The Latest Breaking News from Dorset Council

Swanage care home deaths: Police quiz woman, 60, suspected of manslaughter

Dorset Police said the 60-year-old local woman was arrested on Wednesday evening

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2024

Woman questioned on suspicion of manslaughter after care home deaths

Dorset Police said the 60-year-old local woman was arrested on Wednesday evening.

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024

Dorset care home latest: Three found dead and four in hospital after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning

Four residents of Gainsborough Care Home taken to hospital and others – some thought to have dementia – moved to nearby church

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024

Bibby Stockholm: Government workers were told about deadly legionella and still moved migrants onboard

Discovery led to eventual removal of 39 people on board on Friday

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2023

Council says Home Office contractors told of Legionella on day of barge transfer

Dorset Council has said a Home Office official was told about the preliminary results on Tuesday.

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2023

Home Office faces mounting questions over ‘incompetent’ Bibby Stockholm transfer

Shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock wrote to his opposite number demanding answers to a series of questions about the barge.

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023

All 39 asylum seekers off Bibby Stockholm after Legionella found in water supply

All 39 of those who arrived on the vessel, docked in Portland Port in Dorset, this week have disembarked as a ‘precautionary measure’.

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

Dramatic moment beachgoers cheat death as tons of rock plummet to the beach

Footage shows rocks and mud crashing down the side of the cliffs at West Bay, Dorset, on Tuesday

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

What will life be like for migrants on board the Bibby Stockholm barge?

After a series of delays, the first residents arrived on Monday amid continued safety and overcrowding fears.

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023

What will life be like for migrants aboard the Bibby Stockholm barge?

The barge, docked in Portland Port, Dorset, is the first procured by the Government to house asylum seekers while their claims are processed.

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023