Dorset Echo

Pupils celebrate GCSE success as schools reveal results

THOUSANDS of young people in Dorset received their GCSE, BTEC Tech and other Level 2 qualification results

Dorset schools urged to turn leftover holiday money into meals for poor children

Mary’s Meals is asking Dorset schools to launch foreign currency collections to help provide meals for children in some of the world’s poorest…

UK terror victims’ day ‘can also help raise public awareness of radicalisation’

Friday marks the inaugural National Day for Victims and Survivors of Terrorism.

Shock after lorry crashes into building

A lorry that crashed into a property caused significant delays to traffic yesterday

Bovington museum and Babcock partner to train the next generation of engineers

Young technicians are gaining hands-on engineering experience through a new partnership from the Tank Museum in Bovington and Babcock.

Pictures of a forgotten

These old pictures show a sight on Portland described as a 'visual disaster'.

Dorset housebuilder plans to install 10,000 swift bricks by the end of 2027

Dorset housebuilder Barratt David Wilson Homes plans to install 10,000 swift bricks by the end of 2027.

Dorset author to publish biography about lesser-known Elizabethan privateer

The Queen's Pirate: The Triumphant Life and Tragic End of Thomas Cavendish, Elizabethan Privateer, by Iain Gateley, uncovers the life of Thomas…

Dorset Council launches solar panel and battery storage programme for homeowners

Dorset homeowners are being invited to explore whether solar panels and battery storage could help them generate their own renewable electricity.

Aldi reveals opening hours for the August bank holiday for its Dorset stores

Aldi has revealed its opening hours in Dorset for the upcoming August bank holiday, helping shoppers plan ahead for the long weekend.

Punch and Judy operator to celebrate ten years on the beach this month

The Swanage Seaside Special will take place on Shore Road on Saturday, August 22, featuring four live puppet shows starting from 12pm.

Majestic birds making a comeback in Dorset

Ospreys are recovering in Britain thanks to "pioneering pairs" who prefer to nest away from the main population, reveals new research.

First aid training helped save a man’s life after cardiac arrest in Dorset

First aid training helped save a man’s life after he suffered a cardiac arrest at a retirement development in Dorset

True crime book revisiting controversial Dorset murder case releases next week

Arsenic & Ashes: The Trial of Charlotte Bryant will be published by Banquo Books on August 25 and will be available from all good bookshops and…

Family left without power after 12-year-old joyrider crashes car into pole

A family has been left without electricity after a 12-year-old boy joyriding his mother's Volkswagen Tiguan crashed into a telegraph pole…

Popular pub-restaurant set to close its doors for good

A well-known pub-restaurant is set to close its doors for good on September 7.

Dorset Council approves homes from sheds, garage, chapel and barns

New homes and annexes will be created from former sheds, offices, garages, barns, a store, and a chapel in the Sherborne area.

WATCH: Firefighters delayed by eclipse traffic and parked cars on way to fire

Firefighters were delayed while responding to reports of a fire after parked vehicles made it difficult for their appliance to reach the scene