The Dorset coastline is home to working quays, so fish and seafood is the big attraction. This is great for low food miles – for example, Portland has its own oyster beds – plus you can expect ...

The leader of Catholics in England and Wales has backed the Pope’s call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza after an “appalling strike” on a church in the war-torn region which left several dead and ...

A STONE carver and Franciscan Tertiary, the Revd Lindy Cameron, is realising her vision to set up a community for women, ...

Churches are being invited to take part in a new survey to highlight the challenges and opportunities they face. The National Churches Survey, led by the National Churches Trust, aims to improve ...

Inside Christ Church, in Melplash, south-west Dorset, the fast-paced sport of badminton has been played for the last 50 years. The court came about in the 1970s, when the large Church of England ...

The bells of a Grade I listed church in Dorset may have to stop ringing unless restoration funding is found, its warden says.

A congregation of a church in Dorset sets up a night-watch after £10,000 of lead was stolen from the roof.

At the weekend, amid a prolonged heatwave, 92 people were baptised in the sea beside Boscombe Pier in Bournemouth during a public ceremony attended by hundreds of people. The event, held on Sunday, ...

The plaque was installed in the church after the 18th Century slaver died in Dorchester in 1774, aged 46, during a visit to England - he was Scottish by birth.

The government has this year cut back a funding lifeline for listed churches, putting historic buildings and the art they house at risk ...

A SERIOUS fire began in a church while a group of parishioners was in the adjoining church hall, which was then evacuated. Fire broke out at the 19th-century All Saints’, Mudeford, near Christchurch, ...

This Ancient Pilgrimage Route in Rural England Passes Charming Villages, Wild Natural Landscapes, and a 14th-century Pub In Dorset, a nonprofit is spearheading the revival of multi-day walks to ...