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Businesswoman who murdered e-bike rider after she 'hunted' him in Range Rover and mowed him ...

The Daily Mail 15 Jan 2026
Zoe Treadwell, 36, took the law into her 'own hands' when she killed Joey Johnstone after chasing him at speeds of up to 75mph on residential roads and ramming him from his bike ....
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Dorset Council encourages schools to ban smart phones

BBC News 14 Jan 2026
Dorset Council has developed the guidance to prohibit mobile phone use and is encouraging families to delay smartphone ownership until at least the age of 14.
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Police Officer Who Tackled Knifeman Could Be Barred From Working With Children

The Daily Sceptic 11 Jan 2026
The father of three, who was a martial arts trainer before joining the force in 2016, had planned to work as a sports coach at local schools after he was dismissed by Dorset Police ... The information Dorset Police provided for the DBS check read ... Tags ... 0.
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Storm Goretti brings flooding and disruption to Dorset

BBC News 09 Jan 2026
Storm Goretti brought disruption to Dorset with flooding and gusts of up to 65mph (105km/h) ... Dorset Council said the storm brought stronger winds and heavier rain than expected following a forecast of snow.
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The Dorset island where watching storm waves is a tradition

BBC News 09 Jan 2026
So while most people were happy to be dry inside, Sam Rod who in lives on Portland in Dorset headed out into weather to see the nearly nine-metre-high tidal surge during Storm Goretti.
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Fire-hit Dorset Burger Co restaurant reveals SEN plans

BBC News 09 Jan 2026
More than 60 firefighters tackled a blaze at the Dorset Burger Company building in King Street, Weymouth, in January 2025 ... The pair said they were "really excited about doing something to benefit young people with SEN" ... .
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Hot tub dumped on Dorset roadside stuns parish council chairman

BBC News 08 Jan 2026
Neil Farmer, chairman of Toller Porcorum Parish Council in Dorset, came across the large spa filled with rubbish rather than bubbling water on the A356 near Toller Porcorum during a dog walk ... Dorset Council has been approached for comment.
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National Trust ‘turned Dorset beach beloved by Enid Blyton into rubbish dump’

The Daily Telegraph 08 Jan 2026
The conservation body is carrying out a controversial “managed retreat” policy at Middle Beach in Studland, Dorset, so that the water can reclaim the land ... BNPS ... PA ... BNPS ... “It’s horrible ... BNPS ... BNPS ... Show comments ... Dorset, Environment Agency, Pollution ... .
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Prime Dorset beach huts to be hit with ‘second home’ tax bills

The Times/The Sunday Times 07 Jan 2026
Plan to reclassify holiday properties and charge owners twice as much council tax could raise £211,000 .
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Dorset wildlife centre

BBC News 07 Jan 2026
A wildlife sanctuary is to stop rescuing wild birds due to financial pressures. Sharandys Birds of Prey, based in Vurlands Animal Farm in Swyre, Dorset, had been rescuing wild birds for more than 20 years ... Where do you draw the line? ... .
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Lib Dem council in Dorset makes beach hut owners pay 100pc council tax

The Daily Telegraph 06 Jan 2026
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council (BCP) in Dorset has scrapped a 50 per cent discount for the seaside cabins, meaning their owners will now have to pay the full rate ... Local councils, Dorset, ...
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Driver sentenced over Dorset A31 police vehicle crash

BBC News 05 Jan 2026
Dorset Police previously said an officer was treated by paramedics and taken to hospital following the collision between an unmarked police vehicle and a white BMW on the A31 near Sturminster Marshall in September ... .
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Record number of illegal e-bikes and e-scooters seized in Dorset

BBC News 31 Dec 2025
The highest number of e-bikes and e-scooters have been seized this year across Dorset by police in an effort to curb anti-social behaviour. Dorset Police said the 99 e-bikes - including scramblers and ...
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West Bay cliff fall blocks beach on Dorset

BBC News 31 Dec 2025
A visitor has called it "a miracle" no-one was hurt when a section of cliff collapsed on to a beach on Dorset's Jurassic Coast ... Dorset Council urged people to take ... Dorset Council said.
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Moment dangerous driver leads police on hair-raising 100mph chase as he's jailed for 18 months

The Daily Mail 31 Dec 2025
Sarwar Rasool Mustafa, 37, ran red lights and overtook vehicles at speeds of up to 100mph in a police chase across Dorset ....

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