Plans to create a new Wessex mayoral authority have stalled after the government announced the bid would not be taken forward. The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is ...

THE Heart of Wessex devolution proposal that BCP Council and Dorset Council has not been included in the government’s priority programme.

A badger captured glancing up at graffiti by a Dorset-based photographer has won over the public vote for Wildlife Photographer of the Year ...

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Crews from Sturminster Newton were alerted to reports of a vehicle fire in a lay-by near Ibberton Hill at around 10.30pm on February 3.

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The Met Office is predicting temperatures to hit freezing in the coming days, so we’re activating our Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) ...

Anthony Jacob suffered injuries in Abbotsbury Road, Weymouth, on 10 December 2024, and died in hospital nine days later. | ITV News Meridian ...

Anthony Jacob, 75, was attacked and died after suffering serious facial injuries in Weymouth in December when he is believed ...

Dorset photographer, Ian Wood, came first for his humorous image of a Eurasian badger looking up at graffiti depicting a ...

Cassandra "Punita" James was a member of the controversial 1980s Osho movement - a group involved in the largest ...

In the green acres of a big country manor, a group of rangers and volunteers are searching for two rewilding beavers that ...