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Excellence in Tourism award for museum

The Museum of East Dorset in Wimborne has won the ‘Small Visitor Attraction of the Year’ gold trophy at…

Delightful Dorset food for lovers

by Lorraine Gibson. The food of love should be made with love, so browse these Dorset producers’ bespoke and delicious…

Haggis, pipes and a glass or two for Burns Night

Residents at Colten Care homes across the region raised a dram, toasted the haggis and even staged their own…

School’s lesson in innovation leads to Ofsted rating of ‘Outstanding’

by Lorraine Gibson. Using an approach that places the child as ‘a powerful protagonist in their own learning’, that is…

Former Dorset and Wiltshire fire service chief retired – weeks after gross misconduct ruling

A TOP firefighter retired from the Dorset and Wiltshire service on a full pension – just weeks after being…

PICTURES: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits Lulworth Camp in Dorset

UKRANIAN President Volodymyr Zelensky was in Dorset yesterday (Wednesday).

Burglar jailed for 29 months after Fordingbridge raid

BLOOD left on a broken window led police to a burglar who has been jailed. Sean Jonathan Cooper, of Narrowleaf…

Boy, 14, injured in fail-to-stop crash in Blandford

A 14-YEAR-OLD boy was injured in a fail-to-stop crash in Blandford. Police are appealing for information after the incident, at…

Fine for organiser of Ringwood fireworks display that ended in truck explosion

A FIREWORKS display that went wrong – destroying a pick-up truck in a dramatic explosion – has resulted in…

King Charles III stamps revealed: How you can get them

NEW stamps featuring King Charles III have been unveiled by Royal Mail. The first and second-class stamps feature an adapted…