Mystery ‘sonic boom’ rocks hundreds of homes and sets off car alarms in Devon, Somerset and Dorset Residents reported hearing blast at around 3pm in Devon, Somerset and Dorset Dozens took to social media after feeling an accompanying shockwave Ministry of Defence told MailOnline the bang was not linked to any RAF activity By Raven … Read more
History The Crichel Boys by Simon Fenwick (Constable £25, 368 pp) Holed up in a freezing Army camp in the far north of Scotland in 1941, the shivering and lonely young music critic Desmond Shawe-Taylor dreamed up the idea of living down South with like-minded friends after the war. He envisaged a pretty house with … Read more
The owners of a renowned British beauty spot that was ravaged by litter and vandalism last summer have urged the government to educate ‘culturally diverse’ tourists how to behave in the countryside. The Lulworth Estate, which owns Durdle Door in Dorset, has complained that huge crowds that headed for Britain’s coasts during the easing of … Read more
Beavers have been reintroduced to Dorset for the first time in 400 years, a wildlife trust has revealed. A pair of adult male and female beavers were introduced into an enclosure in the west of Dorset on Monday. The pair will live in a large area of freshwater habitat not accessible to the public which … Read more
Police and Border Force swoop as seven Albanian stowaways are found on board cargo ship off Dorset coast ‘Small number of unidentified individuals’ were found on board vessel yesterday Cargo ship is believed to have loaded at Rouen before arriving off Portland coast Border Force officials called in alongside local police to deal with the … Read more
A pensioner has been fined £130 after he resorted to painting a zebra crossing over a busy road he and his disabled wife struggled to cross. Laurie Phillips was investigated by the police and summoned to an interview at the police station over allegations he had caused criminal damage. The 78-year-old had got fed up … Read more
Three of Britain’s most expensive beach huts worth up to £300,000 each are torched at Dorset beauty spot Three beach huts in Hengistbury Head, Dorset, set alight on Saturday morning Thirty of the huts were broken into, it is not yet known if anything was taken Huts regularly go for up to £300,000, with impressive views … Read more
The PALER Horse: 320ft chalk rider carved into Dorset hillside 216 years ago is now barely visible after Covid stops gardeners from removing WEEDS The 216 year old landmark is has not been maintained as usual for more than one year ‘Realistically, there is nobody else who could do it’ according to local councillor ‘We need … Read more
A Dorset beach was last night battered by a brutal storm that breached sea defences and even carried cars away amid strong wings, heavy rainfall and terrifying 23ft waves. Sea and rain water poured into streets surrounding Chesil Beach on the Isle of Portland, with at least one person believed to have been left needing … Read more
Facebook has banned a Dorset-based historical re-enactment society for a second time after mistaking it for a far-right militia group. Five elderly members of the Wimborne Militia of Dorset were left bemused after their Facebook accounts were suspended last month. The social media giant has been taking down and restricting accounts of right-wing paramilitary groups … Read more