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Campaigners want the State Pension raised to £14,500, arguing it should at least match the minimum wage for younger workers.

Energy bills will rise by £60 from October as Ofgem confirms a new £1,723 price cap. Here are six ways households can cut costs this winter.

Workers face huge pension shortfalls, with some £312,000 behind their retirement target. Experts reveal five ways to boost your pension pot.

Summit Foods is recalling various filled wraps, including its Chicken Fajita Wrap and Snacksters Hoi Sin Wrap.

A newly opened not-for-profit children’s home in Dorset has welcomed its first young person after receiving a “Good” rating from Ofsted, its operator has said.

A courageous mother fighting for her son’s life has expressed gratitude after hundreds of donations poured in from the public

It has been revealed that funding concerns were among the reasons behind the decision for the National Motor Museum to leave Beaulieu after almost 70 years.

Eastleigh firefighter Thomas Hall recalls a 43-hour shift battling the New Forest wildfire during a solar eclipse, praising the grit of country-wide crews.

A routine morning walk prompted a welfare check after a coastguard team member spotted a yacht.

Neighbours putting rubbish in your bins can be quite annoying, especially if it is causing your bin to overflow or be refused by the binmen.

Dolly Parton was known for a range of huge hit singles including Jolene and 9 to 5 that are loved by many.

A major fleet of cargo aircraft have been acquired following the collapse of a key operator.

People of New Milton have gathered to honour 31 lives lost during the Second World War

Chelsea Webster from Bournemouth, a Deliver for Autism campaigner, is among those urging Andy Burnham to introduce a new Autism Strategy

Directed by Gavin Fitzgerald and Vea Mafile-o, LOMU will be screened on September 7 at cinemas across the UK, including at the Odeon in Bournemouth.

Bournemouth will open the Imperial Classical Ballet's 20th anniversary UK season with a performance of Swan Lake on September 29.

A 24-hour beach volleyball challenge on Bournemouth Beach on August 22-23 has raised more than £1,700 for the Steve Bernard Foundation.

Misneach Mangan, a Sanctuary artist-in-residence at Lighthouse Poole, is using the space to develop a new body of work inspired by a journey in Cambodia

Dorset and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has been named among the least affordable places in the South West to buy a new-build home.

AFC Bournemouth among the Premier League clubs offering the cheapest pints, new data reveals

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”?