The Met Office has invited the public to honour their loved ones as the weather service launched a search for new storm names. Naming storms helps effective communication among the media and the ...

A WEST Dorset farm has been granted permission for music from its farmyard site until 2am at the weekends, extending its previous limit by two hours.

CHARMOUTH Stores has a proposals for solar panels in the garden and on its roofs approved by Dorset Council. The decisions will allow up to 35 panels to help reduce energy costs for the business.

Calls are being made to scrap plans for a new system which will force residents to book trips to the tip in advance ...

THE Dorset Pension Fund is being asked to jettison any investments in companies which might help Israel’s military actions in Gaza.

Engineering student Zhenhao Zou, 28, may have targeted dozens more victims in harrowing attacks that he filmed, police fear.

The 2025 Lyme Regis Fossil Festival has been hailed as one of the most successful to date, drawing tens of thousands of visitors to the Jurassic Coast for a packed weekend of science, discovery and ...

Two new drugs for Alzheimer’s have been rejected for use on the NHS. They slow progression of the disease, but they can have serious side-effects. – What are the medicines? Donanemab and lecanemab are ...

London Fire Brigade has attended more than 280 water-related incidents this year so far, an increase of about 15 on the same period in 2024.

Friday will be the first time the Bill has been debated and voted on in its entirety since last year’s historic yes vote.

People with high levels of wellbeing reported a greater sense of control, independence and freedom to make choices than other people.

Oxford fell from third to fourth place, while Cambridge fell from fifth to sixth in the global rankings for 2026.