Inmate caught with mobile phone at Portland prison
AN INMATE who had been serving time at a Dorset prison must serve an additional six months in jail for possessing a mobile phone at the site.
View ArticleEdward Reeve murder trial: Teenage killers GUILTY
TWO teenage killers have been found guilty of murdering a “talented musician” in his own home on New Year’s Eve 2021.
View ArticleClosure order served on Weymouth property
A property in Weymouth has been served a closure order due to the effect antisocial behaviour was having on local residents.
View ArticleAshley Fraser-Warner jailed for Milverton hit and run
A HIT and run driver who injured a man at Milverton has been jailed.
View ArticleSebastian Astbury back behind bars after swindling Dorchester victim
A compulsive conman has been jailed for two and a half years after defrauding a Dorchester resident out of £3,000.
View ArticleMen banned from entering Dorset with air rifle or slingshot
FOUR men who were convicted of poaching have been banned from entering Dorset with an air rifle, slingshot or sighthound.
View ArticleSherborne man jailed for beating man in unprovoked attack
A MAN has been jailed for beating another man in an unprovoked attack.
View ArticleWeymouth woman convicted over large quantity of cocaine and heroin
A WEYMOUTH woman convicted of being in possession of a large quantity of cocaine and heroin with the intent to supply has been spared an immediate jail sentence.
View ArticleDorchester man Michael Maher spared jail after breaching High Court order
AN ANTI-VIVISECTION protester from Dorchester has avoided jail after admitted breaching a High Court order limiting demonstrations at a site where animals are bred for medical research.
View ArticleWeymouth man on trial accused of drowning 10 cats
A MAN is accused of drowning 10 cats and dumping them at a tip.
View ArticleWeymouth man found guilty of drowning 10 cats
A MAN has been found guilty of drowning 10 cats and dumping their dead bodies at a tip.
View ArticleMan sentenced for theft and assault at Marks & Spencer in Weymouth
A MAN has been sentenced for stealing alcohol and assaulting a female shop worker at Marks & Spencers in Weymouth.
View ArticleWeymouth man handed hefty fine after committing fraud
A Weymouth man has been handed a hefty fine for committing fraud.
View ArticleDrink driver from Portland banned and fined
A MAN who was caught drink driving for a third time was told he 'could have killed someone', a court heard.
View ArticleDorchester man sentenced for assaulting woman
A MAN has been sentenced for assaulting a woman.
View Article"High risk" Weymouth sex offender pleads guilty to contacting underage girls
A man previously described as a “high-risk” sex offender has pleaded guilty to breaching the terms of his sexual prevention order.
View ArticleSENTENCED: Weymouth man who drowned and dumped ten cats
A MAN who was found guilty of killing ten cats has been sentenced in court.
View ArticleWeymouth's Louis McKechnie pleads not guilty to damaging painting
Weymouth's Louis McKechnie has appeared in court accused of causing of £2,200 of criminal damage.
View ArticleDrunk lorry driver caught swerving on A35 was almost three times over the limit
A DRIVER was almost three times over the legal limit, drinking out of a bottle of vodka and using a mobile phone, whilst behind the wheel of a lorry on the A35 near Bridport, a court heard.
View ArticleWeymouth man sentenced over criminal damage
A MAN has been sentenced after pleading guilty to three counts of criminal damage.
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