Mum Warns Beach-Goers After Toddler Suffers Burns from Hidden Fire Pit Wednesday, September 10, 2025 beach burns toddler firepit safety holiday dorset warning injuries prevention Amy Lambert’s family holiday at Avon beach in Mudeford, Christchurch, turned distressing on August 9 when her two-year-old son, Harry, burned both feet after running over a hidden fire pit buried in the sand. The fire … Read More
Mum Issues Urgent Warning After Toddler Suffers Burns From Hidden Beach Fire Pit Wednesday, September 10, 2025 burns beach safety toddler firepit injury dorset warning parents hospital A mother is sounding the alarm after her two-year-old son suffered painful burns on both feet from stepping onto a hidden fire pit on a Dorset beach. Amy Lambert, 36, and her husband Richard took their two sons, Harry, two, … Read More
Ex-Policeman Barred After Abusing Position to Pursue Junior Officer Tuesday, September 9, 2025 police misconduct ethics dorset training conduct investigation suspension resignation barring Matthew Constable, a former Dorset Police constable, has been permanently barred from working in law enforcement after abusing his position as a training officer to pursue an inappropriate relationship with a junior … Read More
High-Value Farm Equipment Stolen in West Dorset Theft Sunday, September 7, 2025 theft farm dorset quadbike trailers mini-digger ruralcrime police investigation theftreport In the early hours of Wednesday, September 3, several valuable items were stolen from a farm on Thornford Road in Yetminster, West Dorset. Among the stolen equipment were a Takeuchi TB016 mini digger, a green Yamaha Kodiak … Read More
Death of Beloved Woman Highlights Risks of Ketamine Use Saturday, September 6, 2025 ketamine deaths drugdanger addiction coroner dorset toxicity drugpolicy publichealth prevention The tragic death of Gemma Weeks, a 28-year-old woman from Dorset, has brought renewed attention to the dangers of ketamine, a Class B drug increasingly popular among young people. Gemma had been using ketamine for about ten … Read More
Dorset Beach Closed as Natural ‘Re-wilding’ Begins with Removal of Old Sea Defences Friday, September 5, 2025 studland coastalerosion rewilding natureconservation nationaltrust habitatrestoration climatechange dorset seadefences wildlife Work is set to begin on removing aging sea defences at Studland Beach, Dorset, allowing nature to reclaim and shape the coastline. The National Trust is leading this final phase of a five-year project focused on re-wilding … Read More