Public Health Dorset launched a scheme called Swap 2 Stop with the goal of reducing smoking rates by encouraging adults to ...

PLANNING applications decided by Dorset Council for the West Dorset area this week include a refusal for a Listed Building application for ...

SIX day centres are at risk of closure under new proposals. The way in which day care services in the county council area are delivered could be changed following the results of a consultation.

A Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) is in force across Dorset as temperatures bite. BCP Council and St Mungo’s issued the measure across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole from Thursday, March ...

A WRITER inspired by Dorset and local news has written his first novel set on the south coast. John Armstrong is originally ...

Changes are on the way for two North Dorset pubs – with five homes approved in the grounds of one and an extension of the pub ...

AN MP has said Aldi’s proposals for a new supermarket would be a “blight” on the area. The MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, Vikki Slade, said she has “concerns” about the “entirely unsuitable” site ...

A large police presence has been reported in the area of Crossways near to the area of Mount Skippet Way. A Crossways resident said: "There are armed police all over the village. They have been here ...

Dorset Council's wait time calculator aims to inform people how long it could take to secure a social housing property in a particular area based on the latest data. The council offered homes to ...