Robinson Okumu, 25, tragically passed away in Italy where he had been taking part in an athletics competition. The former Thomas Hardye School student had visited Italy to compete in international ...

A seven-week roadworks project in Dorchester replacing pedestrian signals at the end of their “maintainable life” at ...

Good grief – Royal Mail has released images of new stamps to mark the 75th anniversary of the popular comic strip Peanuts. The eight stamps include specially adapted artworks from classic comic strips ...

Trading Standards is calling for urgent regulation of the new class of addictive products sold to children following the ban of single-use vapes.

Finding a childcare place during the holidays can be difficult for children with special educational needs and disabilities, survey suggests.

A child poverty strategy had been due to be published in spring but was subsequently delayed until autumn to align with the Chancellor’s budget.

Around one million UK homes have risen by at least 50% in value since the coronavirus pandemic, according to estimates by Zoopla. The property website said house values have increased by a fifth (20%) ...

A SENIOR councillor has said that it came as "a complete shock" that the Dorset Innovation Park is operating at a loss Meanwhile, Dorset Council is still ‘negotiating’ with a potential managing ...

The only other beaches from England to make the top 50 are Porthcurno Beach in Cornwall which made 20th place, slightly ahead of the Copacabana in Brazil in 23rd. Whitsands Beach in Wales placed at ...

We Out Here festival 2025 at St Giles House, Dorset, features Michael Kiwanuka and diverse acts, plus workshops, local food, and strong ...

Tory ex-ministers have sought to defend their record amid mounting pressure over the Afghan data leak that resulted in an unprecedented superinjunction and an £850 million secret relocation scheme.

Universities are in a ‘scramble for students’ in a bid to avoid redundancies and course closures due to financial pressures, an expert suggested.