The majority of adults who celebrate Christmas no longer believe that having a Christmas pudding on their table is important, ...

Founded in 2021, Abbey Farm Flowers and business owners Amy Ralph and Emma Hughes are heading towards their fourth Christmas, and this year they are taking on a bigger building to enable them to ...

PURBECK councillor Ben Wilson has been appointed to the Dorset Council Cabinet post for Corporate Development, Transformation, Digital and Change.

Funding for STRIDE Dorset was secured from the Government’s Shared Prosperity Programme. Cllr Richard Biggs, Dorset Council’s Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Property and Assets and Economic ...

The Chesil Beach Café, in the corner of a small public car park at the end of Bullers Way, Abbotsbury is asking for a Premises Licence to be able to sell alcohol.

MPs are to consider calls to remove the Church of England bishops from the House of Lords and introduce a mandatory retirement age for peers. Conservative former minister Sir Gavin Williamson has ...

Dame Esther Rantzen has hailed the new “wonderful” assisted dying Bill but admitted she regrets that it would probably come in too late for her. The broadcaster praised Kim Leadbeater for her ...

PORTLAND United were denied their first win in six games after a late equaliser from Hythe and Dibden on Saturday afternoon ...

DORCHESTER Town were left 'frustrated' after being denied an 'unbelievable' chance to win against Bracknell on Saturday ...

Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor said the smell of rat urine was “overpowering” in some areas of HMP Rochester in Kent.

Shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins said the policy will affect family farmers and tenant farmers rather than big companies.

Childcare providers could be forced to increase fees for parents or close as national insurance and minimum wage rises are set to push the sector “to the brink”, a charity has warned. Parents will ...