Parts of England will swelter through temperatures of up to 30C on Friday as firefighters grapple with a lack of resources amid the heatwave. The Met Office forecast patchy cloud across the north with ...

The South West Regional Assessment Centre (SWRAC) is seeking six young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to join ...

CHANGES to the pedestrianised section of Dorchester’s Fairfield Road could be completed by next year when the town council take over the ...

CHANGES have been approved for part of the grade two listed Weymouth seafront Fairhaven Hotel. They include a new first floor entrance using an exterior fold-away staircase – together with changes to ...

NEW signs are being proposed for the British Red Cross shop in Cheap Street, Sherborne – to be replaced while an internal refit takes place.

National Highways and the local highways team raised no objection to the site and the Dorset AONB team said that the use “is not unduly harmful” to the landscape setting, while environmental health ...

A boy with a rare skin condition which can cause damage with even the smallest amount of friction has been given hope after taking part in a trial for the first potential treatment for the genetic ...

A new access ramp is also being requested, along with new fencing and gates. Colehill parish council had previously backed the 2021 proposed changes and has said it welcome the new proposal, although ...

Albert Lamond, 99, helped evacuate Allied prisoners of war from remote islands in the Pacific after Japan’s surrender.

A 100-year-old Second World War veteran who witnessed the official ceremony marking Japan’s surrender has spoken of his memories 80 years on from the end of the conflict. Reg Draper was a stores ...

The Acorn Inn in the lovely village of Evershot, Dorset is a quintessential countryside retreat — picture-roofed charm, roaring fireplaces, and ...

SGN to begin 29-week gas pipe replacement on Valley Road, Wareham from August 2024, causing traffic disruption and affecting bus routes; ...