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Dorset couple find 17th-century treasure hoard while renovating kitchen

‘Poorton coin hoard’, discovered under floor by Betty and Robert Fooks, expected to fetch £35,000 at auction

The Guardian - UK

Dorset police instructor removed female trainees’ earrings with bolt cutters, hearing told

PC Martin Briggs’ alleged treatment on day of fitness test left one woman bleeding from her ears

The Guardian - UK

A Wessex trail: Dorset’s Hardy Way leads to the historic Smugglers Inn

A circular walk across hills and through picturesque villages known to Constable and Hardy starts and ends at an ancient smugglers’ watering hole near Weymouth

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Aye, regional accents are also worth saving

Brief letters: Protecting dialects | Titus Andronicus confusion | Gruesome sound effects | Pensioner stereotypes | Soap storylines

The Guardian - UK

Bournemouth man sets Guinness World Record as longest-serving lifeguard

Chris Lewis has been rescuing local swimmers and tourists on Dorset resort’s beaches for 58 years

The Guardian - UK

London leavers: 'I swapped Norbury for my dream life with rescue chickens in a £705k cottage in Dorset'

Rachel Hill’s baking business helped her make the move to a village near Dorchester

Evening Standard

Three arrested in £76m luxury care home fraud investigation

Serious Fraud Office raided sites in Dorset and Bucks as part of inquiry into Carlauren Group

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London leavers: 'Our Ealing home would have fit into the kitchen of our £650k house in Bournemouth'

Erin Thomas Wong and Dominic Wong moved their family from Ealing to Dorset to get more space

Evening Standard

Brickbat: Taking the Piss

A man says he was threatened with arrest after his dog urinated on a public street in Bournemouth, England. Steve Schuurman said an "aggressive" female Dorset police officer shouted at him to "clear your fucking dog piss." Schuurman said he would have cleaned up if his dog had defecated but…

Reason

Walking ancient Dorset paths to megaliths – and a village pub

In this ancient corner of England near Abbotsbury, stone circles punctuate the open downland. Our writer picks a misty but atmospheric day to explore

The Guardian - UK

Floating spiders and insect-eating plants: leaky dams revive Dorset’s bogs

Porous dams in Purbeck are being used to ‘rewet’ the mires, bringing a richer landscape for flora and fauna

The Guardian - UK

Princess Anne Visits Coastal Watch Station in Dorset

Princess Anne's visit to the National Coast watch station at Hengistbury Head honors the dedication of volunteers who safeguard the coast, ensuring safety ...

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I gave up renting in London to live nomadically – it’s dramatically enriched my life

Short-term lodgings, pet-sitting … it’s taken me everywhere from Dorset to Tbilisi, and I’ve (mostly) enjoyed it, says travel writer Lydia Swinscoe

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National Trust fits ‘pioneering’ ground source heat pump at Kingston Lacy

New system should help preserve art collection at Dorset country mansion by providing a steady, gentle heat

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BBC amends Attenborough show to give fossil hunter more credit for pliosaur find

Philip Jacobs was originally named only in the credits of Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster

WhatToWatch

Winterwatch 2024: release date, animals, locations and everything we know

Winterwatch 2024 sees the team head to Dorset and the Orkney Isles to watch British wildlife thriving in the chilly weather.

The Guardian - UK

Calls for reptile star of Attenborough hit to be named after man who found it

Complaints amateur fossil hunter Phil Jacobs was ‘airbrushed’ from BBC film about pliosaur discovery

Evening Standard

Leonard Farruku: Fundraiser for man who died on Bibby Stockholm close to doubling £10,000 target

The family of Leonard Farruku launched an appeal to help repatriate his body to Albania

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Family of man found dead on Bibby Stockholm turn to crowdfunding to repatriate his body

Leonard Farruku’s family ‘facing a double tragedy with not being able to have his body back home’ in Albania

Evening Standard

Family of man who died on Bibby Stockholm 'facing double tragedy', says sister

A fundraising appeal has been set up to repatriate Leonard Farruku's body to his native Albania

The Independent UK

New Year’s Day tragedy as teenager dies in car crash in Dorset

The crash on the A35 near Kingston Russel involved a silver Kia Sorento, a black Toyota Aygo and a black BMW

The Guardian - UK

Cerne Abbas giant is Hercules and was army meeting point, say historians

Dorset hillside chalk figure was originally a muster station for West Saxon armies fending off Vikings, experts suggest

The Guardian - UK

‘Nobody has told us anything’: Bibby Stockholm residents prepare for ‘boring’ Christmas

Asylum seekers living on the vessel moored in Portland, Dorset say they expect another ‘boring’ day on the ‘floating prison’

The Guardian - UK

Coroner asks Home Office for statement on man’s death on Bibby Stockholm

Coroner gives department six weeks to respond as inquest opens into death of Leonard Farruku on barge

Evening Standard

Inquest to be held into death of asylum seeker who died on board Bibby Stockholm

Dorset Police confirmed that a man had died aboard the accommodation vessel, based at Portland Port, on December 12

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