Dorset

Noah aims to run 80 miles before the end of the summer holidays Picture: Gemma Chant

Dorset 10-year-old to run 80 miles in summer challenge to help keep swim club afloat

A TEN-year-old from East Stour is running two miles every day throughout the summer holidays to raise some much-needed…

The existing site, left, with the proposed alterations, right Pictures: Briffa Phillips Architects

Dorchester building to be converted into 23 flats and small business hub under new plans

A FORMER builder’s merchant in Dorchester could be partly demolished and converted into 23 apartments and a small business…

Hundreds of homes hit by power cuts overnight and into this morning

HUNDREDS of homes remain without power following overnight storms in Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire. Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks says…

Golf simulator and sandwich bar planned for Shaftesbury

A NEW golf simulator and sandwich bar could be coming to Shaftesbury if plans are given the green light. The…

Why west Dorset is one of the happiest places to spend your retirement

RETIREES will find fewer places better to settle down in than west Dorset, new analysis has revealed. 632 areas across…

Dorset remains one of the safest places to live in the UK according to crime reported Picture: Dorset Police

Two men forced their way into property near Stalbridge and attacked occupant

A MAN has been arrested after two men reportedly broke into a property near Stalbridge and attacked the occupant,…

The crash happened on the A35 at Winterbourne Abbas, near Dorchester, police said. Picture: Google

Man, 74, killed in motorcycle crash near Dorchester

A 74-YEAR-OLD man has died after a crash involving two motorbikes near Dorchester. The incident occurred at just after 9am…

Dorset shops asked to stop selling disposable BBQs to cut fire risk

RETAILERS in Dorset are being asked to no longer sell disposable barbeques in the wake of several fires. As another…

Christine (left) with Jane and the cat Picture: Dementia Friendly Gillingham

A special ‘companion kitten’ made two ladies very happy

WHEN Mere resident, Jane Donohoe, got in touch with Dementia Friendly Gillingham recently, it was with…

Comments can be made until September 19 Picture: Dorset Council

Have YOUR say on neighbourhood plan for Marnhull

MARHULL locals are being urged to submit their thoughts on the draft neighbourhood plan for the village. A neighbourhood plan…