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Giant migrant barge arrives in UK waters as it prepares to host 500 asylum seekers

The engineless Bibby Stockholm has docked in Falmouth for vital inspections and refurbishment before being towed to Portland in Dorset where she will accommodate 500 asylum seekers

Daily Mirror

Right-wing protest fears as asylum seekers barge arrives in Cornwall

The vessel, which will house around 500 migrants, is then expected to be moved into position at the Portland of Port in Dorset

Wales Online

Leaving London: why one family left the Peckham-Dulwich borders to ‘try before they buy’ and rent in Dorset

This family had talked about leaving London for years, but they didn’t want to make the move without a fallback plan

Evening Standard

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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

Huge ten-foot shark armed with 100 razor-sharp teeth found off British coast

Fisherman Barry Trevett discovered the smalltooth sand tiger shark off the coast of Lyme Regis, Dorset, and kept it in his refrigerated van for experts to examine it

Daily Mirror

Police hunt dog-owning couple who fled after boy, 7, savaged in pub garden

A seven-year-old child was attacked by a dog in a pub garden in Dorset.

Evening Standard

Owner of 'world's most expensive bungalow' in 'Millionaire's Row' says it's a death trap

Millionaire Tom Glanfield bought the £13.5m bungalow on Dorset's swanky 'Millionaire's Row' - but the home has so many problems he may have to knock it down and rebuild

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Boy, 7, mauled by dog in pub garden as police release photo of couple who left scene

Dorset Police has issued a photograph of a man and woman restraining a dog moments after it allegedly bit a boy in the head as he played in a pub garden in Swanage

Daily Mirror

Dorset Tories voice concerns about barge for asylum seekers

Police commissioner and council leader say Home Office has failed to address questions about plan to house 506 people on vessel

The Guardian - UK

Tory council and police chief raise concerns about asylum seeker barge

Dorset Council and the local police and crime commissioner said the Home Office has failed to answer questions about the Portland Port barge plan.

The Independent UK

Portland Port says asylum seeker barge provides ‘benefits’ for local economy

Bosses at Dorset port have said providing berthing space for the vessel would help to ‘drive continued growth, secure more long-term jobs and generate future investment’

Birmingham Post

R3 trade body for Dorset warns of 'real and present danger' following latest business insolvency figures

Company insolvencies increased by nearly 20% in the first three months of 2023

Birmingham Post

Public warned to 'remain vigilant' after Asian Hornet sighting in Northumberland

The invasive species was also spotted in Kent and Dorset last month, with the British Pest Control Association urging people to 'take action immediately' if they spot one

Chronicle Live

Record cruise ship visit christens new £26m berth development at Portland Port

The Dorset port welcomed the first cruise ship to its £26m redevelopment project

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Hunt for tree killer who drilled holes into protected pine before dousing it with poison

David McEvoy owns the land where the dying tree stands in Poole Harbour, Dorset, after buying the site in 1999 to stop any development there

Birmingham Post

Dorset marine manufacturer acquired by Danish firm

Ocean Marine Systems will increase Hundested Propeller's range of marine equipment

The Guardian - UK

National Trust criticised for levelling Dorset beach cafe

Charity cites erosion fears but Middle Beach Cafe supporters say it was at no imminent risk

Daily Mirror

Furious Tory MP calls for 'quasi prison' barge for asylum seekers to be scrapped

Richard Drax - who said opponents are considering legal action against the Home Office plans - claims he wasn't consulted before Home Secretary Suella Braverman told him of the plan to house more than 500 asylum seekers on the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset

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Prisoner may have been killed by downing super-strength illegally brewed jail hooch

A report into HMP Guys Marsh prison in Dorset claims the unnamed inmate's death may have been due to a super-strength batch of illegal hooch, which is frequently brewed by jail inmates using fruit and even hand sanitiser

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s traumatic’: new travellers’ Dorset home challenged by Martin Clunes

A couple’s identity as Travellers, and thus their right to live on a plot near his farm, has been questioned by the actor’s lawyers

Birmingham Post

Lush Cosmetics increases UK pay by over 10% as inflation soars

The Dorset-based cosmetics brand has increased its retail staffs' pay in line with the Real Living Wage

The Independent UK

Star Wars filming cancelled over health and safety fears

Filming for Star Wars Andor has been cancelled after landslip concerns were raised in Winspit Quarry in Dorset.

Birmingham Post

Dorset recruitment set to expand with headquarter relocation

Poole-based TeamJobs is set to relocate to a bigger new base to supports its growth

Birmingham Post

Dorset Chamber launches first-ever Business Festival with new backing and keynote speaker

The Dorset Business Festival – the first event of its kind in the chamber’s 74-year history – is being held from October 10 to 12 in Bournemouth

Daily Mirror

Residents living next door to UK's 'paedophile Alcatraz' fuming at plans to expand jail

HMP The Verne in Portland, Dorset, is set for a major expansion but local residents say they weren't consulted about the plans and want the facility shutting down for good

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