Personnel from the Bridport Fire Station were the first on scene when the equine's owner summoned rescuers to the West Dorset bridge. Advertisement They were soon joined by a technical rescue team ...

A tree trunk stuck in the River Stour will force a road to close in Blandford tomorrow. Dorset Council will be closing West Street on Tuesday, March 18 between 10am and 2pm in order to pull a tree ...

A horse has been freed from a wooden bridge after a gruelling four hour rescue in west Dorset. Firefighters from Bridport, along with a technical rescue team from Weymouth helped rescue the horse ...

Rescuers battled for hours to rescue a horse after its back legs fell through a bridge and the animal got ... legs falling through the crossing in West Dorset yesterday afternoon.

Credit: Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service. A horse has been freed following a lengthy, four-hour rescue operation - after it fell through a wooden bridge in West Dorset. Fire crews from ...

A horse has been rescued after falling through a wooden bridge in rural west Dorset. The animal's rear legs became trapped on Saturday afternoon when part of the footbridge over a stream gave way.