Dorset

Disruption expected on Verwood roads as Horse Fair takes place locally

More than 130 job vacancies now advertised on council website paying from £8,000 to £62,500 a year

Hendy Group appoints new Chief Operating Officer from Lookers

Initiative tackling anti-social behaviour making strides to rehabilitate first-time and low-level offenders

Dorset Police to hold a minute’s silence in support of National Road Victim month

Councillors give the green light to 47.5MW battery storage site at Three Legged Cross

Water companies to be quizzed by councillors on how they’ll protect Dorset’s rivers and coast

New ‘Cook with Care’ fire prevention campaign launched by Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

Dorset ‘continues to be one of the safest areas in the country’ after seeing fall in crime

Drugs with an estimated street value of £100,000 seized as part of road safety operation

‘Victim led’ live Enhanced Video Response service introduced by Dorset Police in new initiative

Ministers approve the closure of Parkfield School with affected children finding alternative places

Dorset Police to switch to more online video interviews and phone calls to save money