Dorset is one of the worst regions for driving offences
DORSET is one of the worst regions in the UK for driving offences, new figures show.
View ArticleMan suffers fractured skull and two bleeds on the brain after late-night attack
A MAN is critically ill in hospital with a fractured skull and two bleeds on the brain following a “completely unprovoked” late-night attack in Wimborne at the weekend.
View ArticleDoctor accused of trying to find a hitman on the dark web did it to 'clear...
A doctor accused of trying to use a hitman-for-hire website to murder his financial advisor today claimed he had no intention of killing him - and only entered his details as a mental exercise.
View ArticleMilk thief who swipes bottles from Hamworthy doorsteps returns
A MILK thief has returned to Hamworthy - six months after the Daily Echo reported that bottles were being swiped from doorsteps in the area.
View ArticleWoman banned from keeping pets after scores of dead and dying animals found...
A WOMAN who trained as a veterinary nurse has been banned from keeping pets for a decade after officials discovered she had been living with scores of dead animals in a filthy Boscombe flat.
View ArticleBurglars steal jewellery from woman in her 80s
A WOMAN in her 80s was the victim of a burglary in Blandford.
View ArticleDogs, cats and birds owned by trainee veterinary nurse will now be cared for...
PETS owned by a woman now barred from keeping animals for a decade have been taken into the care of the RSPCA.
View ArticleSweet shop owner was 'spat at' when he ran after three girls suspected of...
POLICE have encouraged business owners to report shoplifters but admit “there may not be the opportunities to detect or prosecute.”
View ArticleFive men are barred from the roads after admitting drink driving during...
MORE drivers arrested by police as part of a summer campaign have appeared before the courts.
View ArticleMotorcyclist airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after crash at...
A MOTORCYCLIST has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a crash in North Dorset.
View ArticleRetired doctor cleared of trying to hire a hitman to murder financial advisor
A respected family doctor was today convicted of sending his financial advisor 'desperate' messages during a five-year 'vendetta' - but was cleared of trying to hire a hitman to murder him.
View ArticleThree men due in court in connection with alleged robbery in West Howe
THREE men are due to appear in court in connection with an alleged robbery in West Howe.
View ArticleMum Claire Colebourn denies murdering her three-year-old daughter Bethan
A MUM has denied murdering her three-year-old daughter.
View ArticleBoyfriend of Louella Fletcher-Michie denies manslaughter after model's death...
THE boyfriend of a model and dancer who died at Bestival has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter.
View Article"I've never seen anything like it": Experienced RSPCA inspector tells of...
AN RSPCA inspector has told of the moment he discovered scores of dying or dead animals in a filthy Boscombe flat.
View ArticleFormer GP who sent 'threatening' messages to financial advisor was...
A FORMER doctor who sent "desperate" messages threatening to kill himself to a financial advisor against whom he held a five-year 'grudge' was "self-obsessed in the extreme", a court heard.
View Article'Fake BnB' distraction burglars take Christchurch woman's handbag
A WOMAN'S handbag was stolen in a distraction burglary involving a fake 'tourist'.
View ArticleCustody row over China-based children of murdered Dorset man Michael Simpson
THE grandparents of a Dorset man murdered by his estranged wife in China are involved in a custody battle over his children.
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