Concerns have been raised that oil that leaked into Poole Harbour has not been contained and continues to pose a “significant threat” to seabirds and marine wildlife. About 200 barrels of reservoir ...

Pictures show the devastation at an important local wildlife spot following a oil spill in Poole, with one local politician saying he was 'angry and disappointed' at the potential damage New aerial ...

A coroner has raised concerns over the death of a sailor who was riding in a rigid inflatable boat (RIB) which crashed into a navigation buoy. David Haw, 24, from Newick, East Sussex, fell into Poole ...

A search is under way for a man who fell off a boat in Dorset in the early hours of Monday morning. The Maritime Coastguard Agency said it received a call at 2.15am about an unidentified person in the ...

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Archaeologists have unearthed an exceptionally rare wooden spade dating back approximately 3,500 years. Experts from Wessex Archaeology discovered the treasure during a project aimed at creating ...

The wealthy owner of the Sandbanks Ferry is under investigation amid claims he is illegally using its offices as a holiday home. Michael Kean, 53, is claimed to have converted half of the office ...

The nest of the only breeding pair of ospreys on England's south coast has a second new arrival. The chick emerged from its egg shortly before 19:00 BST on Thursday. The first hatched earlier the same ...

A project that aims to restore osprey to their former breeding grounds in the south of England will begin in July. The five-year "translocation" scheme involves transferring six week-old chicks from ...