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 · Feb 21, 2024
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 ... Top News · Feb 15, 2024
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 The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2024
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 The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2024
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 The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2024
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. WhatToWatch · Jan 9, 2024
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 The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2024
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 Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2024
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 The Guardian - UK · Jan 2, 2024
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 Evening Standard · Jan 2, 2024
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 Independent UK · Jan 1, 2024
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 · Jan 1, 2024
‘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 · Dec 23, 2023
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 The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2023
Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2023 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
Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2023 Bibby Stockholm barge costs taxpayers £22m amid calls for asylum seekers to be rehomed following death The cost of housing migrants on the barge is revealed as the Home Office is under pressure to find alternatives
The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023 ‘A moment when politics doesn’t matter’: Portland responds to Bibby Stockholm death Steady trickle of Dorset residents stop to leave a card or flowers and pay their respects
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023 Calls grow for Bibby Stockholm barge to close after apparent suicide of resident Vessel is cramped, a fire risk and unsuitable accommodation for people suffering trauma, say charities
The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023 Asylum seeker on board Bibby Stockholm dies The first asylum seekers were brought back to the giant vessel, moored in Portland, Dorset, in October, some two months after it was evacuated.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023 Country diary: A giant’s playground of limestone blocks and infinite pebbles Isle of Portland, Dorset: On a rare sunny day this autumn, I come to a place of melancholic grandeur carved from wind and wave
The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2023 David Attenborough film tells of risky mission to excavate ‘T rex of the seas’ from Dorset cliff BBC documentary uses cutting-edge science and visual effects to show how details about the Jurassic pliosaur came to light
The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2023 Student died after allergic reaction to Dorset pub risotto, inquest hears Georgina Mansergh, 24, reacted to sesame oil in a tahini sauce in the meal and collapsed at the Angel Inn in Ferndown
Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2023 City Corporation on course for net zero carbon emissions by 2027 The Square Mile's governing body buys all its electricity from a solar farm in Dorset
The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2023 Three arrested after ‘racially aggravated’ confrontation with protesters A 57-year old from Surbiton, south west London; a 61-year old from West Molesey, Surrey; and a 33-year old from Christchurch, Dorset were arrested.
Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2023 New booklet reveals why motorcyclists crash – and how to stay safe Copies to be distributed free of charge in London