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Campaigners face fresh battle to stop 89-home housing estate being built next to historic Dorset manor Wolfeton House that inspired Thomas Hardy Planning inspectors had ruled against a 120-home project near Wolfeton House But developers were told some of the proposed properties might be acceptable Land Value Alliances have now come forward with an 89-home … Read more
Fossilised remains of a ichthyosaur species, previously unknown to science and dubbed ‘the sea dragon’, have been detailed in a new research paper. The preserved species, named Thalassodraco etchesi, was found on the Jurassic Coast with squid, likely its last supper, having left its mark inside. Scientists found evidence of the squid’s tentacle hooklets and its … Read more
A preacher has been awarded a £50 pay-out and £1,200 in legal costs by Dorset Police after an officer forcibly removed him from a van while he sang Amazing Grace to a crowd amid coronavirus lockdown. Dorset Police did not admit liability after Dominic Muir, 44, said a police officer ‘aggressively’ mounted his van and … Read more
An ancient ‘mega henge’ in Dorset was the product of frantic building activity — having been constructed in less than 125 years — a study has concluded. British researchers applied cutting-edge dating techniques to samples taken from the Mount Pleasant structure, located near Dorchester, back in the early seventies. The site was the product of a construction boom … Read more
Drivers in East Dorset typically have double the number of years no claims versus Londoners – and the average is accelerating East Dorset has the highest average of no claims at eight years Tower Hamlets in London, meanwhile, has the lowest average at just four years We reveal which areas of the country have the … Read more
Fraudster, 38, who revealed his business partner’s 12-year extramarital affair to his wife after they fell out then pretended to be a private investigator to swindle her out of over £8,000 is jailed for 15 months William Carter, 38, fell out with Richard Grey over a financial matter in early 2019 He wrote Mr Grey’s … Read more
Britain at its best: The beautiful ivy-clad Dorset village that has giant appeal Cerne Abbas is a village in Dorset known for the Cerne Giant, an ancient chalk figure carved into hillside The figure measures 180ft from head to toe and his age and origins have long been argued about The Daily Mail’s Martin Symington … Read more
A stone head carved around 700 years ago that is thought to depict King Edward II has been unearthed during a dig at the former site of Shaftesbury Abbey in Dorset. Archaeologists said that ‘stunning’ find may once have formed part of a previously unknown gallery of sculpture of Kings and Queens within the grand building. The statues, … Read more
Anais Gallagher swaps parties in London for raising goats in Dorset as she moves to the countryside with her boyfriend Julius Roberts By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 14:53 BST, 28 September 2020 | Updated: 14:53 BST, 28 September 2020 She’s the daughter of one of the nation’s biggest music stars. But Anais Gallagher has … Read more
Two beach huts with breathtaking sea views have both gone on the market – but there’s a gulf in price. An idyllic wooden hut on the sandy peninsula of Mudeford, Dorset, is being sold for an eye-watering £330,000. Whereas an isolated timber cabin overlooking the Irish Sea on the Cumbrian coast has been snapped up … Read more