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Latest from the The Dorset Post Newsdesk
- Weymouth and Sherborne Among First Age Friendly Dorset Towns 13 November 2026
- Dorchester Ice Rink Opens 28 November, With Tickets at £15 13 November 2026
- Carers Rights Day in Dorset: Free Events in Weymouth and Wimborne 13 November 2026
- Christmas in Dorset 2026: Three Switch-Ons in One Evening, Then a Month of Markets 13 November 2026
- Wey Valley Academy Wins UNICEF's Top Rights Award 12 November 2026
- Dorchester's Best Christmas Window Could Win £500 12 November 2026
- Dorset Council Must Find £36m as Its Budget Gap Doubles 12 November 2026
- Weymouth Beach Dog Ban Stays: Cabinet Drops the 6pm Plan 12 November 2026
- Boxing Day Walks in Dorset: 8 Hills, Coast Paths and Parks Open on 26 December 11 November 2026
- Dorset Gritting This Winter: 12,000 Tonnes of Salt and 23 Routes 11 November 2026
- Blandford St Mary Gets £456,780 for a New Village Hall 11 November 2026
- Weymouth Town Council Gives £26,000 to Eight Local Groups 11 November 2026
- Dorset Council Grants of up to £25,000: Apply by 10 January 10 November 2026
- Two Graves Found Under Fairfield Road in Dorchester 10 November 2026
- Weymouth Stabbing: Four Arrested After Canberra Crescent Attack 10 November 2026
- Dorset Carol Services 2026: Sherborne Abbey Carols 20 Dec 8 November 2026
- Cerne Abbas Giant: Where to See It, and How Old It Really Is 6 November 2026
- Beaminster Tunnel Closed From 9 November to 4 December 6 November 2026
- Dorset SEND Deficit: £145m Grant Due, Back to £150m by 2028 6 November 2026
- Dorset Rough Sleepers: 32 Places Planned by Christmas 6 November 2026
- Dorset Innovation Park Adds 125 Jobs in a Year 6 November 2026
- Tracy Chevalier Backs Bid to Save Dorset's 96% Full Archive 6 November 2026
- Sherborne Burglary: Police Appeal After Cheap Street Shop Raid 6 November 2026
- Dorset Council Fines Two Unlicensed Dog Breeders 6 November 2026
- Where to Buy a Christmas Tree in Dorset 2026 With Prices 5 November 2026
- Christmas Shopping in Dorset: 20 Independents Worth the Drive 5 November 2026
- Hengistbury Head: £2.70 Winter Parking, No Land Train 5 November 2026
- £100 Energy Payment: 134,580 Dorset Homes in Bands A to D 3 November 2026
- Dorchester Appeal: Woman Found Injured Off Herringston Road 3 November 2026
- Dorset Parking Charges 2027: £1.20 Hour Could Hit £2.10 3 November 2026
- Chesil Cove Seawall: £11m Plan Approved to Stop Wall Failing 3 November 2026
- Brownsea Island: Shut Until Sat 13 March 2027, No Dogs 3 November 2026
- Broadstone Climate Film: 15% of Dorset Rivers in Good Health 3 November 2026
- Dorset Mind Joins Solent Mind: Services Carry On as Usual 2 November 2026
- Dorset Food Hygiene: Lytchett Matravers Café Rated 2 2 November 2026
- New Arbor Vitae Fund Puts £50,000 Into Dorset Small Groups 2 November 2026
- Abbotsbury Swannery: Shut Until March, Cygnets From May 1 November 2026
- Portland Bill: Lighthouse Climb, Pulpit Rock and Parking 31 October 2026
- Portland Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Portland 31 October 2026
- Loscombe Crossroads: A30 Closure to Stay, Say by 11 Dec 30 October 2026
- Wessex Mayor Deal in 'Final Stages', With £8.69m Lined Up 30 October 2026
- Wessex Water Rated 2 Stars Again: 164 Sewage Pollutions 30 October 2026
- The Cobb Lyme Regis: Walk It Safely, Park, and Beaches 30 October 2026
- Dorset MP Wants Ofcom Review Over GB News and Royal Mail 30 October 2026
- Portland Caravan Fire: Two Arrested, Police Seek Witnesses 30 October 2026
- £1,495 Grant Helps Dorchester Mum's Cleaning Firm Double 30 October 2026
- Weymouth Beach Gets £75,000 of New Deckchairs and Sunbeds 29 October 2026
- Leweston School Will Not Reopen: Places Offered From 2 Nov 29 October 2026
- Christmas Dinner in Dorset 2026: Where to Book, With Prices 29 October 2026
- Charmouth Fossil Hunting: Tides, Where to Look, the Code 29 October 2026
- Wessex Mayor: MP Says Summer Bid for Dorset-Only Deal Failed 28 October 2026
- Dogs on Weymouth Beach 6pm to 6am: Plan Dropped by Cabinet 28 October 2026
- Maiden Street Toilets Shut 2 Nov, Then 50p by Card 28 October 2026
- West Moors Burglaries: £10,000 of Pokémon Cards Taken 28 October 2026
- Afternoon Tea in Dorset: 9 Places Worth the Drive, From Lyme to Swanage 28 October 2026
- Days Out in Dorset With Children, Checked October 2026 28 October 2026
- Kimmeridge Bay: £6 Toll, Snorkel Trail and Range Walk Dates 28 October 2026
- Sherborne Library Now Open 8am to 8pm, Six Days a Week 27 October 2026
- Littlemoor and Broadwey £20m Plan: Draft Shown 29 October 27 October 2026
- Dorset Claimant Count 4,920: Over-50s Up 11.5% in a Year 27 October 2026