Dramatic moment heroic rescuers drag drowning man from the sea after he disappeared under water while swimming 100ft from the shore in Dorset A group of men shouted for help while sea swimming at Southbourne beach Richard Crump paddled out with a body board and rescued the man drowning The man was dragged onto shore … Read more
A man in his 50s and a woman in her 40s have been found dead inside a black Range Rover this morning at an idyllic country park. The casualties were discovered in an unresponsive state by passers-by at Durlston Country Park, near Swanage in Dorset. The bodies were covered by a green tarpaulin in the back … Read more
Pensioner, 65, miraculously survives after plunging 60ft off a cliff at Old Harry Rocks in Dorset while walking with her husband Woman, from South Gloucs, suffered serious injuries after slipping of cliff edge Shocked onlookers called 999 prompting a large multi-agency response She was air-lifted to Southampton Hospital for treatment after being rescued By Katie … Read more
Incredible six-bedroom flat-pack eco-home that took less than four days to build after being shipped from Germany goes up for sale for £4.5million The Lookout mansion is an impressive six-bedroom flat-pack home which was built by a family in 2016 As well as six bedrooms, the property also includes a sauna, an infinity pool and … Read more
Britain’s road pollution hotspot is revealed – as Dorset beauty spot hill beleaguered by slow-moving holiday traffic Chideock Hill, West Dorset has the worst nitrogen dioxide levels in the country More than 1,300 sites across England are breaching annual limits for NO2 The annual average air target is 40 micrograms per cubic metre of air … Read more
A Grade II listed seven-bedroom home that has access to a private beach has gone on the market for £1million. Peek House is a grand home on the 350-acre Rousdon Estate, an enclave of 104 homes where a group of freeholders own the mile-long Charton Beach in Charmouth, Dorset. The house sits 500ft above the beach … Read more
Private girls’ school in Dorset once attended by Camilla’s daughter plunges into administration and closes with immediate effect after deal with Chinese investors collapses Boarding and day school also said it faced ‘considerable challenges’ in pandemic School for pupils aged nine to 18 closed with immediate effect on Wednesday Board of governors said 40 parties … Read more
Farmers have proposed a radical plan to return an area the size of Dorset to nature and reintroduce beavers, lynxes and pelicans to the British countryside. WildEast aims to dedicate some 250,000 hectares of East Anglia — Britain’s most intensely farmed region — to wildlife over the next five decades. The charity — which advocates … Read more
The increase in Britons taking staycations has sparked a bidding war over a single beach hut which is set to sell for more than £325,000. The wooden cabin at Mudeford Spit in Christchurch Harbour, Dorset, was listed for sale for the same asking price as a five bedroom detached house in Hull last Friday. Since … Read more
Britain concreted over green fields equivalent to the size of Dorset in the past 25 years, satellite analysis shows Britain concreted over green fields equivalent to Dorset in the past 25 years There was a significant reduction in land for farming crops in East Anglia The analysis was made by the UK Centre of Ecology … Read more