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Ros TappendenSouth of EnglandPowerfuel PortlandThe proposed incinerator would be built on land owned by Portland PortAn application to burn more types of waste at a planned incinerator on the Dorset coast have been branded "completely wrong".Powerfuel Portland has permission to build an energy recovery facility at Portland Port after the Court of Appeal dismissed a legal challenge by campaigners in November.The firm wants to vary its environmental permit to include additional waste types, including waste from sewage cleaning,…

A stretch of road affected by landslips will close for a year for stabilisation works.Work on the C13 at Dinah's Hollow, near Shaftesbury, Dorset, will start on 5 January and the road will remain closed for most of 2026.Dorset Council previously said there was a risk of a fatality at the site unless tree felling and stabilisation works went ahead.The road will be closed between Boundary Road and the B3081, with access for residents and emergency services between…

It's not often a performer will fire up the crowds on stage at Glastonbury and delight TV audiences on Songs of Praise, but James B Partridge has done just that.The Dorset-born creator of Primary School Assembly Bangers became an online sensation with his school hymn sets, which have earned him a following up and down the country."The love of music had to come from the assembly hall," he says. "We had fantastic tunes that we sang together and…

A steam locomotive has made its first official appearance following a 10-year restoration project by volunteers.The 1954 loco, a class 62 engine from the former Yugoslavia, was brought to the UK in 2006 and was moved to Shillingstone, Dorset, in January 2016.The restoration was completed by Project 62 - a team of volunteers who are also working on another class 62 locomotive - 30075.The restored engine made its debut on Sunday as a Santa special at the newly…

A town's first statue of a non-royal woman has been unveiled.The life-size bronze of novelist Sylvia Townsend Warner has been installed in Dorchester, Dorset.It is the work of charity Visible Women UK and artist Denise Dutton, who also created the Mary Anning statue in Lyme Regis.Supporters gathered outside Gould's department store in South Street for the unveiling at 13:00 GMT on Sunday.The charity crowdfunded for the statue and held a public vote about which notable woman should be…

Sewage from a tug boat that discharged into a harbour has been contained, according to port authorities.The BBC has been told that staff were informed in an email from Portland Port, Dorset, that sewage had been discharging from the Maiden Castle, one of three tugs operating in the harbour.Bill Reeves, chief executive of Portland Port, said "action was taken immediately" and that the fault has "now been fixed".Dorset Council said it will investigate whether the leak is linked…

Chris McHugh/BBCJulia's House Children's Hospice is supporting Skye (centre) and her family while she experiences an unknown condition"It didn't feel like end-of-life care... it was bright, airy and there was laughter in the background."Kyle is describing the moment he first entered Julia's House Children's Hospice in Poole, Dorset. It was somewhere he and his family never thought they would be. His daughter Skye, 5, has been cared for by the hospice since last year after developing a still-unknown…

Four men have been arrested and a number of vehicles seized, after police prevented an illegal procession of motorbikes and e-bikes in Bournemouth.Dorset Police said officers were alerted to posts in social media groups encouraging members to gather on Saturday on dirt bikes, e-scooters, e-bikes, quad bikes and other vehicles to "fight against Dorset Police".A 20-year-old man from Reading, Berkshire, believed to be the event organiser, was arrested in Bournemouth on Saturday on suspicion of causing a public…