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Meg Turner obituary

Other lives: Ward sister at Dorchester hospital in the 1970s who went on to work in residential care and training

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11

Historic Thomas Hardy building in Dorchester gutted by fire

About 50 firefighters were called to the blaze, which spread through the Grade II listed building in South Street, Dorchester, early on Monday.

Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2024

Historic Thomas Hardy building in Dorchester damaged by fire

Property in Dorset town, known as Casterbridge in Hardy’s novels, was where he was apprenticed to an architect

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2024

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Man brutally attacks woman watering plants in her yard — because she didn’t say ‘good morning’

‘When people say good morning to you, you should say hi you crazy b****,’ he told the woman during the incident in Dorchester, Massachusetts

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2024

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 · Mar 25, 2024

Tom Booton interview: 'If you have more bad days than good days, then you're in the wrong job'

Six months after the Dorchester renamed its grill for him, Tom Booton is on the form of his life

Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2024

A Halloween party in Boston turned ugly when a gang hurled antisemitic slurs and attacked Jewish teenagers

On a chilly Halloween night in late October 1950, dozens of Jewish teenagers and their friends gathered for merriment in the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester at the Hecht House, a Jewish community center that provided job training and hosted social events. While there, they celebrated the holiday with dancing, cake…

The Conversation · Oct 27, 2023

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King Charles and Queen Camilla surprise spa guests in bathrobes at eco-village

The royal couple were visiting Poundbury

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023

Dorset software firm Morning Data bought by global analytics group Verisk

The Dorchester-based business has supported clients in the insurance sector for more than 30 years

Birmingham Post · Jun 2, 2023

UK’s first puppies of rare dog breed triple population after almost being wiped out in WWII

The eight tiny puppies were born in Dorchester to owners Mike and Nicky last month

The Independent UK · May 22, 2023

Arrests made after 6 wounded in ‘senior skip day’ shooting on South Carolina beach

COLUMBIA, S.C. — As many as six people were wounded in a shooting Friday along the Isle of Palms beach as hundreds of high school students from Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties were enjoying a traditional spring day of cutting class.

Tribune News Service · Apr 8, 2023

What is National Tea Day and when is it?

Share special moments on National Tea Day, with events including a charity high tea, and a competition to win afternoon tea at the Dorchester.

Evening Standard · Apr 3, 2023

The King’s Arms, Dorchester: a charming escape two hours from London

A charming retreat in the heart of Thomas Hardy country, Sabrina Russello tries out Dorchester’s historic King’s Arms hotel

Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2023

Kam Pringle, top in-state recruit for 2024, commits to South Carolina Gamecocks

DORCHESTER, S.C. — The South Carolina football program landed a big piece Sunday for its 2024 recruiting class.

Tribune News Service · Jan 22, 2023

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Daily Mirror · Dec 16, 2022

Locals fuming at 'miserable' Christmas tree left undecorated in King Charles's model town

The Christmas tree reaches 30ft and should take pride of place in Queen Mother Square in Poundbury, nearby to Dorchester in Dorset... but it's only sparsely decorated

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022

Scriptwriter Nick Fisher remembered for his ‘creative brilliance’ by BBC

Dorset Police discovered a body in Dorchester on Thursday morning believed to be that of Fisher.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2022

Tributes paid to River Cottage star Nick Fisher after body found in Dorchester

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall aided appeal for Fisher, whose Nissan Navara was last seen in Dorchester, say police

Irish Mirror · Jun 30, 2022

Irish dad-of-three left in wheelchair after unprovoked one-punch attack

Ciaran Moore, originally from Camross, Co Laois, now living in Dorchester, Boston, was on a Christmas night out with his wife and friends when a fellow pub-goer dealt him a single blow

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Birmingham Post · Jun 23, 2022

Dorset aluminium manufacturer acquired by Shaftesbury firm

The 51-year-old business employs around 30 members of staff in Dorchester

Evening Standard · Jun 8, 2022

London’s Dorchester Hotel puts 2,000 pieces of furniture up for auction — from TVs and bar stools to mattresses and chandeliers

Need a new chandelier? The Park Lane hotel is selling over 2,000 items including sofas and curtains from its Promenade lounge

Daily Mirror · May 29, 2022

Jilted ex-boyfriend creates fake social media accounts in 10-year revenge plot

Thomas Berry From Dorchester, Dorset, pled guilty to stalking charges after setting up multiple Instagram accounts in his ex-partner's name, promising strange men naked pictures and suggesting she had made pornography videos on OnlyFans

Wales Online · May 24, 2022

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