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Sophie Ellis-Bextor is set to play at Poole Pride in June. Picture: Lighthouse

Sophie Ellis-Bextor to headline first ever Poole Pride event

POP diva Sophie Ellis-Bextor will headline the first ever Poole Pride event this summer. The Murder on the Dancefloor star…

Police are keen to trace this person after a handbag theft at M&S in New Milton

CCTV police appeal after handbag stolen in New Milton M&S

POLICE are keen to identify this person in connection with the theft of a handbag in Marks & Spencer. The…

Schools and other groups can take part in Plant Your Pants. Picture: The Countryside Trust

Plant Your Pants this spring – to see what’s going on ‘down there’!

PEOPLE in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire are being urged to plant their pants – yes, pants – this spring,…

Felicity Hooper on the South West Coast Path

Dorset woman completes epic 630-mile charity trek

AFTER 630 miles, climbing 115,000ft, a Dorset woman has completed an epic trek in aid of a disability charity. Felicity…

Young people from the Muddy Boots nursery during their visit to Upton Bay, in Hamworthy

Youngsters visit care home to celebrate Winnie The Pooh Day

YOUNG visitors enjoyed tales from the Hundred Acre Wood during a visit to a Hamworthy care home to celebrate…

A Dorset man - known as Mr R - has scooped £10,000 a month

Dorset man wins £10,000 a month for a year in National Lottery Set For Life draw

A RETIRED Dorset man – known only as Mr R – has won £10,000 a month for a year. The…

Royal Mail deliveries could be cut to three times a week to save money: Ofcom

MAIL deliveries could drop to five – or even three – times a week in a bid to save…

David Bland is one of the Royal Free Hospital's 2,500 transplant patients. Pictures: RFH NHS Trust

Blandford man planning Jaguar jaunt after transplant surgery

A MAN from Blandford whose drinks after a stressful day at work ended up damaging his liver recently became…

The Oak Processionary Moth has led to a change of plan on the Wimborne development

How this caterpillar has altered plans for 300 homes in Wimborne…

PLANS for more than 300 new homes, parking, bike routes and more have had to be altered – because…

The pale green Canyon Aeroad road bike was taken from a garage in Witchampton. Picture: Dorset Police

High-value road bike stolen from Witchampton garage

AN expensive bike was stolen from a garage in Witchampton. Police are appealing for information after a pale green Canyon…