A concern for welfare was raised after a man seen in the water in Weymouth harbour. On Friday, the alarm was raised to Dorset Police after a man was spotted in the harbour near to Customs House Quay.

Voters will choose between Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party’s Pierre Poilievre.

Dame Rachel de Souza has called on the Government to introduce a total ban on apps which allow for ‘nudification’ – where photos of real people are edited by AI to make them appear naked – or can be ...

ONE person has been injured after a collision between a motorbike and a van on Portland. Emergency services raced to Easton Street on the island yesterday afternoon following the crash. Police ...

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A MAN ‘living a double life’ during an affair was blackmailed into paying £15,000, a court heard. Giles Wates, of Blandford, faced Bournemouth Crown Court to appeal the revocation of his firearms ...

Researchers in Sweden and the US suggest measuring levels of lipoproteins may be a more accurate risk predictor.

DORCHESTER is on a mission to become a Wessex Water Watermark Status Town. Dorchester Town Council will be completing a combination of ‘Raising Awareness’ and ‘Taking Action’ steps over the next year.

UPFs often contain high levels of saturated fat, salt, sugar and additives, which experts say leaves less room for more nutritious foods.

A celebration of the 80th anniversary of VE Day, and of the 80 years of peace in Europe since the end of World War II ...

A PROBATE and trustees notice has been published following the death of a Dorchester man. It is for Douglas Arthur Young of Somerleigh Road, Dorchester DT1 1AE. He died on March 6. Under Section 27 of ...

A VILLAGE road is to be closed during daytime hours for maintenance works to be carried out. West Stafford Road in West Stafford, near Dorchester, will be shut from May 15 between 9am and 4pm until ...