Coastguards launch desperate hunt for missing kayaker who vanished off Dorset coast

A search party is firmly under way on the Poole coast in Dorset after a young man disappeared while kayaking in the late afternoon of bank holiday Monday. Jordan Lane, 25, was last heard from around 6pm before getting set to take his kayak and travel home to Barton-on-Sea from Canford Cliffs. Dorset Police, Southbourne … Read more

Dorset photographer shares stunning pictures of his home county to encourage people to holiday there

Photographer from Dorset shares stunning pictures of his home county to encourage visitors to holiday there once the coronavirus crisis has passed (and that’s probably job done!) James Loveridge, 29, from Bridport, has snapped incredible images of Dorset, which relies heavily on tourism Incredible scenes include a waterfall of fog over the Jurassic Coast and … Read more

Dorset Cerne Abbas chalk giant is given face mask by lockdown vandals in lockdown

At least HE’S got PPE! Ancient Cerne Abbas chalk giant is given face mask by lockdown vandals Kevin Knight, 43, spotted the unauthorised alteration on Saturday morning   The Dorset hillside carving was defaced on Friday night during the lockdown  ‘We don’t encourage the defacing of the Giant’ says the National Trust Here’s how to help … Read more