MORE than £1.5 million has paid in compensation to NHS staff injured at work in the last five years. The new figures obtained via a Freedom of Information request revealed that since 2019, Dorset NHS ...

PROPOSALS for flats on the upper floor of what was once Barclays Bank on the Esplanade at Weymouth have been refused.

MATCHDAY nine of the South & West Dorset Netball League saw The Veterans Hub keep pace with Premier Division leaders Highbrow Skin ...

Dorset is preparing to bask in a heatwave as temperatures are set to soar as we head towards the weekend. Heat warnings have been issued for most of England over the weekend by the UK Health Security ...

WEYMOUTH Seconds fell to their second County Division Four loss of the season in a low-scoring 10-run defeat to Christchurch Seconds ...

DORSET are set to host a showcase day to spotlight women’s cricket and community in the county. Believed to be the only county nationwide to host a women’s cricket spotlight, the day will be headlined ...

A food and music festival is set to welcome thousands of visitors this weekend. The Upton House Food and Music Festival will take place at Upton Country Park from Friday, June 20 to Sunday, June 22.

The poll was published alongside guidance from England’s higher education watchdog on protecting freedom of speech.

Oxford fell from third to fourth place, while Cambridge fell from fifth to sixth in the global rankings for 2026.

Over a third of the UK population agree that older people tend to be negatively stereotyped in ads, the Advertising Standards Authority found.

Waitrose has revealed plans to open its first full-size supermarket for seven years. Parent group the John Lewis Partnership said it has agreed a multi-million-pound deal to expand the supermarket arm ...

London Fire Brigade has attended more than 280 water-related incidents this year so far, an increase of about 15 on the same period in 2024.