SOCIAL Services budgets at Dorset Council risk being over-spent in the coming year because of unexpected demand.

Musician and poet Polly Harvey - known as PJ Harvey - has said she feels "honoured and very grateful" to have won an award ...

The council’s senior financial officer, Aidan Dunn, told councillors that budgets for people who needed help and support were difficult to predict in advance and could rapidly become over-spent by a ...

DORSET Council is considering funding the purchase of an operating care home. Councillors took just two minutes at Wednesday’s shareholder meeting of Care Dorset to vote for a closed-door discussion ...

A night of crime in west Dorset villages resulted in a man being injured as he tried to challenge a gang breaking into his garage.

Theatre, comedy, quirky events and unsung attractions: here are 25 of the best things to do in Dorset in 2025.

GARDAI are issuing an urgent plea to the public to help locate a missing 15-year-old girl. Teen Kaitlin Daly has been missing ...

Kaitlin is described as being approximately 5 foot 8 inches tall with a medium build, blonde hair and blue/green eyes ...