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The Latest Breaking News from Dorset

Huge wildfire sweeps across Canford Heath nature reserve in Dorset

Police appeal for witnesses as fire crews describe blaze as the largest in the area for years

The Guardian - UK

PJ Harvey, poet: ‘Dorset is light and dark, ecstasy and melancholy’

The singer-songwriter has written an extraordinary narrative poem that glories in the landscape and dialect of her home county

The Guardian - UK

Huge wildfire dubbed 'largest for years' takes over hillside forcing locals into shelter

Dozens of firefighters battled the blaze at Canford Heath in Poole, Dorset, for hours on Saturday evening, with evacuated residents huddled in a nearby leisure centre

Daily Mirror

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Large fire at Dorset heathland ‘now surrounded and under control’

Canford Heath is known for being the largest heathland in Dorset, and the largest lowland heath in the UK

Evening Standard

Large fire at Dorset heathland now surrounded and under control

Canford Heath is known for being the largest heathland in Dorset, and the largest lowland heath in the UK.

The Independent UK

Huge wildfires spread quickly by strong winds across Dorset heath

The fire was being driven by strong winds.

Evening Standard

Firefighters battling ‘significant’ blaze at heathland in Dorset

The fire was being driven by strong winds.

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Disbanding of Dorset wildlife crime team puts birds of prey ‘at risk’

Campaigners warn ‘baffling’ decision could be part of nationwide pattern

The Guardian - UK

Council Home Swap couple complain houses are too 'council estatey' and small for them

Dave and Fran from Dorset are fed up of being cramped up in a two-bedroom flat with their four children and dog

Daily Mirror

Queen's Awards 2022: All the South West winners announced

Businesses across the region have been recognised for their achievements on the Queen's birthday

Birmingham Post

Dorset solicitor retires after career spanning almost 60 years

Hugh Craig has spent the last 11 years at Ellis Jones Solicitors

Birmingham Post

Illegal Dorset rave attended by 1,000 people shut down by police

Plea made to stop revellers crossing a military training area

Bristol Post

More than 1,000 ravers descend on Dorset to attend illegal Easter Sunday party despite police warning

Police are trying to break up the all-night rave near East Lulworth, Dorset

The Independent UK

Police warn illegal rave attendees against crossing military land

More than 1,000 people gathered on land close to East Lulworth, Dorset, overnight.

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1,000 ravers descend on quiet village leaving residents 'concerned and upset'

Police attempted to break up the gathering by closing a road near the site in Dorset

Evening Standard

Where to live by the sea: the UK’s ten most expensive coastal towns revealed

The South West dominates the list with “millionaire’s playground” Sandbanks in Dorset back in first place

Daily Mirror

Terrifying moment bullsnake, known to eat rattlesnakes, confronts unsuspecting family

A family in Dorset were too scared to approach the 4ft long striped reptile, that eats rodents and small mammals, and put out a request on social media for help and advice on what to do

Birmingham Post

Firm in Dorset wins £32m Royal Navy mine hunting tech contract

The deal will help create more than 70 jobs

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The Independent UK

Watchdog tells police to improve investigations and service to the public

Inspectors examined the Dorset, West Mercia and Bedfordshire forces.

Daily Mirror

Trans boy, 12, tried to kill himself after knife terror by school bullies

A trans boy, who is in Year 7, said a schoolmate jabbed him repeatedly with a knife and told him to kill himself. Dorset Police investigated a possible hate crime

Birmingham Post

Work on 162 Shaftesbury homes in Dorset gets underway

Around a third of the properties will be made available as affordable housing

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: A secret hideaway, and a mystery solved

Marshwood Vale, Dorset: Starting in the hamlet of Lower Denhay, a friend and I retrace the steps of a fictional hero who’s on the run

Daily Mirror

Aldi shopper dad gobsmacked to find 6-inch 'mutant crisp' in bag from bargain store

Michael Langford, 44, from Poole in Dorset couldn't believe what he was seeing when he pulled out a mammoth-sized cheese and onion crisp that was almost as long as the packet

The Independent UK

National Trust acquires Dorset ‘speed-dating’ bat caves which attract thousands of animals each year

Thousands of Britain’s native bats flock to 350-acre farmland on Jurassic Coast every autumn to mate

The Guardian - UK

Dead eagle found in Dorset was poisoned but case closed, police confirm

Rare white-tailed eagle had high level of rodenticide in its system but no further police action will be taken

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