Tristan PascoeDorset political reporter, BournemouthBCP CouncilHamworthy library is one of several in the BCP area chosen to trial the new technologyA council in Dorset is hoping to bring swipe-card access…
Indy Almroth-WrightSouth of EnglandJames RobertThe fire broke out on a balcony of the Ammonite Building in DorchesterResidents who had to leave their flats after a fire in August have started…
Plans to create one of the largest renewable energy schemes on local authority land in south-west England are to be drawn up after winning support from councillors.Dorset Council says, if…
Three large green spaces are set to be revitalised for improved nature and community use next month.The sites totaling 59 hectares which have been earmarked for green space enhancements are…
The introduction of a booking system at four household tips has been pushed back to "early 2026", Dorset Council has said.The scheme at Dorchester, Wimborne, Shaftesbury and Sherborne aims to…
A new method of dredging is being trialled in two harbours with the aim of reducing costs and the environmental impact.Dorset Council is testing the Water Injection Dredging (WID) system…
Plans to build a new training base for the British Sailing Team have been abandoned due to the rise in build costs.The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) wanted to build the…
Ethan GudgeSouth of EnglandGriffith Institute/Harry BurtonTutankhamun's tomb was discovered almost wholly intact in 1922A century ago, the mummified body of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun was unwrapped for the first…
Marcus White & Patrick HughesSouth of EnglandBBCPat Shepherd kept her work secret from her family until she was in her 50sA veteran of Bletchley Park, where German, Italian and Japanese…
Nightly road closures and temporary traffic lights are expected at a busy junction as resurfacing work and signal upgrades begin.Dorset Council said work will take place on the A357 Newton…