THE NEW Inn at West Knighton has been granted planning permission for changes which will expand its kitchen. The consent comes after a previous refusal to create a new commercial kitchen in the rear ...

A police officer who was shot by a man with a crossbow said he lost so much blood that his colleagues were “covered” in it. On Wednesday, a sentencing hearing at Aylesbury Crown Court heard police had ...

LUCETTA Lane in Dorchester is to be closed during daytime hours while repair work is carried out. It will be shut daily between October 13 and 16 between the hours of 8am and 6pm and will be re-opened ...

It was a frustrating night for Celtic in Europe, while speculation continued over the future of Crystal Palace midfielder Eberechi Eze.

Scottish and Southern Power Distribution have put in an application to close Cuckoo Lane in Higher Bockhampton, near Dorchester, for tree cutting works.

The idiocy of the Labour party which now seeks to hogtie this sensibly secular country to a new and devastating sectarianism, ruled by medieval blasphemy laws, with a definition of Islamophobia, ...

Here are some old pictures of the popular Melplash Show - which started with a ploughing match to settle a dispute ...

PLANNING applications across rural Dorset decided by Dorset Council include a mix of approvals and refusals for homes, farms, and heritage buildings.

The BBC is “not institutionally antisemitic”, the Observer’s editor-in-chief said following a row over the broadcaster’s coverage of the conflict in Gaza. James Harding said the perception of a ...

Dorset ranked ninth in UK holiday rental revenue, earning nearly £9m in late 2024, with the highest median nightly price at £162, study finds.

Jack Draper narrowly missed out on an appearance in the new-look US Open mixed doubles final. Draper and American Jessica Pegula went into the event, played for the first time in the week before the ...

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been granted permission to intervene in legal action over the issue.