Dan Chapman has been diagnosed with aplastic anaemia, a disorder where the bone marrow does not produce enough blood cells.

TRIBUTES were paid to a hero sailor at a ceremony to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the sinking of a Royal Navy ship in Portland Harbour.

Diversions have been signed at Maumbury Cross junction for through traffic although many drivers have already been cutting through Queens Avenue and Edward Road to reach their normal routes along ...

Crowds packed their way into Moor Farm in Knights of the Bottom over the weekend for the return of the Chickerell Steam and Vintage Show. The family-friendly show across two fields catered for all ...

Parents will be entitled to bereavement leave if they lose a pregnancy before 24 weeks, under new plans to be unveiled by the Government. Ministers are set to amend the Employment Rights Bill so that ...

Lyme Regis AFC Sausage & Cider Festival kickstarted summer with a full day of music, food, drink and activities ...

The 71-year-old musician will start his A Man Of Two Worlds Tour in May 2026 with performances scheduled in London, Liverpool, and Edinburgh.

Neighbourhood Policing Week of Action runs from Monday, June 23 to Sunday, June 29, and is being celebrated in Dorset by highlighting the vital work carried out by police officers, police community ...

Specialist teachers in disadvantaged communities will be offered £4,500 as part of Government plans to attract staff to nurseries. Officials have also said that Ofsted will inspect all new early years ...

Some 70 of people are planning to go on holiday, though 75 of those are finding ways to cut travel costs compared to their last trip, a poll found.

A Government-backed fund is pledging more than £28 million for a carbon capture project. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has said that workers in “Britain’s manufacturing heartlands” will benefit from ...