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The Care Quality Commission (CQC), has rated Avon Reach in Dorset as outstanding following an inspection in August.

Tesco has expanded its Clubcard loyalty scheme, allowing shoppers to collect points across 500 online retailers including Nike, Boden and Ticketmaster.

Wagamama has introduced same-day bookings for its restaurants, meaning guests have another option alongside walk-ins

Tesco is recruiting 28,000 temporary workers across the UK for Christmas, with pay starting at £13.28 an hour and no CV required.

Next has recalled Mint Velvet Raya wedge sandals over concerns the footbed could detach from the heel and cause wearers to fall.

Bournemouth man Ed Bates launches Thrive Foundation, offering free mental health and addiction support, counselling and recovery help through lived experience.

Discover how TV choirmaster Gareth Malone transformed early struggles in Bournemouth and raw youth work in Poole into the authentic style that captured the nation on The Choir.

More than 80,000 people calling for the State Pension age to be cut to 65 have been dealt a blow after the Government confirmed it has no plans to lower it.

Neil Duncan-Jordan MP tabled a Parliamentary Motion opposing the Government’s plan to fund social care by removing the triple lock on pensions.

Toby Carvery has responded to portion size claims with a £7 roast offer, a charity feast and an invitation behind the scenes for content creator, Tee Gee.

More than 80,000 people calling for the State Pension age to be cut to 65 have been dealt a blow after the Government confirmed it has no plans to lower it.

A budget traveller who has been to the Maldives four times reveals how she spent less than £350 on one trip.

Discover how TV choirmaster Gareth Malone transformed early struggles in Bournemouth and raw youth work in Poole into the authentic style that captured the nation on The Choir.

Bournemouth man Ed Bates launches Thrive Foundation, offering free mental health and addiction support, counselling and recovery help through lived experience.

Next has recalled Mint Velvet Raya wedge sandals over concerns the footbed could detach from the heel and cause wearers to fall.

Tesco is recruiting 28,000 temporary workers across the UK for Christmas, with pay starting at £13.28 an hour and no CV required.

Wagamama has introduced same-day bookings for its restaurants, meaning guests have another option alongside walk-ins

Tesco has expanded its Clubcard loyalty scheme, allowing shoppers to collect points across 500 online retailers including Nike, Boden and Ticketmaster.

Only 200,000 were released into banks and post offices, making it the rarest 50p in active UK circulation

A petition has been launched against plans for a new retirement complex in Lymington

These old photos show the world-famous beauty spot of Lulworth Cove over the years

Purbeck Cider launches People’s Choice cider in Dorset, donating £1 per litre sold to Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. Community-grown apples support charity.

Plans for a new 'build your own' waterfront home with panoramic views have been approved for a site in Dorset

Dorset is the location for Mike Leigh's Play For Today, Nuts in May, which is free to watch on BBC iPlayer

A YouTube video provides an insightful look at Brownsea Island in 1962.

Only Fools and Horses repeats are as popular as ever this Christmas - but did you know that the classic BBC comedy was not once, but twice filmed in Dorset?

Sandbanks Ferry staff were 'verbally abused' by passengers during a temporary suspension.

Hundreds of jobs are to be created at a holiday park as part of a major nationwide investment.