A derelict former military hospital is to be transformed into a microbrewery and entertainment venue. The building, in Dorchester’s Grove trading estate, has been empty for 25 years. Plans also ...
A council is to reconsider its approval for a new Aldi supermarket after a challenge by retail rival Lidl. The £7m store at Canford Bottom roundabout was granted planning permission by Dorset Council ...
The site of an art deco cinema destroyed by fire nearly 10 years ago looks set to be redeveloped, after the plans were approved. Regent Cinema in Lyme Regis, Dorset, was wrecked in a blaze in March 20...
Trevor BevinsLocal Democracy Reporting Service LDRS Kingston Maurward House has been described as “a fine example of a Georgian English country house Plans to use a synthetic covering to repair ...
Speed cameras are set to be installed on a dual carriageway at a cost of more than £1m. The A30 Sherborne to Yeovil has one of the worst accident records in the county, with six fatalities and more th...
Trevor Bevins,Local Democracy Reporting Serviceand Stephen Stafford,South of England Powerfuel Portland The proposed incinerator at Portland Port would be built on land owned by Portland Port Emission...
A harbour has faced a series of a series of fuel spills this season including two separate incidents on the same day, which were swiftly contained by staff. One of the leaks at Weymouth Harbour on 18 ...
Fears that residents might not want to use mobile police stations has been raised by a local councillor. Conservative, Simon Gibson told the December Dorset Police and Crime Panel he feared there rema...
Boat users of three harbours in Dorset could face higher fees, according to a report. Dorset Council is looking to implement a minimum 3.4% increase to charges at Bridport, Lyme Regis and Weymouth har...
The organisers of an annual public climate change event have said this year’s theme will be “turning environmental ambition into action”. Dorset COP is a one-day event, organised by ...