As pupils prepare for the Christmas break for some time away from education, some families will already be planning for the year ahead.

Community projects are being supported through a partnership focused on improving lives in Dorset. The partnership between Dorset Council and Heidelberg Materials has backed a range of schemes across ...

Traditions are rife during the festive period, from Christmas TV favourites to all the dinner trimmings - but one classic is the ...

In preparation for sweeping attacks on jobs, pensions, and working conditions, National Health Service (NHS) hospital trusts across Dorset, England have announced plans to transfer more than 1,300 ...

The tiny male figure casts a haunting image. Carved out of wood as far back as 1,500 years, the details of his dress are still visible: tall boots, short trousers and a unique high-collared fur parka.

The NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board (ICB), currently facing a financial deficit, is undertaking a programme to cut jobs among National Health Service (NHS) employees, regardless of the impact this ...

The Black History in Dorset Project aims to explore the experiences of black people in Dorset. Behind the project is British-Ghanaian poet and historian Louisa Adjoa Parker. Here she describes ...

Dorset companies can sign up for a fully funded four-part series called Funding For Scale, which is aimed at supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) planning to expand in 2026.

Women's equality groups across Dorset are gathering to discuss how to tackle violence against women and girls. A summit meeting is being held urging leaders in the field to bring an end to ...

The death of George Floyd and the subsequent Black Lives Matter protests may have seemed a distant reality to many people in Dorset. In the predominantly rural county, the population is 97.9% white.

Listen: 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 challenging" ...