79

found 2025 › Jan › 17 (Fri) @ 12:09 UTC

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The congregation gathered at St Peter's Church in Shaftesbury, Dorset, for the 11am service today to pay tribute to BBC Radio 2's Sounds of the 70s and The Rock Show host.

Mrs Bling and the Sandbanks millionaires go to war over Airbnb flats: Wealthy locals revolt over plans for 'monstrosity' development they fear will be stag do mecca and hold them 'hostage' in their mansions

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 17:08 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The star of BBC 's 'Your Home in Their Hands' is among dozens of well-heeled locals who fear the development will transform Sandbanks in Dorset into a 'commercialised strip mall'.

The Christmas that went wrong: We went into last-minute lockdown – and I had to spend the big day with my ex

found 2024 › Dec › 25 (Wed) @ 11:43 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Covid was everywhere, the fridge was empty and my former partner was coming to spend the day with me and my new girlfriend. Christmas was doomed … wasn’t it?

The year was 2020 and Christmas itself hun…