Welcome Lounge opens in Swanage to signpost health and wellbeing support
A NEW Welcome Lounge opened in Swanage this week, which has been created to signpost support to help boost…
Swanage schoolchildren learn cooking skills with Friendly Food Club this Easter
SCHOOLCHILDREN in Swanage rolled their sleeves up over Easter as they learnt some important cooking skills. More than 450 children…
National Trust hub and community hall plans approved for Worth Matravers
A FORMER milking parlour in Purbeck is set to be turned into a community meeting space and a National…
Football clubhouse, “not fit for purpose”, to be replaced with sports centre in Swanage
A NEW community sports facility can now be built on the site of a football clubhouse in Swanage following…
Kayaker takes on 180 mile solo challenge in Scotland for #WillDoes
AN ex-Swanage man is close to completing an extraordinary charity solo journey — kayaking 180 miles…
Wareham firefighter raises thousands for charity with 24-hour running challenge
AN on-call firefighter at Wareham Fire Station has raised almost £5,000 for charity after completing a gruelling running challenge. 25-year-old…
Mystery surrounds declining puffin colony in Purbeck
EXPERTS have been trying to get to the bottom of why the puffin colony in Purbeck has been in…
Dorchester Recycling Centre to close for one day this week
THOSE planning a trip to the Dorchester Household Recycling Centre this Tuesday (April 8) are asked to make alternative…
Lorry crash closes road near Crossways
A SECTION of the B3390 is closed this morning (April 4) due to a lorry crash. Dorset Police have closed…
Man to pay “significant costs” after hare coursing – the first conviction of its kind in Dorset
NEW legislation has been used to order a man to pay “significant costs” after he was found guilty of…