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A woman has died in a two-car crash in Dorset.A black Kia Niro and a grey Peugeot 107 collided on the A37 near Maiden Newton, north of Dorchester, at 17:30…

Archaeologists are to investigate the site of a former bowling alley thought to hold evidence of a town's medieval origins.The former MFA Bowl building in Weymouth occupied one of the…

Organisers of a popular seafood festival say it will return to its original venue in 2026 and will be free to attend.Dorset Seafood Festival has been running in Weymouth for…

The head chef of a superyacht drowned after falling from a quayside in the south of France following a night out drinking, an inquest has heard.Flinn Sessions, of Wimborne, Dorset,…

A wall is being reinstated at a crematorium to stop people using it as a shortcut after "significant disruption" was caused to funeral services.Part of the boundary at Weymouth Crematorium…

A speedway team just one race from potentially securing three major titles have been forced to put their final back due to forecast wet weather.Poole Pirates were set to host…

A crash has closed a stretch of a main Dorset route in both directions. The A35 is shut between the A37 Monkeys Jump Roundabout, near Dorchester, and the A3066 for…

BBCThe King Tiger tank is the oldest in the world and needs to be fully rebuilt insideAn ambitious £1m plan to restore one of World War Two's most formidable tanks…

Rachel RussellSouth of EnglandListen: Chris Wood, chair of the Dorset Police Federation, said the new service will help officers "decompress from seeing traumatic incidents"A police chief has shared how "incredibly…

A couple found dead inside a campervan while attending a festival in the New Forest were "vibrant, kind, and devoted", their family has said.Christopher Coll, 45, and Kayleigh Coll, 38,…