As pupils prepare for the Christmas break for some time away from education, some families will already be planning for the year ahead.

Complaints from the public are “understandable", according to the councils, given the closure of front desks at Shaftesbury, Gillingham and Sturminster Newton police stations, with the reintroduction ...

Traditions are rife during the festive period, from Christmas TV favourites to all the dinner trimmings - but one classic is the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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