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Coventry teen who drowned after Dorset sea rescue honoured by King

BBC News 22 Jan 2026
Callum Baker-Osborne, from Coventry, was on holiday in Poole, Dorset, on 26 July 2021 when some of his younger relatives were swept into deep water by a riptide, despite saving them all, he ...
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Dorset Council considers £2m plan to cut energy bills

BBC News 22 Jan 2026
A council is to consider a £2m plan to lower its energy bills and reduce carbon emissions. Dorset Council could spend £1.3m to replace streetlights with LED units and £700,000 on solar panels for council buildings ... Council leader Nick Ireland said ... .
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Three rescued from vehicles stuck in floodwater in Dorset

BBC News 22 Jan 2026
Firefighters in Dorset rescued the driver of a van stranded at Hammoon, near Sturminster Newton, shortly after 11.00 GMT on Wednesday where water from the River Stour had submerged the road ... Dorset and ...
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From Big Sky to Green Mountains: ‘The Secret Garden’ comes to Dorset

Bennington Banner 21 Jan 2026
Players’ executive producer Paul Michael Brinker said that “The Secret Garden” isn’t just a travelling show. Members of the MCT Red Truck Tour held auditions earlier this week and cast dozens of local children to take part in the production ....
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Dorset & Wiltshire Fire & Rescue confirms dozens of stations could close

BBC News 20 Jan 2026
About 50 fire stations across Wiltshire and Dorset could close amid "significant financial challenges". Dorset & Wiltshire Fire & Rescue's (DWFRS) chiefs ...
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Company which provides protective covers for collectable trading cards relocates to new Dorset HQ

The Business Desk 20 Jan 2026
X Register for free to receive latest news stories direct to your inbox. Register. A company which helps customers protect millions of collectable trading cards has expanded into larger premises in Dorset ... Previous Article. Next Article. .
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Businesswoman who murdered e-bike rider after she 'hunted' him in Range Rover and mowed him ...

The Daily Mail 15 Jan 2026
Zoe Treadwell, 36, took the law into her 'own hands' when she killed Joey Johnstone after chasing him at speeds of up to 75mph on residential roads and ramming him from his bike ....
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Dorset Council encourages schools to ban smart phones

BBC News 14 Jan 2026
Dorset Council has developed the guidance to prohibit mobile phone use and is encouraging families to delay smartphone ownership until at least the age of 14.
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Police Officer Who Tackled Knifeman Could Be Barred From Working With Children

The Daily Sceptic 11 Jan 2026
The father of three, who was a martial arts trainer before joining the force in 2016, had planned to work as a sports coach at local schools after he was dismissed by Dorset Police ... The information Dorset Police provided for the DBS check read ... Tags ... 0.
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Storm Goretti brings flooding and disruption to Dorset

BBC News 09 Jan 2026
Storm Goretti brought disruption to Dorset with flooding and gusts of up to 65mph (105km/h) ... Dorset Council said the storm brought stronger winds and heavier rain than expected following a forecast of snow.
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The Dorset island where watching storm waves is a tradition

BBC News 09 Jan 2026
So while most people were happy to be dry inside, Sam Rod who in lives on Portland in Dorset headed out into weather to see the nearly nine-metre-high tidal surge during Storm Goretti.
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Fire-hit Dorset Burger Co restaurant reveals SEN plans

BBC News 09 Jan 2026
More than 60 firefighters tackled a blaze at the Dorset Burger Company building in King Street, Weymouth, in January 2025 ... The pair said they were "really excited about doing something to benefit young people with SEN" ... .
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Hot tub dumped on Dorset roadside stuns parish council chairman

BBC News 08 Jan 2026
Neil Farmer, chairman of Toller Porcorum Parish Council in Dorset, came across the large spa filled with rubbish rather than bubbling water on the A356 near Toller Porcorum during a dog walk ... Dorset Council has been approached for comment.
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National Trust ‘turned Dorset beach beloved by Enid Blyton into rubbish dump’

The Daily Telegraph 08 Jan 2026
The conservation body is carrying out a controversial “managed retreat” policy at Middle Beach in Studland, Dorset, so that the water can reclaim the land ... BNPS ... PA ... BNPS ... “It’s horrible ... BNPS ... BNPS ... Show comments ... Dorset, Environment Agency, Pollution ... .
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Prime Dorset beach huts to be hit with ‘second home’ tax bills

The Times/The Sunday Times 07 Jan 2026
Plan to reclassify holiday properties and charge owners twice as much council tax could raise £211,000 .
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