1+ hour, 50+ min ago  (238+ words) NEW PLAY PARK facilities have been added at the Brewery Place housing development in Blandford St Mary. The original play park was delivered alongside the new homes - however, a Building for Healthy Life assessment identified opportunities to improve the space....

1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (270+ words) A picturesque ford on the river Frome near Moreton, Dorset (Image: Getty) Beccy and Tom with their father on Studland beach (Image: Courtesy of Beccy Speight) Beccy with younger brother PC Tom Speight on a tree in Winterbourne Kingston (Image:…...

4+ hour, 28+ min ago  (273+ words) FIVE people have been arrested following the death of a teenager in Poole. Dorset Police were called at 2. 13am on June 19 to Longfleet Road, where an 18-year-old man was found with injuries. He was taken to hospital with a suspected stab…...

13+ hour, 10+ min ago  (396+ words) England skipper Ben Stokes was denied a wicket from just his fourth ball as he returned to action for Durham in their Rothesay County Championship clash with Northamptonshire. With skipper Alex Lees having won the toss and put the visitors…...

15+ hour, 55+ min ago  (541+ words) Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is "getting on with the job, a UK Government minister has said, despite Andy Burnham's by-election victory in Makerfield setting up a possible leadership challenge to the Labour leader. Scotland Office minister Kirsty Mc Neill…...

15+ hour, 44+ min ago  (263+ words) A former head gamekeeper found guilty of murdering an ex-colleague with a shotgun has been refused leave to appeal against his conviction. David Campbell, 77, killed Brian Low, 65, on February 16 2024, having previously disabled CCTV cameras at his home in Aberfeldy, Perth…...

12+ hour, 46+ min ago  (363+ words) Matt Fisher hit a vital half-century as England's last-wicket pairing showed some much-needed steel but New Zealand were still able to chalk up a 100-run lead on the third morning of the second Rothesay Test. England were bowled out for…...

8+ hour, 1+ min ago  (964+ words) Ministers have said they are not convinced a "10 billion rescue deal for Thames Water is "good enough" for consumers or the environment. Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds has written to regulator Ofwat to say that the rescue bid does not sufficiently…...

12+ hour, 36+ min ago  (507+ words) Trawlerman returned for a lie down in a darkened room after his epic battle for the Gold Cup on day three of Royal Ascot " but emerged "bouncing" on Friday morning, according to joint-trainer Thady Gosden. Having worn ski goggles in…...

14+ hour, 18+ min ago  (1434+ words) The US has lifted its blockade of Iran, and oil tankers began freely moving through the Strait of Hormuz after months of being unable to use the critical channel, as the tentative agreement to end the war took effect. Meanwhile,…...