Dorchester

Council talks to make Dorchester’s Fairfield Road safer

A recent public consultation resulted in around 175 responses, most in favour of making the road pedestrian friendly and more attractive with planting and other landscaping.
One of the ideas included a ‘mini avenue’ of 12 suitably small species of tree…

Dorset train operator bans e-scooters

A train operator serving Dorset will ban e-scooters across its stations and trains from next week. (Image: NQ)A train operator serving Dorset will ban e-scooters across its stations and trains from next week.South Western Railway (SWR) will introduce t…

Two vehicles crash on busy road in Dorchester

Police were called to a crash on Dorchester Road in Weymouth (Image: NQ)

A two-vehicle crash on a busy Weymouth road has caused slow traffic.
At around 12.20 pm two vehicles collided on B3159 Dorchester Road in Weymouth.
Police were called to the c…

Three released as police investigate Dorchester man’s death …

As reported, police were called at 9.05pm on Saturday, March 18, to reports of an assault[1] at an address in Milford Road in Dorchester. 
A man aged in his 60s sustained serious injuries to his head and was taken to hospital for treatment.
He died yes…