A speeding motorist told Dorset Police he failed to read a speed limit sign as he was on his way to an eyesight test. This was one of the excuses given to police this year, as revealed in a list compiled by Dorset Road Safe. A woman caught speeding argued ...

A quick circuit through gorgeous countryside that will forever be associated with Thomas Hardy's Wessex novels. It does include some steeply sloping paths and uneven surfaces, which need to be taken carefully when wet. Why it's special Thomas ...

DORSET is no longer in drought following the wettest April on record and continuing rain at the start of this month. The Environment Agency lifted the status for the whole of the South West including parts of Hampshire as well as the Midlands and Yorkshire ...

DORSET residents are being urged to think of new ways to get around the county during the Olympics and Paralympics. During the main games periods this summer from July 29, when Olympic racing starts, to August 12 and during the Paralympic Sailing from ...

West Dorset District Council has put its current offices on the market. The council will be moving into new offices in Charles Street by the end of the year and has taken steps to sell its current Stratton House home. It has appointed property adviser GVA ...

But as guide Martin Gershon leads the way out through the streets of Bridport, it is soon apparent these are bikes with a difference. Powered by a tiny electric motor, they have 'torque sensitive pedals' which can sense when you need the power to kick in.

THE family of a Weymouth man who died is being sought by the coroner for West Dorset. Henry Bolton, 55, who lived in East Street, died at Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester earlier this month. His death is not suspicious but is being investigated by the coroner.

With the economy stagnant and drugs rampant, a number of Vermont communities are reporting an increase in burglaries. In Dorset, residents are taking action by launching a community policing program to help track crime. Like many rural towns that have ...

Holders Berkshire are all but out of this season's MCCA Trophy. They completed their Group 4 fixtures with a defeat at Bournemouth, on Sunday. This left them with four points, the same as Staffordshire and Dorset. But the latter pair each have a game to ...

Their 10-minute direct Flyer service, Route 3, is being ditched by Wilts & Dorset from June 3, leaving the slower round-the-houses Route 4. “It will be the Creeper rather than the Flyer,” said resident Alan Beales, 72, a frequent bus user. Apart from ...