SHOCKING: 2 - What They Never Told You

Seven of the best walks in Dorset: Where to wander and stay on a hiking holiday

Explore the Jurassic Coast on foot with these scenic routes for all abilities

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023

Family of boy, 7, bitten on head by dog slam owners for still not coming forward

The boy needed surgery to his scalp. The couple police are looking to speak to were reportedly visitors to the area who left the seaside resort soon after the incident in Swanage, Dorset

Daily Mirror · May 5, 2023

Boy, 7, seriously injured in suspected dog attack in pub garden

Police are looking for two people they want to speak with in connection to the incident at The Crows Nest Inn, Swanage

The Independent UK · May 4, 2023

Gaia Pope-Sutherland’s family criticise police for failures after inquest ends

They said Dorset Police had failed the teenager when she reported she had been raped and also failed her in the first two days after she went missing.

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022

Missing teenager died from hypothermia, inquest jury concludes

The jury in Gaia Pope-Sutherland’s inquest returned a narrative conclusion after deliberating for a day and a half.

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022

Jury retires to consider conclusion in Gaia Pope-Sutherland inquest

The 19-year-old, who suffered from severe epilepsy, was reported missing in Swanage, Dorset, on November 7 2017.

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

Inquest hears of repeated delays in search for Gaia Pope-Sutherland

A chief inspector had to twice ask uniformed Pcs to carry out searches around Swanage town centre in Dorset after the 19-year-old went missing.

The Independent UK · May 31, 2022

Officer tells inquest of regret at not finding Gaia Pope-Sutherland alive

Chief Inspector Jim Beashel was in charge of co-ordinating the search for the 19-year-old after her missing person status was upgraded to high risk.

The Independent UK · May 25, 2022

Pc ‘on his own’ looking for missing teenager Gaia, inquest hears

Pc Jon Kuspert went out searching for the 19-year-old on foot around Swanage after she had been reported missing by her family on November 7 2017.

The Independent UK · May 23, 2022

Missing teenager believed alleged rapist was ‘after her’, sister tells inquest

Maya Pope-Sutherland, 23, said her sister had received messages from her alleged attacker threatening to kill her family.

The Independent UK · May 16, 2022