A DORSET councillor who describes herself as a “victim and survivor” of child abuse has called on the authority to become a national eader ...

Residents can get access to free, impartial and confidential support through the Dorset Citizens Advice. They offer a range of services to residents in the Dorset Council area including with finances ...

Dorset Council is offering its new chief executive a salary up to £200,000 despite increasing locals' council tax and cutting ...

Rock from 120ft Dorset cliffs on the Jurassic Coast collapses onto beach below after being battered by Storm Herminia.

Shocking footage shows hundreds of tonnes of sandstone rock lying on Hive Beach in Dorset after tumbling down from the 120ft cliffs at Burton Bradstock.

"It simply beggars belief." Luxury yacht maker sparks outrage after controversial decision: 'Treating its workers like the ...

Under the previous Tory government the barge had been used as a controversial method of dealing with the migrant crisis.

A council has voted to introduce a charge for evening and overnight parking. Currently, car parking is free after 18:00 in ...

Officers were alerted at around 11.50pm on January 5 of a racially aggravated assault on Holdenhurst Road. A male taxi driver was parked when a man approached the passenger side of the vehicle while ...

People have been told to call the police if they see a wanted man who may be in Devon. Alexander Mitchell is wanted by police on recall to prison.

A FIRE was started in a bin lorry after someone had tried to dispose of a 'large' battery. On Wednesday, January 29, there was a vehicle fire in Petwyn Close in Ferndown. The bin lorry caught on fire ...

Firefighters have issued a safety warning after a rise in incidents involving wood-burning stoves. The Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is calling on people to be careful with open fires ...