Shaftesbury Town Council is seeking a new Town Crier to take up the honorary role, which plays a central part in civic life and public celebrations. The Town Crier is responsible for delivering public ...

The Mapperton Estate is offering free activities for children this summer. The estate, located near Beaminster, will host themed activities every week for six weeks. Children can participate in ...

Hays Travel Swanage raised over £200 for Dorset youth mental health charity, supporting young people in memory of William Paddy. Local ...

DORSET’s Coombe House special school, near Shaftesbury, is good value for money, according to a senior councillor.

Dorchester Poverty Action receives £1,500 from Yorkshire Building Society to support Dorset residents facing financial hardship and poverty.

Weymouth and Kingston Maurward College has celebrated its art and design students' talent and hard work. The 2025 end-of-year exhibition, called Remix, was held at the Weymouth campus. On the buzzing ...

MORE Dorset goods and services could be used in future by Dorset Council – including in the County Hall canteen.

Community groups in West Dorset and beyond can apply for NGED’s £250k Community Matters Fund for energy efficiency upgrades to halls, centres ...

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution is converting its fleet to run on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). The move is part of SSEN's goal to achieve a zero-emissions fleet by ...

Support UK bees during DEFRA's Bees Needs Week with Haskins Garden Centres' expert advice on bee-friendly gardening, pollinators, planting ...

DOWN a narrow road right on the Undercliff to the west of Lyme Regis was a secluded clifftop farm that an author made his home. Underhill Farm at Ware Cliffs was the home of John Fowles, author of the ...

WORK to complete essential repairs to the harbour wall in West Bay remain on schedule, the council said. The latest repair works to stabilise the wall near the harbour master office got underway at ...