A free training programme that has recruited an army of special advisors to help thousands of Dorset’s residents get online has scooped a prestigious national award. Dorset Council’s ‘Embedded Digital Champion’ initiative has …

Butterfly Conservation has reported a record number of caterpillar webs have been found during an annual survey at Lankham Bottom in West Dorset. The survey involved counting silken webs or ‘nests’ created by …

Dorset Council has been announced as a finalist for Best Climate Action or Decarbonisation Initiative in this year’s Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) Awards. The national awards recognise the very best in …

UPDATE The mysterious case of Dorset Council’s vanishing Facebook page has been revealed. Facebook’s owner’s Meta have apparently mistakenly took the page down. In a statement Dorset Council said: ‘We’re very pleased to …

A total of 664 affordable homes were built in the county in the last financial year, Dorset Council has revealed. Working with registered provider housing associations, the new affordable homes, including a range …

A man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for the repeated sexual abuse of two girls. Andrew John Butler, aged 54, appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday 2 June 2023 …

Two serving Dorset Police officers and a former officer who shared racist, sexist, homophobic or inappropriate messages on a WhatsApp group, bullied colleagues and behaved in a derogatory manner have been found guilty …

The bathing water season has started today with regular testing of water quality from the Environment Agency now underway at designated bathing sites in Dorset and across the country. High standards of water …

Care South, a not-for-profit charity and leading provider of residential, nursing and dementia care across the south of England, celebrated the King’s Coronation weekend with a programme of events and parties involving VIPs …