Musician and poet Polly Harvey - known as PJ Harvey - has said she feels "honoured and very grateful" to have won an award ...

The council’s senior financial officer, Aidan Dunn, told councillors that budgets for people who needed help and support were difficult to predict in advance and could rapidly become over-spent by a ...

DORSET Council is considering funding the purchase of an operating care home. Councillors took just two minutes at Wednesday’s shareholder meeting of Care Dorset to vote for a closed-door discussion ...

SOCIAL Services budgets at Dorset Council risk being over-spent in the coming year because of unexpected demand.

A night of crime in west Dorset villages resulted in a man being injured as he tried to challenge a gang breaking into his garage.

The congregation gathered at St Peter's Church in Shaftesbury, Dorset, for the 11am service today to pay tribute to BBC Radio ...

Theatre, comedy, quirky events and unsung attractions: here are 25 of the best things to do in Dorset in 2025.

Motorbike riders have paid tribute to the BBC radio star Johnnie Walker by following his funeral procession as he is laid to ...

A number of police officers who used "vulgar, sexist, misogynistic" language in a work WhatsApp group have been dismissed for ...

GARDAI are issuing an urgent plea to the public to help locate a missing 15-year-old girl. Teen Kaitlin Daly has been missing ...

Broadcasting faces including Tony Blackburn, Jo Whiley and Jeremy Vine turned up say their final goodbyes to veteran radio DJ Johnnie Walker today. The Sounds of the 70s show host died after a long ...

Online marketplace OnBuy.com says it has quit its Bournemouth headquarters amid a "lack of support" from the council. Founder ...