Ros TappendenSouth of EnglandPowerfuel PortlandThe proposed incinerator would be built on land owned by Portland PortAn application to burn more types of waste at a planned incinerator on the Dorset…
A stretch of road affected by landslips will close for a year for stabilisation works.Work on the C13 at Dinah's Hollow, near Shaftesbury, Dorset, will start on 5 January and…
Emily HudsonSouth of EnglandBBCJoe Hart was knocked over in a Bournemouth car parkA man suffered a broken leg when he was knocked over by a motorcyclist that police officers were…
It's not often a performer will fire up the crowds on stage at Glastonbury and delight TV audiences on Songs of Praise, but James B Partridge has done just that.The…
A man has been held on suspicion of attempted murder after another man was struck by a car.The alleged victim was hit by a BMW in Bournemouth town centre at…
A steam locomotive has made its first official appearance following a 10-year restoration project by volunteers.The 1954 loco, a class 62 engine from the former Yugoslavia, was brought to the…
A town's first statue of a non-royal woman has been unveiled.The life-size bronze of novelist Sylvia Townsend Warner has been installed in Dorchester, Dorset.It is the work of charity Visible…
Sewage from a tug boat that discharged into a harbour has been contained, according to port authorities.The BBC has been told that staff were informed in an email from Portland…
Chris McHugh/BBCJulia's House Children's Hospice is supporting Skye (centre) and her family while she experiences an unknown condition"It didn't feel like end-of-life care... it was bright, airy and there was…
Ruth BradleyPolitics reporter, BBC SomersetLDRSSomerset Council sold the building in Taunton for £1.7m in AprilA planning application has been submitted to turn a building which used to be part of…