COPS have launched an investigation after a man and woman were found dead at a home in a seaside town – in a horrific Christmas tragedy. The pair, both in their 70s, were found dead at 11:35am on Tuesday in a property on Anthony’s Avenue in Poole, Dorset. Dorset police said they found the bodies … Read more
A HAVEN holiday park in Dorset has revealed plans for a huge £20million expansion. Haven’s Weymouth Bay Holiday Park site plans to add 239 static caravans and a wildflower meadow. 3 Haven’s Weymouth Bay Holiday Park is hoping to add over 200 caravans to its siteCredit: Haven 3 Documents submitted by Haven reveal the expansion … Read more
LOCATION staycations are set to be big news in 2025, with a host of films and TV series featuring the very best of England’s towns, cities and stunning countryside as backdrops to on-screen action. Lisa Minot lifts the lid on how you can explore the locations for some of 2025’s movie and telly moments. Beyond … Read more
A 95-YEAR-OLD woman was left lying on the pavement with a broken hip in freezing weather for five hours waiting for an ambulance. Winifred Soanes fell over in Christchurch High Street, Dorset, in the early afternoon while out her 92-year-old husband Andrew. 3 A 95-year-old woman was left lying on the pavement with a broken … Read more
BRITAIN has some pretty odd pastimes – cheese rolling, bog snorkelling and conker championships. But none of them are both equally wholesome and rude-sounding as Dorset’s knob-throwing contest… which has gone surprisingly under-the-radar given its catchy name. 5 Dorset’s knob throwing contest takes place in the quaint village of CattistockCredit: Alamy 5 Cattistock itself is … Read more
FEW would have shed tears after the death of cancer-stricken serial rapist and murderer John Cannan. The monster, from Sutton Coldfield, West Mids, who passed away aged 70 last week while serving three life sentences in HM Prison Full Sutton, was the prime suspect in the disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh. 14 Melanie Gregory says she … Read more
WHEN Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park hit the big screen in 1993, fictional paleontologists Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler made fossil hunting look cool. However, Brit holidaymakers don’t need to visit a desert – or an island covered with dinosaurs – to step into Dr Grant’s fictional shoes because England is home to one of the … Read more
Weymouth in England is a gem of the Jurassic Coast, and was recently named one of the most underrated towns in the UK by World Atlas. The seaside town is one of the prettiest in the UK and is perfect for swimming, sightseeing and enjoying in late summer. The beach offers traditional coastal activities such … Read more
A SCHOOLGIRL has been stabbed in a block of flats with a man and woman arrested. The youngster was found wounded at a property on Gilder Close in Christchurch, Dorset, at 5.45pm yesterday. 1 A schoolgirl was stabbed and rushed to hospitalCredit: Google The girl is understood to be eight years old according to the Bournemouth Daily … Read more
THIS is the moment a nightmare neighbour blasted a foghorn to drown out pre-school children having fun in the playground. The disgruntled resident lives close to Epiphany Pre-School in Bournemouth, Dorset. 3 This is the moment a nightmare neighbour blasted a foghorn to drown out pre-school children having funCredit: BNPS 3 He has put up … Read more
