Work has started on a £1.8m scheme to reduce speed limits and install speed cameras along a 26-mile (42km) stretch of the A35 in west Dorset. The section between Charmouth and Yellowham, east of Dorch...
The closure of a town’s last bank is “not easy for older people” and may affect businesses and charities, a chamber of commerce chairman has said. Lloyds Bank shut its branch in Gill...
A driver who injured a police officer in a crash has been given a suspended jail sentence, banned from driving and ordered to carry out unpaid work. Dorset Police previously said an officer was treate...
Marcus WhiteSouth of England Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary Donkeys enjoy clean, chemical-free Christmas trees With the turn of the year, it could be time to take down your Christmas tree. Traditional...
Marcus WhiteSouth of England EPA/Shutterstock Free festive lunches are on offer for people in need Across the south of England, people are opening their doors on Christmas Day to offer lunch to strang...
Homes have been evacuated and a road closed following a gas leak. Two fire crews were called to Milton Road in Wimborne, Dorset, shortly before midday. A 60m exclusion zone was set up but was later dr...
Marcus WhiteSouth of England PA Media Flu jab appointments in the south of England are scarce, the BBC found The flu surge in the south of England is behind the rest of the country, leaving time for p...
Marcus WhiteSouth of England Colin Varndell Albino badgers at the site are under threat, campaigners said A plan to build more than 80 designer homes in the grounds of a fire-hit mansion would destroy...
An NHS trust has paid a six-figure sum to relatives of a hospital porter who claimed asbestos caused his death. Geoff King, 76, worked for 21 years at Poole Hospital in areas contaminated with asbesto...
Marcus WhiteSouth of England BTP Roxy Phillips was “blossoming” and “larger-than-life”, a family friend said Warning: The following story contains content some people might fin...