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Welcome in the festive season in Dorchester with Julia’s House Christmas carols

JULIA’S House is bringing their popular Christmas carols evening to Dorchester for the first time this year. Attendees can look…

The event in Christchurch was supposed to take place on Saturday but has been cancelled

Christchurch Christmas lights event cancelled amid severe weather warnings

THE Christchurch Christmas Lights Switch-On event – planned for Saturday night – has been cancelled. Scheduled to take place in…

Second arrest after theft of minibus from Melcombe Regis

A SECOND arrest has been made after a minibus was allegedly stolen from Melcombe Regis, Weymouth. Dorset Police responded to…

Second baby orangutan joins Monkey World after mother rejected her

KIWI, a Bornean female orangutan, has been welcomed with open arms at Wareham’s Monkey World after she was rejected…

Swanage firefighters were sent to the scene at around 9am this morning. Picture: Swanage Fire Station

Firefighters tackle car blaze in Swanage street

RUSH hour traffic in Swanage was brought to a halt by a fire in the street this morning (Thursday). A…

Corfe Castle is closed for the remainder of Thursday, November 21. Picture: National Trust

Snow closes Corfe Castle – and dozens of Dorset schools: Full list

CORFE Castle – and dozens of schools – are closed today due to snow in Dorset. The attraction, run by…

The Met Office warning covers much of Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset. Picture: Met Office

Met Office snow warning in place for much of Dorset

SNOW could be heading to parts of Dorset today, forecasters have warned. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning…

Poole Lifeboat Station set for special Blue Peter appearance

JOEL Mawhinney from CBBC’s Blue Peter took a trip to Poole recently for some hands-on experience with the Poole…

Shoplifters assault staff at Poole Aldi

STAFF in a Poole supermarket were assaulted as they confronted shoplifters last month. A woman entered the Aldi in Fleets…

The fire broke out in a lorry in Wallisdown Road, Poole, on Tuesday morning. Picture: Google

Tonne of paper catches fire in lorry in Poole

A TONNE of paper caught fire on the back of a lorry in Poole on Tuesday morning (November 19). The…