Dorset News

Dorset Council financial mismanagement report released

Police appeal for witnesses after fatal crash near Bridport

Majority of rural councils are failing to meet social housing demand

Dorset hospital staff expecting extra 20% births this year

Biggest railway workers union calling for action to tackle 'escalating violence'

Tributes paid to man who died in collision

Mum whose son drowned at Bournemouth Beach offers powerful life-saving message

Mobile police stations being introduced in Dorset from September

AI invention in works that can monitor Barn Owl chicks without disturbing nesting

Man seriously assaulted in Sandbanks

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service join drowning prevention calls

Dorset police disappointed at anti-social behaviour towards dolphins

Dorset police appeal after incidents in Dorchester

South West reports increase in shoplifting rates

£3m development project underway aiming to improve access to East Dorset hospital services

'Historic' trade deal delivers more than £300m boost to region

Fire crews remain on scene after blaze in Christchurch

Body found in search for missing man from Bournemouth

BCP Council approves new ‘fair and transparent’ staff pay structure

Drug driving HGV driver banned for three years

BCP Council announce new pay structure

Dorset Council takes steps to protect beauty spots from anti-social behaviour

SWR services will not stop at Crewkerne as clay embankments shrink

Hundreds of Dorset police officers signed off for mental health

'Mega slide' operator wants to make it an annual attraction

Dorset children's services could be facing £3.5m shortfall

Paul Gascoigne recovering at Dorset home after being released from hospital

Young Driver Killed in North Dorset Crash Police Appeal for Witnesses

Huge cliff fall in Dorset

Poole’s new flood defence receives planning consent

Jewellery Shop Staff Commended for Bravery After Christchurch Watch Theft

South Western Railway issue 'do not travel' notice due to severe disruption at London Waterloo

Witness appeal continues after two-vehicle crash in Dorchester

Crane becomes latest addition to Dorchester skyline

Four men jailed for bike shop burglary conspiracy

BCP Council to tackle "illegal and irresponsible parking" with higher fines