West Dorset News

Parents of youngest Manchester bombing victim find ‘peace’ in moving to Dorset

Dorset Council urges Crown Estate and NESO to back £28bn clean energy vision

Officer sacked after being found to have committed gross misconduct

Dorset Council earns nearly £900K from parking permits since 2020

Fire safety chiefs urge public to be aware of e-bike and scooter dangers

£30 million project to protect Bournemouth beaches nears completion

Fire service issue warning about dangers of e-bikes and mobility scooters

Disabled student shows shortfalls in UK public transport

Controversial Dorset solar farm proposal worries residents and conservationists

Former Dorset Police officer sentenced for intentional strangulation

Bournemouth drug dealer jailed for two and a half years

Property broken into in Poole

Solar panels saving cash at Dorset Council highways depots

Three cars damaged in Poole incident

First osprey chick of 2025 hatched at Poole Harbour

Roman massacre site discovered at Maiden Castle debunked in new study

CCTV shared after ring stolen from Christchurch jewellers

Serving Dorset Police officer dismissed for gross misconduct

Dorset coroner calls for A30 safety measures following fatal crashes

Female pedestrian injured in Ferndown fail-to-stop crash

12 year old girl raped in Dorchester school field

Lone dolphin spotted in Lyme Regis Harbour

Wellness room and garden opened at Bridport Community Hospital

Dorset's Tank Museum reach fundraising target for M47

Man jailed for life for Weymouth murder

Week of intensified knife crime campaigning launches in Dorset

Bird flu detected in Pokesdown, Bournemouth and Poole

Climber dies in incident at Swanage

Witness appeal after serious crash in Dorchester

Image appeal after serious assault in Bridport

Crops 'struggling to grow' on Dorset farms following record sunshine in April

Van and tools stolen in series of Dorchester incidents

Motorcyclist suffers life-threatening injuries in Poole crash

Two men released amid investigation into man found dead in tent

Beaches across the South retain Blue Flag status - but Weymouth loses the accolade

Concerns of fire risk ahead of disposable vape ban as users stockpile devices