At the Dorset Council eastern area planning meeting on Wednesday 21st October 2026 in Wimborne, councillors granted ...

A planning application has been submitted to build 47 new homes on the site of the old Purbeck View school in Swanage, Dorset ...

Wareham butcher David Curtis has led his team to an unlikely national victory – being crowned the Black Pudding Champions of ...

After a poor breeding season for barn owls in 2025, a new scheme to fit the iconic birds with identification rings has been ...

Dorset Police say that following a detailed investigation by officers, 56 year old Paul Graham, of Stoborough, appeared in ...

Featuring some of Madness’s best known songs, including Baggy Trousers, It Must Be Love, House of Fun, Driving in My Car, My ...

Sunday diners had to be evacuated from the historic Bear Hotel in Wareham, Dorset, after a bedroom ceiling collapsed and ...

As part of the Purbeck Film Festival’s 30th anniversary celebrations, the actor, comedian, and writer Rowan Atkinson was the ...

Despite the controversy over the demolition of a World War Two coastal defence structure, the seafront stabilisation scheme ...

In February 2026 Dani published her autobiography Our Last Steps, which tells the story of her life before and after a ...

A dozen Purbeck homes are opening their doors to the public to show how green technology can reduce carbon footprint, lessen ...

The 2026 festival, on Friday and Saturday 6th and 7th November, features a wide range of authors and speakers, including ...