West Dorset News

Portland Port gearing up for busy 2025 of cruise ship visits

Dorset Council considering takeover of local care home

Bournemouth Uni study suggests land was inherited by women in Iron Age communities

Residents return to Swanage care home, following three deaths

Bournemouth MP says playgrounds are being left to rot

£400,000 of upgrades completed at Poole leisure centres

Dog exercise park planned for land at Colehill

Dorset disability charity wants your unwanted Christmas presents

Charities chosen to light up Weymouth's Jubilee Clock this year

'Alternative options' being looked at for North Quay and Weymouth Bowl

Dorset firefighters ask 'do you have enough smoke alarms?'

Fire tackled at Dorset derelict building overnight

Public order incident reported at Bridport supermarket

Fears new housing targets for BCP are could lead to ‘unprecedented’ population surge

Two people injured in Poole collision

Over 2,000 people take part in Parley Cross development consultation

Spate of criminal damage incidents reported in Poole

Dorset Council looking to increase AI use to 'streamline' services

New plans submitted to turn Weymouth church into homes

Dorset schools ‘struggling’ to cover costs without making savings

Dorchester's Maumbury Cross to undergo safety improvements

Dorset Special Constables gave up 25,000 hours last year

Weymouth's Redlands Community Café marks a year since opening

Big brands "still interested" in buying premises in Bournemouth's Town Centre

Woman bitten by dog in Bournemouth's Kings Park

Heart of Wessex councils ask Government for devolution 'priority'

Renewed appeal to trace wanted man from Poole

36 arrests made during Dorset drink and drug driving campaign

Dorset Council leader asks local MPs to back Climate Bill

Police linking string of West Dorset burglaries in one night

Two more puppies stolen from North Dorset found safe

Dorset Council reveals budget plans for 2025/26

Wessex 4x4 rescue team 'braving the cold' as region sees sub-zero temperatures

Dorset’s PCC wants "harsher punishments" for drug drivers

Cigarettes and tobacco stolen in Sturminster Newton shop burglary

Marine flare disposal site to be set up in West Bay