West Dorset News

Dozen new bathing spots announced - including four in South West

Body found in search for missing Portland man

Dorset Council plans flood investigations after winter's severe weather

Ferndown Middle School closed amid sickness outbreak

Cornhill road in Sherborne reopens following safety works after fire

Sandbanks drivers face higher parking charges under new BCP Council proposals

Urgent repairs scheduled for The Cobb in Lyme Regis

National Trust confirm puffins have returned to Dancing Ledge

‘Every second counts’: Dorset and Wiltshire farmers rally against plans to close rural fire stations

Man accused of raping woman in toilet on Bournemouth seafront claims sex was consensual

‘Marketed like sweets’: Dorset schools launch anti-vaping lessons for children as young as 8

Brittany Ferries experiencing disruption after fire at data centre

Coastguard officer injured by exploding flint after bonfire at Charmouth Beach

Man, 60s, seriously injured after incident near traffic lights in Weymouth

Trade union calls for commission into electoral reform at Bournemouth conference

Cash machine theft investigation underway in Verwood

‘Visible and accessible’: Bournemouth get more neighbourhood police officers

Great Western Railway to be nationalised in December

Alex Jimenez dropped by Bournemouth as they investigate social media posts

Man jailed for manslaughter of Bournemouth teenager following retrial

Two men jailed for stabbing in Weymouth

Man jailed for assaulting 89-year-old woman in wheelchair in Poole

CCTV images released after £1,140 stolen from Weymouth funfair

Train passengers in the South West could face delays after radio fault

Dorset charity urges schools to better support young carers

Man arrested on suspicion of arson after fire at Sherborne Police Station

Royal Marines captain cleared of raping woman at military base in Dorset

Blind veteran from Weymouth takes on double 100km challenge for charity

Bournemouth Airport ranks third in worst flight delay times

‘A welcome redress’: Dorset councillors back renter's rights shake-up

Poole traders hit as car park lift failures slash footfall

Hedgehog rescued from 7ft deep pipe at Dorset army camp

‘Essential, not optional’: closure of Bournemouth disabled toilet sparks concern

Royal Marines captain on trial accused of raping woman at military base in Dorset

Teenage boy taken to hospital after reported serious assault in Bournemouth

‘High time we delivered’: Dorset MP presses for long-delayed Chickerell GP surgery