A seafront theatre and cinema has managed to raise the £10,000 needed to put towards repairs to its roof riddled with leaks. The Mowlem Theatre on Shore Road in Swanage, Dorset, started a six week app...
The government has warned a pharmacy chain it could lose its rights to dispense NHS prescriptions following a series of complaints. Services at Jhoots Pharmacy are “falling well below the mark&#...
Sophie CridlandSouth of England Portland Wind Phone The group are hoping the wind phone will stay long term A group of artists and volunteers are using a disconnected public phone to help people cope ...
Ros TappendenSouth of England DWFRS The car hit a telegraph pole and caught fire, leaving hundreds of homes without internet Engineers working to restore broadband to hundreds of customers cut off fol...
Ros Tappenden and Fiona ClampinDorset Lucy Capes Lucy and Joel Capes say the closure of the pre-school will have a huge impact on their lives Parents of children with special educational needs and dis...
Tristan PascoeDorset political reporter BBC The Lib Dems said it would give communities more “identity” and power New town councils for Bournemouth, Poole and Broadstone have been approved...
A dog has been rescued after going missing during a walk and spending the night stranded in a nature reserve. Chihuahua-Jack Russell cross Ozzie disappeared on Thursday night before he was found at Li...
RNLI/Glyn Ellis The Inshore Lifeboat Centre has a team of up to 70 workers and spans three buildings in East Cowes The RNLI is looking to move from its Isle of Wight site where its builds and maintain...
The driver of a people carrier car who drove away after striking a 12-year-old girl at a crossing is being sought by police. The girl suffered a leg injury after she was hit by a car on Bridport Road,...
Sophie CridlandSouth of England, South of England BBC A petition to save two much-loved palm trees on an esplanade in a seaside town is to be discussed at a local council meeting. Since Weymouth Town ...