The RSPCA is urging councils across England to ban giving away pets as prizes. This comes as new figures reveal 86 per cent of people in the south west consider keeping a goldfish in a bag as animal ...

A dramatic day for firefighters saw them racing to a tractor fire. After crew from Sherborne were coming back from a ‘deliberate’ heath fire at Holton Health on Friday afternoon they were called to ...

The M47 Patton tank, a Cold War-era vehicle, returned to working condition following a £50,000 campaign by The Tank Museum in Bovington. It was unveiled at Tankfest 2025 in front of 24,000 visitors.

A group of Sherborne men have completed a healthy cooking course. The free six-week course was the first men-only session run by The Friendly Food Club. It was held at West End Hall in Littlefield and ...

HOTELS across Dorset are being urged to help police crackdown on criminal gangs exploiting vulnerable children in the illegal drugs trade.

POLICE have a ‘growing concern’ for a 12-year-old girl who has gone missing from Bournemouth. Pixie was last seen at around 12.15pm on Saturday, July 5 in the Westbourne area. She is described as five ...

The area hit by the fast-moving water is especially popular around the July 4 holiday, making it more difficult to know how many are missing.

The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday, surrounded by thousands of followers. Worshippers thronged the Himalayan town of ...

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says Islamic and right-wing extremism remain Britain’s “biggest threats” ahead of the 20th anniversary of the July 7 bombings. On July 7 2005, four suicide bombers ...

Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has called for the creation of 12-15 mega forces as part of what he described as “the first serious reform of our policing model in over 60 years”.

According to the estate agent, the house features a "stunning" insulated garden room and a covered outdoor seating area.

The Square & Compass, The Scott Arms and The Botany Bay were said to be among the best village pubs in Dorset, according to Daily Echo readers ...