Dorset Council is set to change course on its Local Plan, blaming national planning reforms and higher housing targets for making its ...

A POPULAR Dorset pub has undergone a major transformation. The regional brewer Hall & Woodhouse (H&W) has invested over £150,000 into a significant renovation at The Barley Mow Inn, Wimborne, to ...

Concerns over management and allegations of bullying within HM Coastguard are mounting despite a U-turn on plans to cut ...

A heat health alert has been issued across the South West. The yellow alert, which begins at 9am today, Friday, July 24, will remain in effect until 9am on Sunday, July 26.

The battle for supremacy in the British Hillclimb Championship has been intense, with the three front-runners - Will Hall, Matthew Ryder ...

Royal Mail users are angry after the company has made a change to its delivery notification system that "excludes" certain people.

The 78-year-old Reform UK spokeswoman and former Tory minister was found dead at her home in Haytor on Dartmoor, Devon on ...

Police in Dorset are stepping up efforts to tackle shoplifting and support local businesses, with new figures showing success ...

A dropped kerb has been installed at a housing estate in Dorchester following access concerns raised by local residents ...

First Bus is increasing the frequency of its Weymouth park and ride service for the summer holiday season in a bid to cope with rising demand.

Lawyers for D4vd began showing glimpses of their defence strategy on Thursday, pressing police on why they did not do more ...

A review of a Weymouth food business at risk of losing its licence has been adjourned until next month. The Home Office immigration enforcement team called for a review of the premises licence for the ...