Weymouth care worker Kath Shayler wins Agincare’s Will Mitchell Award after 35 years in care and fostering 150 children at a national awards ceremony.

Barratt Redrow has announced the appointment of Robert Hart as Managing Director, marking his return to the housebuilder after a small period away.

Dorset Council and Help and Kindness launch project to improve support for older people ageing without children by listening to residents’ experiences.

Wexford’s meeting on Monday which was due to feature the Listed Michael Hickey Memorial Chase has been abandoned due to waterlogging. The track received 16 millimetres of rain overnight and standing ...

The Prince of Wales has praised former rugby league captain Sir Kevin Sinfield, saying he should have received his knighthood “years ago”. The rugby coach and motor neurone disease (MND) campaigner ...

Workers are still trying to restore power to homes cut off during Storm Boelo. The storm, which saw yellow and amber weather ...

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Dorset parents urged to book children’s flu vaccinations before winter. NHS nasal spray appointments are available through schools, GPs, pharmacies or 119.

Discover Dorset’s dark folklore at the Dark Dorset Halloween talk in Dorchester on October 31, featuring vampires, haunted ruins and local legends.

St Peter's Church in Dorchester will hold a free All Souls musical meditation offering people the chance to remember friends ...

Dorset County Orchestra will return to Dorford Centre in Dorchester for an autumn concert featuring young cellists, soprano ...

The infamous smuggler ‘French Peter’, Pierre Latour, was caught at the pub after he was heard plotting with the proprietor of the pub. While they were scheming, a Revenue man hid up a chimney to get ...