Garden community build near Dorchester ‘could start in 2028’
The first phase of a major housing project near a Dorset town could start in 2028 and be finished five years later, developers said.Plans for the first 500 of 3,500…
The first phase of a major housing project near a Dorset town could start in 2028 and be finished five years later, developers said.Plans for the first 500 of 3,500…
A planning inquiry will be held in January to decide if a retirement complex should be built after the proposal was rejected by a council.Churchill Living's development would include 48…
Get Us Outside/Tasha ClarkTasha and Darren have completed the Dorset and south Devon sections of the South West Coast Path together and are now working on the Cornwall legsAvid walkers…
A church bell cast nearly 400 years ago will fall silent for six months in its quatercentenary year as vital repair work begins on a 15th-century bell tower.The £100,000 scheme…
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Tristan PascoeDorset political reporterBBCNew Forest Bloodhounds' joint master Will Day met members in Brockenhurst for their Boxing Day meet As Boxing Day hunt meetings take place across the country, a…
Hundreds of hardy swimmers took to the sea for a charity Christmas dip on the coast that has raised about £20,000.About 1,200 people are thought to have safely taken part…
David McKennaBBC East Yorkshire and LincolnshireAlexander Jansen/Durham UniversityThere were 1,446 discoveries in England in 2024 - up from 1,266 the previous year, according to official figuresA medieval toilet, a "murder"…
An apprentice electrician whose work placement fell through is back on track with her studies after receiving an "insane" response to a social media plea for help.Sophia Hunt,18, was in…
Thousands of stories have been published across the Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Dorset pages in 2025 - but how many do you remember?Take our quiz below to see how well…