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Bibby Stockholm asylum barge is ‘potential deathtrap’, say firefighters

FBU to write to Home Office with overcrowding concerns after first group’s arrival delayed due to safety issues on Dorset-based vessel

The Guardian - UK

Sewage spills mapped as overspills in protected areas ‘topped 300,000 hours last year’

Lake District and Dorset Coasts among beauty spots hit by sewage overflow

The Independent UK

Home Office delays moving asylum seekers to barge over fire safety fears

Exclusive: Officials carry out last-minute inspections after reports Bibby Stockholm could become ‘floating Grenfell’

The Guardian - UK

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‘Final preparations’ taking place to house asylum seekers on barge

The Home Office had been expecting to send an initial group of people to the accommodation in Portland, Dorset, on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Le Roi de Lahore review – rare staging of Massenet’s sumptuous grand opera

The Dorset festival chorus and orchestra along with a fine cast do full justice to this spicy tale of a doomed love triangle – a forgotten gem that has not been staged in Britain since 1879

The Guardian - UK

First 50 asylum seekers expected to be sent to Bibby Stockholm barge on Tuesday

Refugee campaigners and residents in Dorset have raised concerns about the barge’s impact

Evening Standard

First 50 people coming to Bibby Stockholm asylum barge despite safety worries

Fire safety concerns and lack of lifejackets noted on the 500-capacity barge, moored in Portland, Dorset

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'Performative cruelty': the hostile architecture of the UK government's migrant barge

The arrival of the Bibby Stockholm barge at Portland Port, in Dorset, on July 18 2023, marks a new low in the UK government’s hostile immigration environment. The vessel is set to accommodate over 500 asylum seekers. This, the Home Office argues, will benefit British taxpayers and local residents.

The Conversation

S Club say they tried desperately to contact Paul Cattermole on the day he died

They had all appeared together on a Zoom call on April 3, and three days later the singer was found dead at his home in Dorset aged 46

Evening Standard

What happened to Gaia Pope and where was she found?

The tragic death of a Dorset teenager is the subject of a new BBC Three documentary Gaia: A Death on Dancing Ledge

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Visitors warned after huge landslip on the Jurassic Coast

Visitors to Dorset’s Jurassic Coast have been warned to “take care” after a huge landslip saw cliffs crumble onto a beach.

Evening Standard

3,000 asylum seekers ‘could be living on barge and ex-military sites by autumn’

It is unclear exactly when the Bibby Stockholm barge will start being used in Portland, Dorset, as the Government aims to slash hotel bills.

The Independent UK

Man, 21, admits manslaughter after fatal boat crash off Dorset coast

David Haw, 24, died after he went overboard from a rigid inflatable boat

The Independent UK

Police separate rival protesters as asylum barge arrives in Portland

No to the Barge and Stand Up to Racism groups come together outside Dorset port gates where the Bibby Stockholm has docked

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Bibby Stockholm: Protests as barge to house 500 asylum seekers arrives in Dorset port

The accommodation barge arrived in Portland Port on Tuesday morning

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm migrant barge docks in Dorset as protesters gather at quayside

Protesters gathered as the barge docked at the quayside in Portland, where it is due to house migrants later this month

The Guardian - UK

Barges could still be used for asylum seekers under Labour, says Cooper

Shadow home secretary’s comments come as Bibby Stockholm vessel heads to Dorset from Falmouth after a refit

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm barge to house asylum seekers is on the move

Around 500 asylum seekers will be housed on the accommodation barge when it is moored in Portland, Dorset.

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The Guardian - UK

D-day veteran, 98, put up in hostel after eviction from Dorset home

Alfred Guenigault, his daughter and son-in-law are told it could be months before council can rehouse them

The Guardian - UK

‘Hugely exciting and rare’: Neolithic polishing stone found in Dorset

‘Polissoir’, discovered in Valley of Stones nature reserve, was used about 5,000 years ago to hone tools such as axes

Birmingham Post

Cancelled cruise ship costs local economy £400,000 according to Portland Port

Bosses at Dorset port said that non-arrival of Princess Cruise lines' Regal Princess had also lost berthing fees

The Independent UK

Marine’s inquest to be held mostly in secret amid national security concerns

Benjamin McQueen died while taking part in a ‘maritime training exercise’ off Portland Harbour in Dorset in November 2018.

Birmingham Post

Dorset firm REIDsteel is one of first members to join Jobs Foundation

The Christchurch-based structural engineering business has thrown itself behind the new initiative, which aims to do more in local communities

Birmingham Post

Shawbrook Bank co-founder joins MSP Capital board

The Dorset company recently expanded after securing a £100m development funding facility

The Independent UK

PJ Harvey, I Inside the Old Year Dying review: A grungy, pagan whirl around the Dorset countryside

The Birdport-born musician revisits her farm-girl childhood

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