Buckland Newton CE Primary School said it was delighted at the outcome of its recent Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) inspection, which praised the school’s Christian ...

If you're looking to adopt a pet, then plenty of dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs and more are hoping to find new homes in some of Dorset's RSPCA branches. Rehoming a pet can be a great way to restore ...

Chickerell Town Council has elected Councillor Andrew Reid as the mayor for the 2025–26 civic year. Councillor Reid will be supported by Councillor Neil Hudson as deputy mayor and Councillor John Dean ...

This indicates periods of bloodshed, possibly due to local turmoil, executions or dynastic conflicts in the years before the Roman Conquest ...

Budding young writers across Dorset are being encouraged to take part in a flash fiction competition with a nature twist, judged by ...

The leader of a new Troubles legacy body has insisted that it is focused on and capable of uncovering the unvarnished truth ...

Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is auctioning off tickets to Oasis' highly-anticipated reunion show. The ambulance service is celebrating its 25th anniversary by offering fans a chance to bid on two ...

WALKERS have raised concerns about a re-submitted plan for a 10MW solar development at Cruxton Farm near Maiden Newton.

Those who had initially shown more “positive” ageing mindsets – such as believing that ageing was not stopping them doing what they wanted to do – appeared to have a better recovery after a fall, the ...

Victims of fraud are being let down as UK policing tries to battle “21st century cyber-enabled cross-border crime” in a localised system set up in the 1960s, a report has found. Think tank the Police ...

County lines is the name given to drug dealing where organised criminal groups use phone lines to move and supply drugs, usually from cities ...

Rising production costs are threatening the viability of UK theatre, a report has said. The cost of running and creating theatre has soared, rising “significantly faster than inflation”, according to ...