Residents in Dorchester have shared their relief following the conclusion of the first phase of eight-month road works ...

A warning has been issued by a council after bird flu was confirmed in several swans found dead on the outskirts of ...

A road in Dorchester will be closed for essential works next month. Pound Lane in Fordington, Dorchester, will be closed in its entirety to allow Openreach engineers to carry out pole testing and tree ...

A town's first statue of a non-royal woman has been unveiled. The life-size bronze of novelist Sylvia Townsend Warner has ...

Milton Abbas is a small village in Dorset that has a population of 722 residents and has features such as lines of ...

A cat has achieved local celebrity status after appearing in more than 30 different shops across her town. Susie moved from Upwey to Dorchester with her owners, Linda and Michael Crow, who were moving ...

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About 50 firefighters were called to the blaze, which spread through the Grade II listed building in South Street, Dorchester, early on Monday. Handout photo dated 10/12/24 taken with permission from ...

Dorchester lay minister, celebrated for 60 years’ service to church and community at St Mary’s. Bishop of Sherborne among ...

TAKEAWAY lovers are largely positive about hoki being offered as a cheaper alternative to cod in Dorset chippies. The ...

A DETACHED three bedroom home in a desirable Dorset town is to be auctioned off with a guide price of £225,000. The home, at ...

Dorset has had its fair share of poets, writers, heroes and villans throughout history. Here are a few of the famous names associated with the county over the years. Dorset's most famous literary ...