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Lidl wants to open a number of stores in Dorset this year. Picture: Lidl GB

Lidl details Dorset towns where it wants to open new stores this year

BUDGET supermarket giant Lidl is aiming to open a number of new stores in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire. New plans…

Woman racially abused as she waited for ferry at Studland

POLICE are investigating after a woman was racially abused as she waited to catch the chained ferry in Studland. The…

WH Smith stores in Shaftesbury, Dorchester and Swanage are set to be rebranded. Pictures: Google

WH Smith to disappear from Dorset high streets after shops sold

WH Smith is to disappear from Dorset high streets after the firm sold its shops for £76 million. Hobbycraft owner,…

Babcock has a facility in Bovington, Dorset. Picture: Google

More than 250 Dorset jobs secured in new MoD deal to maintain Army vehicles

MORE than 250 Dorset jobs have been protected by a new deal to provide British Army equipment. The government has…

The Red Arrows will take to the skies above Swanage Carnival on July 26. Picture: RAF

Red Arrows announce display at 2025 Swanage Carnival

SWANAGE Carnival is set to get an amazing aerial show this year – from the Red Arrows. The renowned RAF…

Imagine, in Sandbanks, is for sale and the former home on the site was visited by Beatle, John Lennon, inset with Aunt Mimi and son Julian. Pictures: Luxury & Prestige

Dorset home with links to John Lennon is up for sale…

A DORSET home with links to legendary Beatle John Lennon is up for sale – for a whopping £15…

Corfe Castle, in Dorset, makes the list. Picture: Gandalf The Blue/Pixabay

Dorset locations among top 10 spots for stunning sunsets

LOCATIONS in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire make the list of the top 10 places in the UK and Ireland…

Cllr Ireland and MP Vikki Slade at a demonstration against the crossing's closure

Long-term future of Wareham rail crossing assured after funding agreement

A RAIL crossing in Wareham will be open “for the long term”, it has been announced. There had been fears…

The incident unfolded at M&S in Christchurch. Pictures: Google/Dorset Police

CCTV appeal after M&S shop worker spat at in Christchurch

POLICE are keen to identify this person after a Christchurch shop worker was allegedly spat at when confronting a…

The man was found on the A35 Christchurch Bypass. Picture: Google

Cyclist seriously injured in incident on A35 Christchurch Bypass

A MAN suffered serious injuries on the A35 Christchurch Bypass on Thursday (March 14). Police are appealing for information after…