Dorset in a sentence

As Storm Ciaran battered Dorset's coastline with heavy rain and winds Dorset Council closed the coast path and issued a warning.

Daggers, who stay eighth in Dorset & Wilts Two South, next entertain North Dorset Seconds in the cup on Saturday (2pm).

The Hawks’ young players – ranging from five to 16-years-old – play in the Dorset Youth and Dorset Mini Soccer Leagues.

The initiative, called the Great Dorset Beach Clean, is being spearheaded by Litter Free Dorset and will take place from Saturday, April 15 to Sunday, April 23.

The sightseeing boat, The Dorset Belle, which is at the centre of investigations, has been impounded by Dorset Police following the incident on Wednesday in which a 12-year-old girl from Buckinghamshire and a 17-year-old boy from Southampton died.

You might be able to spot the Dorset ewes too - an ancient breed, developed from the Dorset Horn; one of the earliest recorded breeds of British Sheep that thrived in the sheltered valleys and lush hill pastures of southwestern England.

A spokesperson for Dorset Police said: "Dorset Police received a report at around 2.15pm on Friday 3 May 2024 that a man had made threats to a staff member at the Curry's store in Weymouth Avenue before taking a key fob from them.

Detective Superintendent Steve May, of Dorset Police, said: “In Dorset, we have seen an increase in reports of theft of motor vehicles, as well as thefts from a vehicle, which is in line with a national rise in these types of incidents.

Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner, David Sidwick said: “I would like to thank everyone involved in Operation Scorpion 8 – another set of really good results for Dorset and across the wider region.

Other North Dorset applications decided this week by Dorset Council include the change of use for a house at Durweston to a holiday let and the change of a retail space at Sturminster Newton into a home.

Said chair of the West Dorset Liberal Democrat group, Dorchester councillor Andy Canning: "Everyone knows that elections in West Dorset are a contest between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats.

The Dorset Business Festival, organised by Dorset Chamber, has launched the festival with the theme of ‘Business as a Force for Good’, from September 30 to October 10.

A main road on Weymouth harbour in Dorset was battered by heavy rain and strong winds, which likely caused disruption to travel as weather warnings were put in place along the Dorset coast.

AST consisted of several Paleo-Eskimo cultures, including the Independence cultures and Pre-Dorset culture. citation Gibbon, pp. 28–31 The Dorset culture ( Inuktitut : Tuniit or Tunit) refers to the next inhabitants of central and eastern Arctic.

Chaffey (p.9) Geological map of Dorset Dorset has a number of limestone ridges which are mostly covered in either arable fields or calcareous grassland supporting sheep.

Dorset County Council was created by the Local Government Act 1888 to govern the newly created administrative county of Dorset which was based largely on the historic county borders.

Recent studies suggest that, in Greenland at least, the Dorset culture may be better understood as a continuation of Independence II culture; the two cultures have therefore been designated "Greenlandic Dorset".

They had dogs, which the Dorset did not, and used them to pull the dog sledges; they also used bows and arrows, contrary to the Dorset.

A £10,000 reward is being offered in the search for missing Dorset aristocrat Constance Marten, her newborn baby and her convicted sex offender partner.

Aaron Adams of Dorset has now submitted an application to use the vacant depot, previously used for roads maintenance, for car sales.