For rehearsal dinners, receptions or the wedding itself, some daughters are breathing new life into dresses that tell a ...

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Hundreds of jobs could be lost at Dorset Council as it looks to cut £12.5m from its pay bill. The authority is also preparing to use artificial intelligence to help it operate more efficiently.

Wide open, sweeping views from start to finish make this a great coastal walk on a crisp winter day. Start this 2-mile walk at Swyre Head car park, after about 10 minutes the breath-taking views ...

A driver who admitted causing the death of an 18-year-old woman in a crash in Dorset has been handed a suspended sentence. Laionie Kennard, from Verwood, died when a BMW driven by Joseph Pickett, left ...

A FORMERLY homeless man has turned his life around with the help of charities and services in Dorset. Then 30, Joe has gone from living on the streets and struggling with alcoholism to being employed ...

A FORMERLY homeless man has turned his life around with the help of charities and services in Dorset. Then 30, Joe has gone from living on the streets and struggling with alcoholism to being ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

For more public notices like this see the Dorset Echo Public Notices portal here. There will be live firing on the ranges between 9.30am and 5pm on Monday, January 27 and Wednesday ...

Marie Curie's contract with the NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board (ICB) to provide care in people's homes will end on 31 March. The charity said it would continue exploring what alternative support ...