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The Latest Breaking News from Dorset

Barges could still be used for asylum seekers under Labour, says Cooper

Shadow home secretary’s comments come as Bibby Stockholm vessel heads to Dorset from Falmouth after a refit

The Guardian - UK

Bibby Stockholm barge to house asylum seekers is on the move

Around 500 asylum seekers will be housed on the accommodation barge when it is moored in Portland, Dorset.

The Independent UK

D-day veteran, 98, put up in hostel after eviction from Dorset home

Alfred Guenigault, his daughter and son-in-law are told it could be months before council can rehouse them

The Guardian - UK

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‘Hugely exciting and rare’: Neolithic polishing stone found in Dorset

‘Polissoir’, discovered in Valley of Stones nature reserve, was used about 5,000 years ago to hone tools such as axes

The Guardian - UK

Cancelled cruise ship costs local economy £400,000 according to Portland Port

Bosses at Dorset port said that non-arrival of Princess Cruise lines' Regal Princess had also lost berthing fees

Birmingham Post

Marine’s inquest to be held mostly in secret amid national security concerns

Benjamin McQueen died while taking part in a ‘maritime training exercise’ off Portland Harbour in Dorset in November 2018.

The Independent UK

Dorset firm REIDsteel is one of first members to join Jobs Foundation

The Christchurch-based structural engineering business has thrown itself behind the new initiative, which aims to do more in local communities

Birmingham Post

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Shawbrook Bank co-founder joins MSP Capital board

The Dorset company recently expanded after securing a £100m development funding facility

Birmingham Post

PJ Harvey, I Inside the Old Year Dying review: A grungy, pagan whirl around the Dorset countryside

The Birdport-born musician revisits her farm-girl childhood

The Independent UK

‘Am I still any good? Have I still got it?’: PJ Harvey on doubt, desire and deepest, darkest Dorset

She is the only person to have won the Mercury prize twice and is beloved by fans for her constant reinvention. In a rare interview, the musician talks about her wild new album – and what it tells us about the woman behind the myth

The Guardian - UK

Boat impounded by police after death of two swimmers sold to wildlife trips firm

Dorset Police impounded the pleasure cruiser Dorset Belle at its berth in Poole Harbour following the fatal incident.

The Independent UK

PJ Harvey: I Inside the Old Year Dying review – a disquieting escape into the wilds of Dorset

Enigmatic and occasionally disturbing, the songwriter adapts her own book of poetry into a rough-edged LP full of potency and atmosphere

The Guardian - UK

'Beautiful' seaside town plagued with rotting seaweed sees memories 'shattered' and tearful kids

The once 'beautiful' seaside town of Weymouth, Dorset, has been plagued with a variety of issues and is 'shattering' the fond memories locals and tourists have of the spot

Daily Mirror

Mum plotted with jailed son to smuggle drugs to him in ball thrown over prison wall

Jamie Challis sought the help of mum Amanda Challis to sneak cannabis into Portland Prison in Dorset by throwing it into the compound in tennis balls

Daily Mirror

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Queen Camilla embraces luxury fashion with timeless trench coat and intriguing blue dress

Queen Camilla looked effortlessly regal in a beige trench coat and recycled blue tunic as she joined the King for a special visit to Dorset

The Guardian - UK

Crumb of comfort? Dorset baker wins £15k after being sacked for holey bread

Employment tribunal rules that while Artur Piaszczynski’s loaves may have been inconsistent, he wasn’t given specific targets

The Independent UK

King Charles and Queen Camilla surprise spa guests in bathrobes at eco-village

The royal couple were visiting Poundbury

Daily Mirror

No boat to blame for tragic Bournemouth beach drownings of boy, 17, and girl, 12

Sunnah Khan, 12, from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire and 17-year-old Joseph Abbess, from Southampton died after they got into difficulty in the water at the Dorset resort on May 31

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Suella Braverman accused of 'unworkable' PR stunt after missing barge target

The under-fire Home Secretary had previously claimed that the Bibby Stockholm would be in place in Portland Port, Dorset, by now - but the barge is still 120 miles away undergoing checks

The Independent UK

Fundraising bid for Victorian steam locomotive to haul first train in 75 years

Swanage Railway volunteers in Dorset have spent the past six years restoring the T3 class engine

Birmingham Post

New £26m deep-water port opens in Dorset

Portland Port held a ceremony with more than 150 guests to celebrate completion

The Independent UK

Thousands of jellyfish spotted off coast of Dorset by fisherman

Group of jellyfish ‘the size of a football pitch’ seen

Birmingham Post

Dorset mortgage brokers sold to European wealth management firm

Davidson Deem has been securing mortgages since 1989

The Independent UK

Fundraising bid for Victorian steam locomotive to haul first train in 75 years

Swanage Railway volunteers in Dorset have spent the past six years restoring the T3 class engine, which dates back to 1893.

Birmingham Post

South West vineyards perform well in The WineGB Awards 2023

Cornwall, Devon and Hampshire, gained 19 medals each, closely followed by Wiltshire (14 medals) Dorset (13 medals)

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