Purbeck Gazette

07/08/2025

The decommissioning of the site will see the buildings flattened to return the area to heathland with public access

Residents are being asked whether radioactive waste should be buried and left behind following the decommissioning of a nuclear site.

07/08/2025

Sibu Jr just turned one and he needs specialist formula as he is intolerant to cow’s milk formula

Bornean orang-utan Sibu Jr celebrated his first birthday on July 31 but carers are struggling to pay for specialist milk feeds.

07/08/2025

Firefighters deserve huge praise for their efforts so far!

Efforts to extinguish the fire have proved difficult, as the dry ground and vegetation, coupled with strong winds, sparked a large flare-up.

06/08/2025

The new helipad will allow patients to be transferred quickly into the hospital via a lift

The helipad will be built on top of the new emergency department and critical care unit on the former Damers School site.

06/08/2025

The council is keen to emphasise that people's privacy will not be compromised..

Sensors are being introduced to both public toilets and libraries in the county as part of efforts to better understand how they are used.

06/08/2025

More pictures showing the devastation

06/08/2025

Both have been released on bail

Dorset Police has now arrested a 45-year-old man from Weymouth and a 19-year-old woman from Dorchester on suspicion of burglary.

05/08/2025

𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 📸

Congratulations Nick Chamberlain! ⛵️

'All is peaceful in the Bay, 31-07-25.'

Look out for our post this weekend on Facebook where we call for your Photo of the Week...

05/08/2025

The Newton Heath blaze devasted heathland around the size of 30 football pitches

More than 36 stations have been deployed to tackle the Newton Heath blaze, with heathland around the size of 30 football pitches destroyed.

05/08/2025

Ridjan Medhasani has been banned from driving for three years and was given a four-month suspended sentence

A man who crashed a car on a busy road has received a driving ban and a four-month suspended sentence after police found co***ne in his car.

04/08/2025

Police have issued an image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the attack 👇

Police are trying to identify a man after a man was punched three times in the face in an unprovoked attack in Poole.

04/08/2025

Crews have been working round the clock

Firefighters had a busy end to the weekend after they responded to reports of multiple fires on heathland in the Studland area.