SIX more Dorset businesses have been hit with penalties totalling £250,000 for employing workers without the legal right to work in the UK, following a new wave of Home Office enforcement action.

Stuart and Nigel Samson from Ferndown are driving a Thunderbird 4-themed Reliant Robin across Europe in the Bangers for Ben rally, raising funds for mental health, suicide prevention and support services in the automotive industry.

A motion to ask for cheaper parking for New Forest residents has been backed by councillors.

A man has been charged with more than 30 shoplifting offences after he reportedly targeted two stores in Wimborne.

A luxury yacht builder with it's headquarters in Poole has won a top design award for one of its latest models.

Officers continuing to investigate a burglary at a home in Poole are renewing their appeal for information and issuing a further image of a man they would like to identify.

CAN YOU HELP?We are appealing for information and witnesses following two reported burglaries at fire stations in the New Forest.

Probably best known for her 2017 breakthrough hit Lost Without You, although seemingly not really a household name, singer-songwriter Freya Ridings still virtually filled Lighthouse’s Concert Hall.