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Dorset's 100-Year-Old Cerne Giant Faces Climate-Fuelled Wear—Volunteers May 'Chalk Him More Often'

The Cerne Giant, a historic chalk figure in Dorset, faces accelerated erosion due to climate change, prompting more frequent restoration efforts by the National Trust.

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Rechalking beloved Cerne Giant is a sticky process – and climate crisis is making it worse

Volunteers head to Dorset countryside to restore the figure, but increasing heat means techniques have had to be adapted

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Country diary: Perilous puffins and a plucky underdog

Swanage, Dorset: While the seabirds here make the headlines, my eye is drawn to the unassuming rock pipit and its accelerating song

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Ex-police officer who detained suspected shoplifter charged with GBH

A former Dorset Police officer, Lorne Castle, has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm after intervening to detain a suspected shoplifter. The 47-year-old is accused of seriously injuring Daniel Meyrick during an altercation outside the Castlepoint shopping centre in Bournemouth, Dorset, on June 19 last year. The incident took…

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Country diary: A butterfly haven of orange tips and holly blues

Powerstock Common, Dorset: I’m hopeful that the mixed habitats here and bright weather will bring them out in their droves – and I’m not disappointed

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Three meningitis B cases confirmed in Dorset as young people offered vaccines

UK Health Security Agency says cases have been treated successfully and antibiotics are being given as a precaution

The Guardian - UK

Meningitis B outbreak hits schools in Weymouth prompting fresh vaccine rollout

Antibiotics and vaccines are being offered to young people in school years 7 to 13 across the Weymouth, Portland and Chickerell areas of Dorset

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‘The party was chilled until police sent in the riot squad’: when a Dorset free rave turned violent

The organisers of Eggtek in Lulworth and local police have two very different stories about how trouble started at the Easter event

The Guardian - UK

Missiles thrown at police after 2,000 people attend illegal rave

Dorset Police came under attack by the ‘violent and hostile’ crowd as they tried to shut the event down

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20 fabulous family spring days out in the UK

Join the Famous Five in Dorset, relive Springwatch in the Peak District … our selection of Easter treats will keep all the family entertained

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Beavers transform Dorset woodland one year after first wild release

A dense woodland has been transformed into a wildlife-rich wetland thanks to the first wild beaver release in England.

The Independent UK

Beavers ‘breathe new life’ into Dorset as dams built and biodiversity returns

National Trust says one year after reintroduction they are enriching habitats and may be having kits this summer

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William meets international delegation as part of campaign to end homelessness

The Prince of Wales was at Bournemouth Pier as part of his work with the Homewards charity.

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Prince William poses for selfies on beach pier ahead of key summit

Crowds gathered along the pier to get a glimpse of the Prince of Wales

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Friendships, fishing and community clean-ups: the unseen kindness of life on the Bibby Stockholm barge

Bibby Boys photo exhibition documents experiences of the men who lived on the former asylum seeker vessel in Dorset and the local community that rallied around them

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Teenagers killed themselves in Dorset after baby taken into care, inquest finds

Katie Powell, 17, and Jack Williams, 18, were found dead days after being arrested and child entering foster care in 2022

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Country diary: When wild swans need a human hand

Abbotsbury, Dorset: The swannery has been here since the 11th century, and this winter, after the storms harmed the flock’s feeding, it came into its own

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Martin Clunes loses planning battle with new travellers near Dorset home

Councillors vote to allow couple to stay on plot of land, overruling objections of Wuthering Heights actor

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Traveller site opposed by Doc Martin star Martin Clunes gets approval

The site, in Beaminster, is next to his Dorset home.

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Travellers’ site opposed by actor Martin Clunes recommended for council approval

The Doc Martin star and others in Beaminster, Dorset, have objected to the plans.

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New evidence claims man was framed for murder of foreign student in Dorset

Dorset Police has said its investigation was ‘thorough, detailed and very complex’

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This boutique Jurassic Coast hotel and its saltwater sauna are a delight for the senses

HOTELS: Wellbeing editor Emilie Lavinia checks into this boutique stay in Dorset to see if it can help her rest and reboot

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Supporters worldwide help secure land around Dorset’s iconic giant

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From Dorset to the world: wave of donations helps to secure Cerne giant’s home

Support from more than 20 countries propels National Trust to its target to protect chalk figure and local wildlife

Evening Standard

Further rainfall could exacerbate flooding in south-west England – Met Office

A yellow rain alert has been issued for Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset for Monday and into Tuesday, which will affect previously sodden ground.

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