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Tory MP issues legal threat over plan to put migrants on ‘floatel’ barge in Dorset

‘We will look at any way we can stop this’, says Richard Drax

The Independent UK

‘Travel is medicine’: how the Sherborne Travel Writing Festival can inspire our trips

Colin Thubron, Sara Wheeler and other celebrated writers will be in Dorset to explain why travel literature still has an important role to play despite the climate crisis and hardening of borders

The Guardian - UK

Location chosen for mega-barge that will house 500 asylum seekers on the British coast

The gigantic barge named Bibby Stockholm was deemed an 'oppressive environment' when it was used by the Dutch government to house asylum seekers in 2005

Daily Mirror

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‘We’re ready for it’: Dorset lifeguards expecting busiest summer ever

RNLI says more than 25 million people visited a lifeguarded beach in UK and Channel Islands in 2022

The Guardian - UK

Give it some welly: the 30 best UK music festivals still available to book

The summer’s big events sell out sooner every year but, whether you like gnarly moshpits, banging dance tents, kid-friendly jazz retreats or gastro entertainment, there’s still time to take your pick and get looking for your camping gear

The Guardian - UK

Lush relocates Bristol store to Cabot Circus shopping centre

The Dorset-based cosmetics brand is expanding into a bigger outlet in the city's retail quarter

Birmingham Post

Parkstone Golf Club: Course Review, Tee Times and Key Info

This tremendous Dorset layout with a host of very attractive holes is ranked 74th in our Top 100 UK&I Course Rankings in association with Peter Millar

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Poole oil spill expert Q&A: why is there an oil field in Dorset anyway?

A major incident has been declared after a leaky pipeline caused 200 barrels of oil “reservoir fluid” to spill into Poole Harbour in Dorset, south-west England. The oil was being transported from nearby Wytch Farm, which hosts western Europe’s largest onshore oil field.

The Conversation

Fuming neighbours say new 10ft 'eyesore' tower in back garden robs them of privacy

Neighbours in Lyme Regis in Dorset have hit out at the 'eyesore' structure overlooking fossil collector Mary Anning's grave, which they say robs them of their privacy

Daily Mirror

Gas company Perenco to investigate Poole Harbour oil leak

Approximately 200 barrels of reservoir fluid - consisting of 85% water and 15% oil - were released after the leak occurred at the UK’s largest onshore oil field in Dorset

Birmingham Post

Poole Harbour leak: Public urged to avoid water and beaches after major oil spill

Anyone who came into contact with the spill in Poole in Dorset is urged to ‘wash immediately’

The Independent UK

Dorset oil leak: Clean-up underway after 200 barrels ‘reservoir fluid’ leak at Poole Harbour

‘Any spill is an extremely serious matter and a full investigation will be launched’ said a boss at gas firm Perenco

Evening Standard

Perenco UK says oil leak occurred at well site in Southern England

Anglo-French oil company Perenco's UK unit said on Sunday that a limited oil leak occurred at one of its well sites in Wytch Farm in Dorset, southern England.

Reuters

Major incident declared after 200-barrel fluid leak in UK harbour with 'do not swim' warning

A major incident has been declared at Poole Harbour, in Dorset, after around 200 barrels of reservoir fluid leaked into the water from a pipeline

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The Guardian - UK

Spring in your steps: four great UK walks that banish winter

A Dorset cider orchard, a Highland glen, a rural idyll in Powys and rugged Atlantic views in County Derry make for superb walking as the evenings lighten and the air softens

Daily Mirror

Mum-of-five killed in suspected murder-suicide called police the day before she died

Sherrie Milnes, 51, was found dead in her home in Weymouth, Dorset, in April 2021 with stab wounds and wounds to her neck, while Steven Doughty was also later found dead

Birmingham Post

Tom Gozney - from ‘professional alcoholic’ to building $100m pizza oven business

The entrepreneur speaks to BusinessLive about how he overcame addiction and built Dorset-based pizza oven firm Gozney into a global brand

The Independent UK

Activist on trial after repeatedly trying to talk to Sir David Attenborough

Emma Smart has gone on trial accused of failing to comply with a Section 35 dispersal order in Weymouth, Dorset, which she denies.

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The Guardian - UK

Jurassic bark? Raffle the dog’s rare fossil find goes on display in Dorset

Public finally able to see 3D remains of plesiosaur discovered on Lyme Regis beach 16 years ago

The Independent UK

Best glamping sites in the UK, from luxury spots to eco pods

Camping doesn’t have to mean roughing it; we’ve rounded up the best breaks, from countryside cabins to yurts on the coast

Daily Mirror

Man who bought £13.5m bungalow vows to turn it into tasteful and eco-friendly home

Tom Glanfield bought a 117-year-old, four-bedroom bungalow in Poole Harbour, Dorset, and now wants to transform it into a carbon-neutral eco home, spending £7million for the renovation

Birmingham Post

Dorset port set for expansion after securing largest investment in its history

Portland Port will use the funds to boost its capacity for cruise ships

The Guardian - UK

‘We wouldn’t have sent Dad there’: CQC accused of failing to keep care homes safe

Bernard Chatting’s family relied on ‘good’ rating from CQC for Dorset care home and allege regulator’s delay in exposing risks led to his death

Birmingham Post

Women leaders at Dorset tech firm on how to thrive in 'male dominated' sector

Three senior figures at Wimborne-based Talk Think Do have offered their advice to other women on how to pursue a career in the industry

The Independent UK

Insulate Britain protesters jailed after flouting court order at trial

Dorset councillor Giovanna Lewis, 65, and horticultural worker Amy Pritchard, 38, were both accused of causing public nuisance.

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