2+ week, 6+ day ago   (202+ words) Several existing buildings will be converted into new homes and annexes. Dorset Council has approved plans to convert sheds, offices, garages, barns, a store and a chapel in and around Sherborne. The plans repurpose existing buildings instead of creating homes…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (510+ words) A MAN was banned from seeing his mother at a care home after a row erupted between him and a nurse over the quality of care. Darren O’Sullivan, 59, from Lytchett Matravers, was temporarily barred from visiting his 91-year-old mother at…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (295+ words) Changes and improvements continue to properties in Dorchester’s High West Street. The road was once mainly substantial family homes which, over the years, became offices mainly for solicitors and estate agents. In recent years, the trend has reversed, with the…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (42+ words) Dorset Echo Live: Emergency at Freshwater holiday park near Bridport - An incident has taken place near Freshwater Beach in Burton Bradstock Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services....

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (751+ words) The Hillsborough Law will help shift the balance of power between the people and the state, prime minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham said. The legislation will clear the Commons on Tuesday after ministers agreed its duty of candour would apply to the…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (169+ words) An award-winning magician is set to take the stage in Dorset as part of his latest UK tour. Danny Lee Grew will perform at Dorchester Arts on September 25 as part of his 24K Magic tour. The former NHS clinical support officer,…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (468+ words) If you're looking to adopt a pet, then plenty of dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs and more are hoping to find new homes at Margaret Animal Green Rescue. The organisation has two centres in Dorset and one in Devon, which…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (276+ words) A WALKER who became stuck halfway up a cliff had to be pulled to safety at a Dorset beauty spot. Rescue teams Kimmeridge and St Alban's coastguard, along with the Swanage lifeboat, were called to the walker in difficulty after…...

6+ mon, 5+ day ago   (311+ words) Sean Phelps from Portland and his good friend Jonny Towers from Lancashire are currently undertaking the mega row from Lanzarote to Antigua in the Atlantic Dash challenge. In a video shared to the Changing Tides Facebook page, Billy Taylor, one…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (273+ words) Railway enthusiasts and local historians will gather at the Dorset History Centre in Dorchester to reflect on one of the most hotly contested chapters in Britain’s transport history. On Thursday, March 12 from 7pm to 8pm, Professor Colin Divall will present Closing the…...