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CHANGES to a new archive building at the Bovington Tank Museum have been approved – a re-working of a previously agreed plan.

A BOAT skipper has been fined more than £930 for speeding in Weymouth harbour and navigating without care.

A new art sculpture has been revealed on the West Cliff in Bournemouth

DESPITE a cracking summer Dorset’s harbours have seen mixed fortunes with some activities down as fuel prices and the cost of living take their toll.

Maddie Ingoldsby is a Strictly Come Dancing professional from Bournemouth, but which celebrity has she been paired with for the 2026 series?

The Princess Royal visited Royal Lymington Yacht Club to celebrate the Club’s much-loved Wednesday Junior Sailing programme and mark the Grand Finale of its 2026 season.

A RAILWAY carriage being used as holiday accommodation is to be allowed to remain in place at a Marshwood holiday site.

A man in his 60s was left unconscious with a serious head injury after an assault in Poole.

As October approaches, gardeners are being urged to complete these tasks to prepare their gardens for the colder months.

Up to 700 Asda stores are set to have InPost Lockers installed to make sending and receiving parcels a lot easier.

These household spices that cost £1 each can be used to keep spiders away from your home in the autumn.

Christmas holidays can be wholesome but if you forget to do this one thing, you could make it a stressful and expensive experience, experts have warned.

HMRC says 827,000 matured Child Trust Funds remain unclaimed, with young adults urged to check if they have an average £2,310 waiting.

Tesco is now an option nationwide on Deliveroo, after it was trialled in 147 stores around the UK initially

More than 750,000 homes could benefit from cleaner, cheaper heating after the Government announced £90m of investment in heat networks.

A petition calling for the DWP State Pension age to be lowered says the change could help free up jobs for young adults.

Property consultancy Vail Williams secured the tenants at Horatio Court, located on Hannah Way at Gordleton Industrial Estate in Lymington in the New Forest.

“BCP should do it,” has become the oft repeated mantra from Reform.

Bournemouth-based Holt Recruitment Group raised £7,044 for Home-Start Wessex through its annual fundraiser, Anything but an Ordinary 100 Miles.

Across Dorset, 2,672 people took part, spotting 38,438 butterflies and day-flying moths during the three weeks of the Big Butterfly Count

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.