Pedestrians and drivers are being warned to plan ahead as a town’s bridge is set to close for three nights. The Grade I listed six-arch Sturminster Newton Bridge in north Dorset over the River S...
A red cocker spaniel that disappeared from a kennel outside a home in a village is now back with its owner. Gerry went missing from Hilfield, between Dorchester and Sherborne, Dorset, on Monday betwee...
An exhibition where sci-fi meets sea-life with digital sea creatures swimming in glowing waters and interacting with visitors is on show at a museum. The Sound of the Sea exhibition at Poole Museum, i...
A man in his 70s has died in hospital three days after being hit by a bus. The pedestrian was struck on Somerford Road in Christchurch shortly before 08:45 GMT last Wednesday. Dorset Police said he di...
A seafront has been decorated with hundreds of handmade festive stocking to highlight the need for foster carers. The 471 stockings have been hung up along Weymouth Esplanade – each one represen...
A man in his 80s arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a woman in Bournemouth has been detained under the Mental Health Act. The woman, in her 60s, was found dead at an address in Wen...
A man in his 80s has has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a woman in Bournemouth. Dorset Police said the woman, in her 60s, was found at an address in Wentworth Avenue on Tu...
Indy Almroth-WrightSouth of England BBC Beach huts were pushed across the promenade during a cliff fall in October 2024 A council has earmarked £1.4m to strengthen cliffs along a stretch of coastline ...
The drivers of three cars and a van are being urged to come forward to police after a 17-year-old motorcyclist died following a crash with a lorry. The crash, involving a DAF truck and a silver motorc...
A woman has died after a fire broke out at a house in the early hours of the morning. Crews were sent to the terraced property on High West Street in Weymouth, Dorset, at about 03:45 GMT. A woman, who...