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FIREFIGHTERS put out a blaze at a popular conservation site in Dorset after reports of a campfire.

A HOUSE that is just a few minutes drive away from the scenic Lulworth Cove could be yours for more than £500,000.

EMERGENCY services are preparing for a busy weekend, with an influx of holidaymakers expected to flock to the coast to enjoy the last days of the…

EMERGENCY services are preparing for a busy weekend, with an influx of holidaymakers expected to flock to the coast to enjoy the last days of the…

DORSET & Wiltshire Fire Rescue Service have urged communities to remain fire safe as the Summer holidays draw to a close.

A popular nature reserve is banning barbecues after their surge in popularity poses a fire risk.

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service Picture: DWFRS The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns meant Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service spent £5m less than it expected to in 2020-21. The brigade’s audited annual accounts will be presented to members of the fire authorities audit committee next week, and they show the day-to day spending revenue account had a saving of £1.9m, while the capital budget was underspent by £3.2m The main saving on the revenue budget was £1.2m...

AN INTERACTIVE map has been created showing all the locations in Dorset where disposable barbecues are banned. Dorset Council has created an interactive map of high risk fire areas across the county where disposable barbecues and campfires are banned. The decision to ban disposable barbecues follows last years devastating Wareham Forest fire, where an area the size of 230 football pitches was destroyed in a blaze. The incident was believed to have been started by a discarded disposable ...

AN INTERACTIVE map has been created showing all the locations in Dorset where disposable barbecues are banned. Dorset Council has created an interactive map of high risk fire areas across the county where disposable barbecues and campfires are banned. The decision to ban disposable barbecues follows last years devastating Wareham Forest fire, where an area the size of 230 football pitches was destroyed in a blaze. The incident was believed to have been started by a discarded disposable ...

Soon as then you get an ignition point or a heat source, the area is ripe to actually burn. last year, disposable barbecues caused large wildfires in devon, lancashire and wareham forest in dorset. today, the national fire chiefs council is warning against their use in areas like this, and asking people to make sure theyre always put out with water. you can still enjoy the countryside, without having to use campfires or barbecues or anything which presents a naked flame. take a picnic, you know,...