A white Seat Leon car can be seen on fire in a car parking spot on Holbaek Close in video footage provided to the Dorset Echo. The car fire took place yesterday afternoon. The fire service has been ...

The Scottish Government said there were 119 incidents on the rail network caused by Storm Floris on Monday, including 75 tree-related ones, and Network Rail said it is working “tirelessly” to clear ...

There are just over three months until England arrive in Perth and the planning can now begin in earnest. Here, the PA news agency looks at five key questions England need to answer. Will Ben Stokes ...

The care home reopened in January before a police investigation into the care home was conducted in May. Dorset Police ruled out the presence of carbon monoxide as the cause of de ...

A ROAD in Crossways is to be closed for two days to enable electrical work to be carried out. A stretch of Redbridge Lane will be shut from 8am on Monday, August 11 until 5pm on Tuesday, August 12. ...

The road closure came into force on August 4 and is expected to continue until August 8.  The closure notice is enabling enable Wessex Internet safe access to carry out installation of fibre cable.

The RSPCA has revealed a worrying rise in reports of animal cruelty on social media. From January to May 2025, the charity saw 133 reports compared to 104 in the same period last year, marking a 27 ...

If you're planning a visit to the Dorset Sunflower Trail, which is open for a limited period this summer, here's all you need to know ...

Isaiah Dreads gave a personal performance at the Vinyl Van on Pope Street in Brewery Square on Saturday evening which was the first time he had performed his newest album, Seaside Rap, live. He was ...

The planning proposal to Dorset Council includes a walk-in hub for Altogether Care on the ground floor with a flat above, created from former office space, and a car port to the rear with one off-road ...

TWO farm buildings at Sturminster Newton are to be converted into homes. A larger and a smaller barn at Oaks Farm, Stalbridge Lane will be converted with a lean-to outbuilding on one of the barns to ...

The deal has been criticised by refugee charities, which have urged the Government to provide more safe, legal routes for asylum seekers instead.