Rural Life
Over £120,000 worth of machinery stolen in Dorset
Dorset Police’s rural crime team is appealing for information regarding the theft of over £120,000 worth of machinery and equipment...
Dorset
Rural Life
Man charged with 16 offences relating to rural crimes
An unnamed man has been charged with a total of 16 offences in connection with a warrant carried out by...
Other
Dorset man arrested for animal cruelty and damage to crops
A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty and crop damage, as well as other offences, following...
Machinery
£50,000 of suspected stolen machinery found by Dorset police
A man has been arrested after an estimated £50,000-worth of suspected stolen plant machinery was recovered at a site near...
Sheep
Dorset dog attack: Surviving sheep left with no ears
Two sheep that survived a recent dog attack in Ringstead, Dorset have been left with no ears, Dorset Police Rural...
Other
Video: Firefighters tackle large barn fire in Dorset
Firefighters in the Bridport area of Dorset have been working to put out a large barn fire along Pymore Lane,...
Sheep
Vehicle deliberately runs over 14 sheep in north Dorset field
A vehicle entered a field in north Dorset on Sunday (July 17) and deliberately ran over sheep, killing 14 altogether,...
Other
Amber wildfire alert issued for Dorset and Wiltshire
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS) has issued its first Amber wildfire alert of 2022 for its encompassing...
Environment
UK’s first ‘super’ National Nature Reserve on Purbeck Heaths
With the growing need for a bigger, better and more collective approach to nature conservation, seven leading partners have joined...
