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A care home summer fête at Moors Manor in Ringwood has raised £362 in support of Lewis-Manning Hospice Care.

Dorset-based charity Diverse Abilities is hosting the fireworks cruise on Thursday, August 27, aboard the Fortuna with Coastal Cruises.

More than two thirds of England is officially in drought — including here in Dorset.

Thousands more homes could be built near railway stations under major new planning changes, while pubs will be given extra protection from developers trying to turn them into flats or shops.

Police seizures of e-bikes soared by 83 per cent in a year, an investigation has found, as forces crack down on dangerous models.

An angry man told Forestry England to “get stuffed” after he was fined £100 for eating an ice cream in a car park.

A man who smuggled a Vietnamese national in the boot of a hire car into Poole Port has been jailed.

Anti-social behaviour is ruining the lives of Pokesdown residents.

Police have launched an investigation after 2,000 hay bales went up in flames on in the early hours of Saturday morning and burnt down a barn and a nearby building in East Lulworth

Thousands of people lined the streets on Sunday afternoon in Christchurch to see the town's annual parade, the culmination of fun-filled carnival.

Thousands of people lined the streets on Sunday afternoon in Christchurch to see the town's annual parade, the culmination of fun-filled carnival.

Monty Don has explained why apples have been falling off trees in recent weeks in the UK

Reform UK plans to scrap PIP and the Universal Credit health element for working-age adults as part of a proposed £50bn welfare shake-up.

Reform UK plans to scrap PIP and the Universal Credit health element for working-age adults as part of a proposed £50bn welfare shake-up.

Monty Don has explained why apples have been falling off trees in recent weeks in the UK

A FORMER Dorset Police officer who killed his long-term lover could be released from prison early, according to reports.

A missing young person was safely reunited with their family after being spotted by a police community support officer on a busy beach in Sandbanks.

Firefighters have fully surrounded the New Forest blaze after battling the blaze for a seventh night, but crews say the fire is not yet out.

Firefighters tackling the New Forest blaze have been praised for their efforts by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire Brigade Union

Plans to provide more than 170 homes in a green gap that separates two New Forest villages have taken a major step forward

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”?