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The Latest Breaking News from Dorset

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

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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.

The Independent UK

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

Wales Online

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

Evening Standard

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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

Daily Mirror

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

The deal will help create more than 70 jobs

Birmingham Post

Watchdog tells police to improve investigations and service to the public

Inspectors examined the Dorset, West Mercia and Bedfordshire forces.

The Independent UK

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

Daily Mirror

Work on 162 Shaftesbury homes in Dorset gets underway

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

Birmingham Post

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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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

Daily Mirror

Mystery as drunk man vanishes after falling off 100ft cliff and running away

The boozer took a tumble off Hengistbury Head cliff, Dorset but even a police helicopter couldn't track the man down

The Guardian - UK

Dorset police arrest man reported to have escaped prison van in underpants

Kyle Eglington, 32, found after search involving helicopter and armed officers

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‘They’re coming this way!’ A day trip with dolphins in Lyme Bay

A marine nature trip into the English Channel from Weymouth proves an exhilarating introduction to an often unseen panoply of UK wildlife

The Guardian - UK

National Trust acquires Dorset ‘speed-dating’ caves for bats

Colonies mix annually at Winspit caves near Swanage, a hibernation site for rare greater horseshoe bats

The Independent UK

Police hunting prisoner who escaped in just pants and socks

Dorset Police believes Kyle Darren Eglington, 32, may have shaved head and beard to diguise appearance

The Independent UK

Police hunting for prisoner on the run in underwear warn of changed appearance

Dorset Police said it is carrying out ‘extensive searches’ to find Kyle Darren Eglington, 32, and are appealing to the public for information.

Evening Standard

Police hunt man who escaped custody wearing only underwear and socks

Dorset Police said they were searching for Kyle Darren Eglington with the help of a helicopter

Birmingham Post

Leicester pensions specialist Westerby Trustee Service buys Dorset-based Corporate & Professional Pensions out of administration

Broader Westerby Group’s total assets under trusteeship, administration and advice is now more than £1.5bn

Wales Online

Startled house-hunters in Dorset transfixed by statue of saint that looks like Hollywood legend Nicolas Cage

The life-size 6ft wooden structure is of Saint Francis of Assisi but it has a remarkable likeness to Nicolas Cage who starred in blockbusters including Con Air and Face Off

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