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The community gathered at the lifeboat station to mark the occasion Picture Swanage Lifeboat Station

Swanage RNLI celebrates 150 years of saving lives

A CORNERSTONE of Swanage life was celebrated at the weekend as the community came together for…

Kathleen surrounded by some of the 400-plus cards she received in Poole

Cards appeal sees more than 400 help Kathleen celebrate turning 100!

AN APPEAL for 100 cards to help a former Wren celebrate her 100th birthday at a Dorset care home…

The Kings' view platform within the Keep at Corfe Castle Picture: National Trust/Richard Gregory

Corfe Castle features in new season of BBC Two’s Hidden Treasures of the National Trust

AN ICONIC Purbeck landmark is set to feature in the upcoming third series of BBC’s Hidden Treasures of the…

Forres School rugby team in 1954, David North-Lewis back row second from left Picture: Seb Warner

Memorial serves as lasting, poignant memory for boys killed on Swanage Beach

A DEVASTATING and cautionary tale of five boys who died on Swanage Beach will be permanently remembered 70-years on…

Visible Women say only 3% of civic monuments commemorate named women Picture: Dorchester Civic Society

Plans revealed for statue of LGBTQ+ trailblazer, Sylvia Townsend Warner, in Dorchester

THE life of an acclaimed writer and early LGBTQ+ champion, Sylvia Townsend Warner, is set to be immortalised in…

A before and after of restored fingerposts in Dorset. Pictures: Dorset CPRE

Iconic Dorset fingerposts – which even appear in Only Fools and Horses – being restored

AN iconic image of Dorset – one which has even graced millions of TV screens in iconic comedy classic…

The ceremony takes place each year Picture: Dorset Council

Ceremony pays tribute to Tolpuddle Martyr James Hammett

AN annual ceremony honouring the only Tolpuddle Martyr buried in Dorset took place last week. James Hammett was one of…

The roof of the iconic building is in need of repair Picture: Keep Military Museum

Dorchester’s Keep Military Museum expects to be closed throughout 2025

KEEP Military Museum in Dorchester on Bridport Road is likely to be closed throughout 2025 due to building works. The…

Purbeck Mining Museum volunteers with their Arts Council England accreditation. Picture: Andrew PM Wright

50% rise in visitors marks ‘exceptional year’ for Purbeck Mining Museum

VISITOR numbers at a Purbeck museum increased by 50% in a year. The work of volunteers at the Purbeck Mining…

Talk will reveal how gladiators might have fought in Dorset…

A CHISELLED man, complete with weapons, faces off against a snarling wild beast as thousands of enraptured fans look…