A SEASIDE town in Dorset has been named as the number one top trending destination to visit this summer.

A HOTEL in Dorset which was up for sale of £1.25million has sold.

A HOST of local firms have made it to the finals of a prestigious award scheme celebrating small businesses.

The granddaughter of Soviet double agent Kim Philby will be speaking at west Dorset’s new crime and thriller festival.

A NEW study has revealed that more than 70 per cent of residents across the southwest region want a pay rise - due to the rise in cost of living.

ARTISTS are in with a chance of winning £1,000 and the opportunity to display their work in a new competition which launches today.

Parts of the UK including the south and London can expect some warmer weather this weekend, according to the Met Office.

A COMMUNITY-BASED ophthalmology service has been awarded a three-year contract to provide community ophthalmology services across Dorset.

More people gave blood in Dorset last year than before the pandemic, new figures show, as the NHS pushes for more to register ahead of World Blood Donor Day.

DORSET and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is offering free safety visits to residents.

According to a new report the UK’s biggest banks are no longer too big to fail and could continue to provide vital services even if they are going through a crisis.

Spears married her long-time partner Sam Asghari at her home in Los Angeles yesterday

WHILE Dorset residents were enjoying the Platinum Jubilee celebrations last weekend, traffic cops dealt with crashes, speeding, drug driving and more offences.

Disney+ has rounded up the content you can watch on the streaming platform to celebrate Pride Month this month.

AN EXCITING new family entertainment business that is bringing dozen of new jobs to Bridport is about to open following huge investment which will total more than £1 million once the project is all completed.

A BUSY Dorset route is facing queuing traffic and long delays due to emergency repairs.

It comes as experts have warned the price of petrol will hit £2 per litre this summer

Johnson will hope the pledges to assist individuals onto the property ladder will please rebel MPs and voters who are facing financial pressures.

LOCAL voluntary and community organisations including Beaminster's Prout Bridge Project will share in a £200,000 windfall.

A VIDEO documenting the fossil preparation of a dinosaur has been shared on YouTube.

BRIDPORT will open their new South West Peninsula League Premier East campaign away to Ivybridge on Saturday, August 6.

Bournemouth Airport has a variety of jobs up for grabs, here's some of the vacancies you can apply for now.

Go behind the scenes of a centuries-old brewing process with a free tour.

THE Beaminster Festival is recognised for bringing the best music, theatre, art and literature to the town - and organisers are excited to have Connaught Brass performing as part of this year’s event.

Badger culling in Dorset has started for this summer.

The Jubilee weekend was a triumph for the monarchy and our wonderful Queen, especially to bring our communities together in celebration both of the immense service of Her Majesty to our country and the Commonwealth, but also of everything that makes ...

A fundraising weekend has raised £1,000 to help pay for a now officially opened village playground.

FORMER Bridport caretaker boss Shaun Annetts has opened up his trials and tribulations with the Bees last season.

NEARLY forty per cent of repeat knife offenders in Dorset avoid jail time, the joint third-highest rate in the country; according to new figures.

BEAMINSTER cruised to their fourth victory in five County Division Two games with a 93-run success at Shillingstone.

The Government is also launching an independent review of first-time buyers' access to mortgage finance.

The legal age of sale is 18, but the independent review by Dr Javed Khan says this should be risen.

Johnson pledged that a review of the mortgage market under plans will help renters onto the property ladder after serving a bruising Tory revolt against his leadership. 

The inquest of a man who died in the sea off West Bay has opened.

RAIL services will be “significantly affected” later this month due to industrial action, South Western Railway has warned.

Work will continue to make the coast road safer amid speeding concerns - although some improvements have already been made.

AFTER 40 years of putting out fires and serving the community, Pete Sartin is hanging up the hose at Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service.

THE location of an ambitious arts project taking place this weekend involving 1,000 local people has been revealed - almost.

FIRE crews across Dorset are raising awareness for marginalised people.

CAMP Bestival Dorset, the family festival, will return to Lulworth Castle this July 28-31 with a new Desert Island Disco theme.

Wyatt appeared on Good Morning Britain and didn't mince her words in discussing the Prime Minister

The word “women” does not appear in the overview of ovarian cancer on the NHS.uk website, but does appear further down the page

A sequel to the billion dollar hit from 2019 is now confirmed to be happening

BRIDPORT POLICE has been providing a high visibility presence at Dodham's Lane following complaints.

WORK has been going on to improve visibility and safety on a key route through Dorset.

CONCERN is growing for a 40 year old man who hasn't been seen since last Wednesday.

WITNESSES are wanted after burglars carried out "an untidy search" of a Beaminster property.

Youth creativity is being celebrated at a new community event coming to Bridport organised by young people.

THERE are new hopes to save a community's Royal British Legion branch from closure after new volunteers step up to help form a committee.

Wow, what a party that was!