Accidents over the years on Weymouth roads (Image: NQ)These fascinating old photos here show accidents from the past in Dorset.And as this collection of pictures shows, however hard one might try, accidents do happen.Dorchester Road, WeymouthDorset Ech…
A man thought he was going to die from his stab wounds after he attempted to disarm a knife-carrying thug at a train station. A drunken Jesse Syxx met a group of people via a mutual friend at Upwey Station near Weymouth on the evening of Friday, April …
A Somerset bus route has been losing “more than £100 a day” as a result of contactless payments not being accepted.
Somerset Council[1] operates the 68 bus service from Yeovil[2] bus station, which shuttles passengers between the town’s two railway sta…
A 31-year-old man, of no fixed abode, was arrested on Thursday, August 24, in connection with a report of theft of a white Nissan e-NV200 van from the driveway of an address in Martinstown on the evening of Wednesday, July 5.
He was further arrested in…
Police have issued an urgent appeal for information after a man in his 30s was killed in a collision with a lorry in Dorset.
Dorset Police have confirmed the sad news following the incident on the Isle of Portland this morning[1] in an official stateme…
The A354 is closed in Portland after a lorry collided with a pedestrian, it has been confirmed.
The Isle of Portland over the border in Dorset has effectively been cut off to motorised transport this morning after the collision blocked the only road in…
The road is currently closed and police say it will remain so ‘for some time.’
Emergency services, including six police vehicles and two ambulances, are at the scene of the serious collision.
Closure of Portland Beach Road Picture: Cristiano Magaglio
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Dorset Council want to move the pedestrian crossing on Weymouth Avenue
Author: Trevor Bevins, Local Democracy Reporter Published 43 minutes ago
Safety for hundreds of school pupils will be improved by a new pedestrian crossing in Dorchester.
Currently …
Well, fortunately for those visiting the West Country, a ‘road trip’ with a difference has been devised, and it’s all thanks to the dedicated team behind South West 660.
One of the co-founders, Chris Jackson says: ‘We had the idea for South West 660 ov…
The Bridport & District Model Railway Club held its Annual Summer Model Railway Exhibition in the Sir John Colfox Academy in Bridport.
This was the fourth time the club had held the exhibition at Colfox and it was much more extensive with many more lay…
A driver has been left bewildered and angry after being hit with a £100 parking charge notice (PCN), despite paying to park his car in a town centre. Peter Wills, aged 87, went on a routine shopping trip that could prove much more expensive than he had…
Many commuters across the South West have been left stranded after a train broke down between Weymouth and Westbury, sparking mass cancellations.
National Rail has said it expects disruption to continue until 7.30pm. Replacement road transport is conve…
Thunderstorm and wind on the way with yellow weather warnings issued as miserable start to August continues fears of a summer washoutMet Office has issued yellow weather warnings for parts of England and WalesBy Dan Woodland[1] Published: 10:36, 1 Au…
Weather[1] warnings have been issued across the UK as people have been told to brace for “unseasonably windy” conditions.
A yellow alert for wind from the Met Office[2] will apply to Wales and the south of England from 4am until 6pm on Wednesday, with …