Dorset Council planners have now agreed that the condition can be removed from the two storey property almost 2kilometres north of Hawkchurch. Thorncombe parish council had supported the proposal. The ...

IMPROVEMENTS have been agreed to a Sherborne nursing home in the latest round of planning decisions for the area from Dorset Council.

CHANGES are proposed at Askerswell House including the installation of a therapy pool and physio’ area, disabled-friendly new doorways and ...

Visitors will be given safe swords to learn the art of swordsmanship, a skill that was essential for defence in medieval times and the weapon of choice for most knights. They will also have the chance ...

The fragile ceasefire has given rise to cautious hope for longer-term peace even as Tehran insisted it will not give up its ...

A new mobile coverage checker is helping to reveal the true state of phone signal strength in Dorset. The online tool, launched by Dorset Council and tech company Streetwave, uses data collected from ...

The Israeli military says seven Israeli soldiers were killed in the southern Gaza Strip when a Palestinian attacker attached ...

Changes are planned for a former Swanage High Street bank. Alterations have been agreed to the listed building, once Lloyds Bank, to re-instate doors on the ground floor and other alterations. The ...

A house currently on the market for just under £3million featured in an open gardens event in a Dorset village at the weekend.

An appeal has been launched after a child was allegedly bitten by a dog in Lyme Regis. Police received a report that a girl was bitten by a small dog when out walking with her mum on the steps between ...