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HMRC has issued a fresh update to MPs after admitting a long-running State Pension tax error affected up to 1.4 million pensioners.

A beautiful as Bournemouth is, there’s nothing like travel to excite the senses - and it’s that thrill that the Great Oaks Bon Voyage club brings to its care home each month.

A school in Christchurch has announced job cuts after a “falling birth rate” led to fewer pupils.

Our Trader of the Week is The Hello Project, a Dorset events company dedicated to bringing people together through “fun” and “light-hearted” community gatherings.

An inquest has opened into the death of a waitress who was found unresponsive near Shaftesbury High Street.

David Davies, a resident at Care UK’s Sway Place in Church Lane, Sway, fulfilled his “dream come true” with a visit to Barton-on-Sea Golf Club.

Serpentine Road eastbound, Poole, to close for SGN gas main works from 27 July to 25 September 2026. No parking/loading. Westbound lane remains open.

Save Energy UK has donated to Dorset Mind's Waiting Well Crowdfunder, an initiative helping people facing long waits for mental health support

Dorset is used to star sightings, with blockbusters, Bollywood hits and even a Doctor Who regeneration filmed at one landmark.

Dana and Kevin Quinlan, who run the Canford Cliffs-based Dana Quinlan Hair salon, have taken ownership of House of Heels in Westbourne.

Bournemouth-based author Elwood Flynn will be holding a book signing at The Mysterious Bookcase in Westbourne today, Saturday, July 18.

Specsavers co-founder joins Poole store's 40th anniversary celebrations with local charity partnership

MSP Capital, which celebrates its 45th anniversary this year, has built new navigation, a refreshed design and a more intuitive structure into its site.

Bournemouth University is building a replica courtroom on the recommendation of its law students who wanted a realistic setting to practice their legal skills.

Tony Blackburn's 'Sounds of the 60s' tour will come to the Bournemouth Pavilion on September 16, as part of the broadcasting legend’s 2026 UK tour.

Wildcats, alien cyborgs and revving engines took over New Forest streets in a riot of noise and colour.

A man has been handed a hefty penalty notice after a short stay in a Poole car park, where he spent nearly the entire time trying to pay, and was unsuccessful.

A grandad hurt in a horrific motorbike crash in Vietnam says he feels suicidal after struggling to get NHS care back in the UK.

I joined the Bournemouth Town Pastors on one of their patrols- following them as they offered help and reassurance on the streets of Bournemouth.

BCP Council has announced its plans to invest half a million pounds into a major maintenance project that it says will improve a busy road and help prevent future potholes.

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”?