WEST Dorset new planning applications range from creating a children’s indoor play centre to pop‑up camping, and historic building changes.

WEST Dorset new planning applications range from creating a children’s indoor play centre to pop‑up camping, and historic building changes.

A cockapoo named Luna was reunited with her owner following a two-day, 40-person rescue mission after falling off a 500ft cliff.  Rescue teams had to carry out a 'coordinated pincer movement' on a ...

A DOG which fell off a cliff was rescued - in a major operation lasting 11 hours over two days and involving more than 40 people. The rescue of Luna the cockerpoo proved to be a tricky one for ...

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A rare "danger to life" flood warning, along with more than 80 others, remains in place across Hampshire and Dorset in the aftermath of Storm Chandra. Residents at Iford Bridge Home Park near ...

The author Bill Bryson was right. One morning in Dorset, England I opened the curtains at my hotel and took in the verdant landscape leading down to the coast. “For miles around, the Dorset hills ...

The author Bill Bryson was right. One morning in Dorset, I opened the curtains at my hotel and took in the verdant landscape leading down to the coast. “For miles around, the Dorset hills rolled and ...

Deal expected to pave way for further scientific study, boost conservation and open up access to Dorset chalk figure The mystery of when, how and – perhaps most importantly – why a giant naked figure ...

Anglers have deserted a popular fishing spot due to car park restrictions. The beach at Eype used to be well frequented by anglers but restrictions at the car park next to the beauty spot introduced ...

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A proposed new coastal development in Dorset, England, is facing backlash as locals rally against what they call a "high-density holiday village" on one of the nation's most protected shorelines. The ...