A dramatic five-and-a-half-hour rescue operation involving multiple emergency services ended in success this week after a golden retriever named Chester became stranded on a cliff ledge in Dorset. The challenging incident, which unfolded during worsening weather conditions and an approaching electrical storm, required the combined efforts of Coastguard Rescue Teams, the RNLI, Dorset & Wiltshire…
RNLI lifeguards have returned to Swanage beach for the summer season, with daily patrols running until September.
A major £5 million investment to safeguard and improve Swanage’s seafront has been approved by Dorset Council’s Cabinet. This will pave the way for long-term stabilisation works to the town’s Green Seafront space and wider improvements to the main beach seafront road. The project brings together two key schemes – Swanage Town Council’s £6.9 million […]
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The preferred option to improve the main seafront road in Swanage to make it more attractive and safer for pedestrians is being considered by Swanage Town Council on Monday 23 February 2026. Following public engagement led by Dorset Coast Forum in 2025, we have chosen to keep two-way traffic while removing on-street parking to create wider footways, introducing […]
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Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward after a dangerous driving incident in Purbeck. Between 10.15pm and 11pm on Friday, 30 January 2026, a silver BMW was reported to have been driven dangerously along the High Street and surrounding area in Swanage. The vehicle collided with pedestrians in the area […]
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Officers are appealing for help and information from the public to find a missing man in Swanage. Kevin, aged 42, was reported missing, having last been seen in the area of Vivian Park at approximately 11.30pm on Sunday, 1 February 2026. He is described as five feet four inches tall and of stocky build with […]
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