Justin Welby’s replacement will be the 106th appointment to the role – which is the most senior bishop of the Church of England.

Reverend David Fletcher was the son of a peer and friend of John Smyth – the most prolific serial abuser associated with the ...

A vicar who was involved in the cover-up of a prolific child abuser’s crimes has been accused of sexual assault by multiple ...

A Christian camp leader who was the rector of an Oxford church is alleged to have been sexually abusive, coercive and ...

The Dorset seaside resort of Weymouth is often compared to the French Riviera or the Bay of Naples, and with a beach that's ...

The historic lantern tower that sat above the Second Church in Dorchester for more than 200 years before being taken down for ...

The sound of bells, a church organ and congregational singing are all things you would expect to hear coming from a church - ...

Heartfelt messages have been paid to 43 much-loved Somerset locals in the latest funeral and death notices this week.

Christmas decorations are typically put up on Advent Sunday, the fourth Sunday before the big day and most people take them down on the Twelfth NIght (12 days after Christmas) - although some may ...

ROADS in a Dorset village are to be closed for fibre internet cabling to be installed. Dorset Council has issued a temporary closure order for various roads in Plush to be shut from Monday, February 3 ...

This won’t be the home for everyone, but the right buyers will take one look at quixotic magic of 17 Church Street in ...

A HEAP of rubbish has been discarded in a lane behind a Bournemouth church. Malcolm Jeffries from Southbourne found "around 50" bin bags dumped in the lane behind St Andrew's church in Kinson. He came ...