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The UK Dog Surfing Championships, organised by Shaka Surf and due to take place at Branksome Dene Beach this weekend, has been cancelled due to high winds.

A MAN a child drifting on a paddleboard off Portland Bill prompted the launch of both Weymouth RNLI lifeboats

The UK Dog Surfing Championships, organised by Shaka Surf and due to take place at Branksome Dene Beach this weekend, has been cancelled due to high winds.

An "historic new chapter" has begun at an iconic UK RAF base.

A four-year-old girl needs a life-saving kidney transplant.

Once owned by the Shackleton family and used as a summer retreat for former Prime Minister Herbert Asquith, this stunning New Forest home is up for sale.

Health chiefs are seeking consent to alter part of a multi-million-pound plan to transform an old hospital site in the New Forest

A Bridport resident says traffic congestion on East Street has become unacceptable

More than 864,000 sole traders and landlords have just two weeks left to complete a new tax requirement under Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax, HMRC has warned.

From Tesco and Asda to Bella Italia, Harvester and Subway, here's every kids eat free and £1 meal deal available during the summer holidays.

Parents who claimed Child Benefit between 1978 and 2010 could be owed an average £8,377 after HMRC errors affected State Pension records.

eBay is bringing in eBay International Shipping from August, allowing eligible UK sellers to reach buyers in more than 195 countries.

Britons heading off on summer holidays are being warned that it's often the small travel costs, rather than flights or hotels, that end up blowing the budget.

Chapel Lane, Swanage will close from August 10 to August 28 for Morris Construction Ltd works. Dorset Council provides diversion routes and info.

A grant from Dorset Community Foundation’s Wessex Water Environment Fund has saved a school’s gardening club, as well as helping eight other green project

Local film lovers are invited to attend the official launch event for 2026’s Bournemouth International Film Festival on July 30 at AUB's Palace Court Theatre.

A community initiative in Dorset is reaching out to support single dads and their children so that "no single dad or child feels alone".

The property at 19 Acres Road, West Howe, chalked for “improvement”, was among 170 lots listed in England in the latest online auction by Clive Emson.

The following cases were heard at Weymouth Magistrates' Court:

New research from Lloyds Bank shows eight in ten adults in New Forest West feel in control of managing their finances

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.

SHOULD there be a tourist tax in Purbeck – the “Purbeck Pound”?