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The 6 questions you need to answer to avoid paying £180 TV licence fee
12+ hour, 59+ min ago (440+ words) If you don't watch live TV, then answering six questions could help you avoid the need to pay the TV licence. A standard TV licence costs £180 for colour televisions and £60.50 for black and white sets, but not everyone is required…...
Competition launched to transform a phone box
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (301+ words) Young people across Dorset are being invited to unleash their creativity as part of a new community competition to transform a historic telephone kiosk in the heart of Dorchester into an inspiring display celebrating climate action, sustainability, and nature. Organised…...
Ofcom fines Virgin Media £28m for stopping millions of customers from switching
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (193+ words) Virgin Media has been fined a record £28 million by regulator Ofcom. The penalty comes after communications regulator Ofcom uncovered a 'widespread' and 'often deliberate' pattern of call-handling failures that made it difficult for customers to cancel their services between January…...
Fake phone chargers filled with modelling clay sold by major retailers
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (665+ words) Phone chargers sold online by major retailers such as Amazon, B&Q and eBay can electrocute users and explode, a watchdog has warned. Which? bought 15 USB phone chargers from seven online marketplaces and tested them to determine whether they were…...
Library WiFi in Dorset criticised for ‘advert-first’ homepage
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (291+ words) A Dorset resident has questioned why library WiFi users are met with a commercial homepage instead of public information — and says it could be changed “in minutes at no cost.” David Partridge, of Bridport, says that anyone logging on to…...
Radio society celebrates wireless pioneer's birthday at historic site
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (365+ words) A radio society in Dorset is marking a wireless pioneer's birthday with a celebration from an historic site. Employing the special callsign GB0MBS, the society will honour Marconi's pioneering work in radio telegraphy, which transformed global communication in the early 20th century....
Facebook worker faces criminal probe for ‘downloading 30,000 private pictures’
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (396+ words) A former worker at Meta is under criminal investigation after he was suspected of downloading around 30,000 private Facebook images. The engineer was employed by the social media giant when it is believed he designed a programme to be able to…...
Psychic Medium Nikki Kitt: Mediumship Evening with Nikki Kitt - Blandford forum
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (41+ words) Dorset Echo Find events in Weymouth and the surrounding areas using the Dorset Echo local events calendar today. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services....
Is X (twitter) down right now? Thousands report issues with feed and app
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (241+ words) Tens of thousands of users are reporting issues with X (formerly Twitter) this morning (Thursday, March 26). More than 10,000 issues have been reported on Downdetector as of 7.15am, with the main problems being the X app and the timeline/feed, according to…...
BT street hub approved to be installed next to railway station
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (265+ words) A STREET HUB device has been approved for a site next to Dorchester South rail station. The BT device will offer public internet and phone connectivity, charging, emergency calls and an advertising display. Two of the devices are currently being…...