Trevor Bevins,Local Democracy Reporter and Tristan Pascoe,Dorset Political ReporterDorset CouncilDorset Council said that national planning policy required it to expand its scope for new housing sitesMany Dorset sites identified for…
Firefighters have worked through the night to put out a fire at a thatched cottage in the New Forest.The blaze broke out at the house on the A35 Lyndhurst Road…
Bournemouth UniversitySandi Toksvig worked with university researchers at an Iron Age site in rural DorsetTV personality Sandi Toksvig has been helping to unravel a 2,000-year-old murder mystery as part of…
DS Pugh/GeographLittle Green Change rejected a £4,825 grant offer from South West WaterAn environmental group says it has rejected a grant from a water company's community fund, saying it will…
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Drivers face three weeks of disruption as a busy section of dual carriageway closes for maintenance and repairs.The eastbound A35 Christchurch bypass in Dorset will be shut from Fountain Way…
Tristan PascoeDorset political reporterBBCThe Housemartin Tower and wildlife pond at Christchurch is in the middle of a housing estateAmbitious plans to bring nature into urban areas and make it "accessible…
Josh Sandifordin BirminghamGetty ImagesSuppliers who worked on HMP Birmingham say they are owed hundreds of thousands of poundsThe government is facing questions over tens of millions of pounds owed to…
Rachel RussellSouth of EnglandGetty ImagesSome of the county's tourism areas include Branksome Chine Beach in BournemouthA county's official tourism websites and social media are set to be taken over by…
MoxleyThe silhouette of Corfe Castle in Dorset pierces through low sun and mist in this striking image by BBC Weather Watcher MoxleyEmma HBBC Weather Watcher Emma H was in a…