An appeal to convert a barn into a home has been dismissed. The proposal, which involved demolishing parts of existing structures and adding new windows and doors, was rejected due to concerns about ...

Across Dorset, 2,672 people took part, spotting 38,438 butterflies and day-flying moths during the three weeks of the Big Butterfly Count ...

DESPITE a cracking summer Dorset’s harbours have seen mixed fortunes with some activities down as fuel prices and the cost of living take ...

A MAN has been jailed after assaulting a driver, leaving him with a broken rib and stealing his vehicle. Joshua Luke Wadley, aged 34, of no fixed abode, was sentenced to 20 months in jail on Friday, ...

The Home Office recorded 781 arrivals in 10 boats on Wednesday, suggesting an average of 78 people per boat. This takes the provisional total for Channel crossings for the year so far to 18,565. This ...

The Princess Royal visited Royal Lymington Yacht Club to celebrate the Club’s much-loved Wednesday Junior Sailing programme and mark the ...

Plans for 14 pitches for gypsy and traveller families off Dorchester Road, Lytchett Minster have been refused by planners.

A man who died after being punched on a night out was acting aggressively after being refused re-entry to a nightclub in Southampton, a court heard.

The builder reported pre-tax losses of £661.3 million for the six months to June 30, against profits of £40.9 million a year earlier.

The award-winning Coastal Comedy Club will debut at Verwood Hub on Saturday, October 17, with a headline set from comedian ...

Cans of Lucky Saint Hazy IPA have been recalled as some cans may become over-pressurised and rupture unexpectedly.

However, DFS stressed that it was still ‘cautious’ about the wider economic backdrop and subdued market conditions.