Facebook has banned a Dorset-based historical re-enactment society for a second time after mistaking it for a far-right militia group. Five elderly members of the Wimborne Militia of Dorset were left bemused after their Facebook accounts were suspended last month. The social media giant has been taking down and restricting accounts of right-wing paramilitary groups … Read more
TALK OF THE TOWN: ‘Waves would hit the window of the house’: Actress Kate Winslet says she had to rough it in a storm-blasted cottage in Dorset By Alistair Foster, Joanna Bell And Sophie Cockerham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:25 GMT, 20 December 2020 | Updated: 00:27 GMT, 20 December 2020 It’s a … Read more
Countryside campaigners after facing a fresh fight with developers to prevent a housing estate being built next to a historic manor that inspired Thomas Hardy. Objectors including Historic England and the Hardy Society thought they had stopped plans for 120 homes on land close to Wolfeton House, which the Victorian author visited frequently. Last year … Read more
Fossilised remains of a ichthyosaur species, previously unknown to science and dubbed ‘the sea dragon’, have been detailed in a new research paper. The preserved species, named Thalassodraco etchesi, was found on the Jurassic Coast with squid, likely its last supper, having left its mark inside. Scientists found evidence of the squid’s tentacle hooklets and its … Read more
An ‘idiot’ walker triggered a large scale emergency and had be be rescued by a coastguard helicopter when he tried to scale 70ft up a cliff with his bare hands. The man and a friend climbed up from the beach beauty spot at Stair Hole, near Lulworth Cove in Dorset, without any ropes or equipment … Read more
An ancient ‘mega henge’ in Dorset was the product of frantic building activity — having been constructed in less than 125 years — a study has concluded. British researchers applied cutting-edge dating techniques to samples taken from the Mount Pleasant structure, located near Dorchester, back in the early seventies. The site was the product of a construction boom … Read more
An ancient ‘mega henge’ in Dorset was the product of frantic building activity — having been constructed in less than 125 years — a study has concluded. British researchers applied cutting-edge dating techniques to samples taken from the Mount Pleasant structure, located near Dorchester, back in the early seventies. The site was the product of a construction boom … Read more
Drivers in East Dorset typically have double the number of years no claims versus Londoners – and the average is accelerating East Dorset has the highest average of no claims at eight years Tower Hamlets in London, meanwhile, has the lowest average at just four years We reveal which areas of the country have the … Read more
Fraudster, 38, who revealed his business partner’s 12-year extramarital affair to his wife after they fell out then pretended to be a private investigator to swindle her out of over £8,000 is jailed for 15 months William Carter, 38, fell out with Richard Grey over a financial matter in early 2019 He wrote Mr Grey’s … Read more
Britain at its best: The beautiful ivy-clad Dorset village that has giant appeal Cerne Abbas is a village in Dorset known for the Cerne Giant, an ancient chalk figure carved into a hillside The figure measures 180ft from head to toe and his age and origins have long been argued about The Daily Mail’s Martin … Read more