A woman appeared in court 147 years ago after aiding the escape of her husband from an insane asylum.

The Derbyshire County Council (DCC) in England has agreed to invest £900,000 to support the launch of two grant programmes, ...

Hundreds of children across Dorset have cycled to school this week as part of a national campaign. Cycle to School Week is a government-funded Bikeability initiative aimed at encouraging youngsters to ...

This new town is already 88% built and is expected to grow to expected to host another 2,700 homes by its completion.

In a change to the race programme at The Festival (Tuesday 10th March to Friday 13th March in 2026), Cheltenham Racecourse announces today that the Grade One Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle will move ...

When Josh Thomas walked out to bat on his full Somerset debut against Essex, he became the 698 th player to represent the ...

In another major blow to the high street, British retailer WHSmith has slashed its number of stores across the country in ...

DORSET'S spectacular coastline, historic towns and rural charm continues to attract major film and television productions ...

As the parent of a special needs child, now an adult, the last thing I'd want to do is deny help to those who are in the same ...

Research previously named England's "left behind" neighbourhoods – and there were more than 200 of them. In 2018, The Local ...

RELIGIOUS hate crimes in Dorset increased by nearly five per cent over the last year, national statistics show. Across the ...