Join the 27th International Thomas Hardy Festival & Conference in Dorchester, 25 July–1 August 2026. Talks, walks, performances, and workshops.

Rough sleeping in Dorset has fallen to its lowest since 2022, bucking the national rise. Dorset Council continues to offer homelessness ...

DORCHESTER RFC's A XV travel to Sherborne 2nd XV in their Counties 3 Tribute Ale Dorset & Wilts South clash this Saturday ...

There is a huge game at Tatnam this weekend with Poole Town hosting Gloucester City at the top end of the Southern League Premier South.

Drivers are reminded of an upcoming 10 weeknight overnight closure of the A354 Ridgeway between Weymouth and Dorchester ...

The actor, 64, has spent three years trying to stop neighbours Theo Langton and Ruth McGill turning a temporary woodland encampment into a permanent travellers' site.

Families charity Home-Start Wessex is delighted to welcome Harkwell® as the latest official supporter of its 30 for 30 campaign. To celebrate 30 years of supporting local families, Home-Start Wessex ...

Councillors vote to allow couple to stay on plot of land, overruling objections of Wuthering Heights actor ...

When are the last frost dates for spring around the UK? Read on for information for gardeners on last frost dates in England, ...

At Piddlehinton, the biogas is burnt to fuel two large engines, producing enough electricity to power 4,000 homes a year. In West Parley, the new plant is gas to grid, meaning the biomethane created ...

MORE than £1 million has been raised to help fund enhancements and facilities at a new emergency department being built in Dorchester.

Buses will be replacing trains between Yeovil Pen Mill and Weymouth on the Heart of Wessex Line between 28 February and 8 March.