The removal of a hyper-acute stroke unit at a hospital will begin in the spring, health bosses have announced.It means that, instead of being treated at Yeovil District Hospital, stroke…
Pedestrians and drivers are being warned to plan ahead as a town's bridge is set to close for three nights.The Grade I listed six-arch Sturminster Newton Bridge in north Dorset…
Marcus WhiteSouth of EnglandColin VarndellAlbino badgers at the site are under threat, campaigners saidA plan to build more than 80 designer homes in the grounds of a fire-hit mansion would…
Alix HattenstoneBBC LocalBournemouth UniversityThe Pin Wreck is an Admiralty Mooring Lighter believed to have sunk in 1903 off the Dorset coastA mysterious shipwreck, a colourful cathedral and a "birthplace of…
Curtis LancasterSouth of EnglandPA MediaCarmela Chillery-Watson has raised thousands of pounds for charityAn 11-year-old fundraiser has become the youngest person to receive an MBE.Carmela Chillery-Watson, from Dorset, has LMNA congenital…
A red cocker spaniel that disappeared from a kennel outside a home in a village is now back with its owner.Gerry went missing from Hilfield, between Dorchester and Sherborne, Dorset,…
An extra £81m is being invested to improve walking, cycling and wheeling routes across the south-west of England.Managed by the government's Active Travel, the money will be divided across local…
An exhibition where sci-fi meets sea-life with digital sea creatures swimming in glowing waters and interacting with visitors is on show at a museum.The Sound of the Sea exhibition at…
A council has said it requires more funding for full bus service improvements despite securing £12m from the Government.Over the next three years, £6.8m in revenue funding will help Dorset…
How did this metal dinosaur end up in Poole? Steve Harris looks in to the story. Source link