A DREADLOCKED thug who carried out a spree of violent burglaries in Dorset on a single afternoon while armed with a stun gun, a knuckle duster, a baton and a lock knife has been jailed for 15 years.

CHILDREN as young as 11 have been caught in a Bournemouth primary school with knives, it has been claimed.

POLICE are hunting a group of thieves who targeted a man in his 60s as he collected conkers in Bournemouth town centre.

PEPPER spray, cannabis, a mobile phone – and Lucky Charms cereal bar boxes – were seized by police during one of two drugs raids in Poole last week.

PLANS put forward by football manager Harry Redknapp for the conversion of a Bournemouth hotel used to house the homeless into flats have been given the go-ahead.

SOMERSET'S best restaurants have been revealed in a new guide.

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited Sedgemoor Auction Centre at Junction 24, Bridgwater on 15th October.

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POLICE have issued an appeal to trace a man they want to speak to in connection with two assaults.

COCA-COLA has a long-held association with the Christmas holidays.

Parish councillors have supported plans for two shepherd huts holiday homes on a site north east of Stubbs Bridge at Monkton Wyld.

A person 'cut off by the tide' sparked a coastline search.

The Coroner for Dorset needs the public's help to find the next of kin of a man who died in Maiden Newton.

Disabled people in Dorset are being forced to wait more than four months for a wheelchair from the NHS, figures reveal.

It is once again time to recognise individuals who excel at customer service in our local food and drink industry.

SOMERSET'S best restaurants have been revealed in a new guide.

STAFF at a popular Brean holiday resort are celebrating after winning a prestigious award.

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited Sedgemoor Auction Centre at Junction 24, Bridgwater on 15th October.

SUSTAINABILITY will be the main focus when eat:Burnham returns to Burnham-on-Sea next week, organisers have said.

COCA-COLA has a long-held association with the Christmas holidays.

SOMERSET'S best restaurants have been revealed in a new guide.

A SOMERSET family has been left “shocked and disgusted” after repeatedly finding their recycling had been urinated on.

THE MP has hit out after a national newspaper's study of voting records landed him with a 'climate ranking' of 0 per cent.

COCA-COLA has a long-held association with the Christmas holidays.

WHILE the skies may be grey and rain falling outside, for residents at one Somerset care home, it is always beach time.

Arrests have been made

Police had their weapons drawn in Bath city centre

After three years of development, the former school has been converted into luxury apartments

Gallery shows armed police surrounding building

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