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The Italian Villa at Compton Acres in Poole will host the wedding open day on October 18 offering visitors the chance to tour and discover new features.

Bournemouth-made documentary The Banjo Boys has won Best Documentary Feature at the Gloucester Independent Film Festival.

Bournemouth-based Gladiators FC will represent England at the Socca Champions League in Crete after a remarkable self-funded rise through six-a-side football.

Four young people have been officially appointed as Dorset’s Lord-Lieutenant Cadets following a special ceremony at Dorchester’s Corn Exchange.

Little Shop of Horrors, a a co-production with Lighthouse Poole and Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre, will run at Lighthouse Poole from October 20 to October 24

The safety scheme to secure the future of Dinah's Hollow and prevent landslips is entering its final phase, with work on track for completion by end of 2026.

MKM Building Supplies Ltd, based in Stoneferry Road, Hull, HU8 8DE, seeks to vary an existing goods vehicle operator's licence in Ferndown.

Residential and care at home provider and registered charity, Care South, has donated £2,000 to The Friends of Dolphin.

For too long, Bournemouth has talked about empty shops. Now it is time to take things up a gear.

The SNG Community Foundation has launched a new Digital Inclusion Fund

Sherborne Girls, a boarding school, has been running its Sleep Week scheme since 2020, now held four times during the school year.

With changes to prison release procedures introduced, victims and anyone concerned about the release of an offender are reminded that support is available.

SiteZone, based in Ferndown, has become majority employee-owned, giving employees a direct stake in the future of the business.

An inquest has opened following the death of a car salesman from Wareham.

AJC Group appoints Robert Healy, Rory Beynsberger and Charlie Carey as affordable housing growth continues across Dorset.

Oakley Lane in Oakley will be temporarily closed in phases from October 26 to November 5, affecting stretches between Oakley Straight and Canford Magna.

The RNLI has applied to BCP Council for a premises licence to hold one music evening each year at Mudeford RNLI Lifeboat Station.

Bodega, the third Bodega location from Quay Hospitality Group, will open on Poole High Street this winter in the former Renoufs Cheese & Wine Bar.

Dexter Sports FC’s Dexter Lions U13s in Poole are among thousands of junior teams to receive new kits as part of Octopus Energy's Octopus Kits for Kids scheme

Bournemouth’s controversial IMAX - recalling the troubled Waterfront complex’s history, from its 2002 opening to 2013 demolition.

These old photos show the world-famous beauty spot of Lulworth Cove over the years

Purbeck Cider launches People’s Choice cider in Dorset, donating £1 per litre sold to Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. Community-grown apples support charity.

Plans for a new 'build your own' waterfront home with panoramic views have been approved for a site in Dorset

Dorset is the location for Mike Leigh's Play For Today, Nuts in May, which is free to watch on BBC iPlayer

A YouTube video provides an insightful look at Brownsea Island in 1962.

Only Fools and Horses repeats are as popular as ever this Christmas - but did you know that the classic BBC comedy was not once, but twice filmed in Dorset?

Sandbanks Ferry staff were 'verbally abused' by passengers during a temporary suspension.

Hundreds of jobs are to be created at a holiday park as part of a major nationwide investment.