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The back of an unidentifiable police officer, wearing a high-visibility jacket saying 'police' on the back.

Two 14-year-old boys arrested over rape of girl, 12

Two boys from Weymouth were arrested following the incident near a school in Dorchester.

Tree lined road with island also with a line of trees down the centre. A brown sign showing a roundabout stands on the left and a Town Centre sign on the central island.

Cyclist dies in hospital after collision with car

Police want to hear from anyone who witnessed the crash, or has relevant dashcam footage.

NHS staff protest against subsidiary jobs transfer

Estates and facilities staff at three NHS trusts protest against being transferred to a subsidiary.

Max Gate is a large stately dark brown brick manor house, with a grey tiled roof. It is surrounded by greenery, with trees, hedging and grass framing the property and a safety pathway has been installed to lead people to two different entrances. The pathway is lined with yellow and black paint.

Green light given for 100 homes on Duchy-owned land

35 percent of the development will be affordable homes but built near to a National Trust property.

A bent gold torc photographed from three angles against a white background.

Museum fundraises for 3,000-year-old gold hoard

Dorset Museum is raising £9,000 to acquire the 3,000-year-old Crichel Hoard of gold ornaments.

A Google Street View of Dorchester Learning Centre, a single-storey yellow brick building. In the distance is a historic looking house.

SEN 'inclusion hub' approved for learning centre

The hub will be based at the Monkton Park site on the southern edge of Dorchester.

A large bullet-shaped piece of rusty metal with a ridge around its wide end

Tip shut after ordnance found at scrapyard

Dorchester's tip and sewage works were evacuated after a suspected WW2 tank round was discovered.

Stone monument on top of heathland with fields stretching into the distance - the sun it just setting.

Attempted murder arrest after attack at beauty spot

Police are keen to speak to two people who came to the injured man's aid near the Hardy Monument.

Libby Gower is stood in a kitchen wearing a blue jumper and she has her long brown hair tied up. She is holding her son Ben, who is wearing a stripy blue and white top. They are both smiling for the camera.

Baby food quality fears led mum to launch business

Libby Gower set up Joey's Family Food in Dorchester 10 years ago after the birth of her daughter.