The death of George Floyd and the subsequent Black Lives Matter protests may have seemed a distant reality to many people in Dorset. In the predominantly rural county, the population is 97.9% white.

Marsh Fritillary butterfly numbers have more than doubled at Lydlinch Common during an annual survey Boy, 14, arrested after cars damaged Attempted murder arrests after man stabbed Detective and crime ...

Women's equality groups across Dorset are gathering to discuss how to tackle violence against women and girls. A summit meeting is being held urging leaders in the field to bring an end to ...

The NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board (ICB), currently facing a financial deficit, is undertaking a programme to cut jobs among National Health Service (NHS) employees, regardless of the impact this ...

In preparation for sweeping attacks on jobs, pensions, and working conditions, National Health Service (NHS) hospital trusts across Dorset, England have announced plans to transfer more than 1,300 ...

The Black History in Dorset Project aims to explore the experiences of black people in Dorset. Behind the project is British-Ghanaian poet and historian Louisa Adjoa Parker. Here she describes ...

A near-complete skeleton found on Dorset's Jurassic coast has been identified as a new species of ichthyosaur, a type of prehistoric marine reptile that once ruled the oceans. The dolphin-sized ...

One of the UK’s largest immigration removal centres is to be shut down amid heightened criticism of Britain's system of migrant detention. The Verne in Dorset, which holds 580 people, will be closed ...

Applications are now open for Miss Dorset 2026, with the competition being held this spring. Open to women aged 18–30, the competition celebrates ambition, individuality, and community spirit, with ...

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A hospital trust in Dorset has said it is investigating after a baby was handed to the wrong mother. The incident occurred at the maternity unit at Poole Hospital in September 2023, University ...

The newly elected mayor of tiny Dorset, Minnesota, may be only 3, but James Tufts knows exactly what it means to be a leader: “Being nice and no poopy talk.” James became the ceremonial head of this ...