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Wareham firefighter bids farewell after 41 years of service

A FIREFIGHTER who has spent the last 41 years helping extinguish blazes across Dorset and Wiltshire is hanging up…

Swanage residents want an open dialogue with the hostel about their plans Picture: Jen Wright

“Talk with us”: Calls for transparency over plans to fell dozens of trees at Swanage hostel

SWANAGE residents are appealing for a youth hostel to provide more information about their plans to fell more than…

Picture: Wilkswood Reggae Festival

Two festivals near Swanage cancelled and fall into liquidation

A REGGAE festival and a popular dance festival near Swanage will not go ahead later this year. Wolkswood Reggae Festival,…

Review: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre

THE Chitty Chitty Bang Bang musical at Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre is a beloved musical based on the 1968 film…

Dolphin enables disabled people to see areas of Poole Harbour they may not normally be able to see Picture Friends of Dolphin

Poole charity Dolphin seeks support to replace vital boat for disabled passengers

A CHARITY which provides opportunities for disabled people to enjoy Poole Harbour is looking to upgrade…

The Red Arrows flying over Swanage in 2017 Picture: Swanage Carnival

Red arrows to soar over Swanage Carnival

THE Swanage skyline will be painted red, white and blue, as the Red Arrows will officially…

Police want to identify the man pictured Picture: Dorset Police

Man reportedly punched multiple times by unknown attacker outside Poole bar

POLICE have released CCTV images of a man they want to identify after a man was reportedly assaulted outside…

Bagwell was jailed for two years and three months Picture: Dorset Police

Controlling Poole man Daniel Bagwell jailed after leaving woman with fractured eye socket

A 43-YEAR-OLD Poole man who assaulted a woman to the point where she needed surgery has been jailed. Daniel Bagwell…

The attack was described as brutal by police Picture: Dorset Police Rural Crime Team

Ewe – pregnant with twins – killed in brutal West Lulworth dog attack

TWO ewes, two lambs and two unborn lambs were reportedly killed in a dog attack in West Lulworth on…

Swanage Youth Hostel where 36 trees can now be felled Picture: Google

Swanage hostel defends plans to fell protected trees – a decision branded as “ecologically destructive”

PROTECTED trees in Swanage are set to be felled following concerns over subsidence- a move that has sparked outrage…