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Jack Dee is set to perform in Swanage in October. Picture: Mowlem Theatre

Jack Dee announces special show in Swanage: How to get tickets

COMEDIAN Jack Dee – famed for his deadpan takes on British life – is set to perform in Swanage…

The plans would see the building on green land north of Upton Road Picture: Poole Town FC

Ambitious plans for new Poole community sports village and stadium revealed

POOLE Town FC have unveiled plans to create a community sports village that would see the building of a…

A Chinnock helicopter has landed in a field near Bere Regis. Picture: US Army

RAF chopper left in field near Bere Regis after precautionary landing

A 10-TONNE helicopter has broken down – and landed in a Bere Regis field. The crew of an RAF chinnock,…

The fledgling (left) flew to a nearby tree for its first outing Picture: Birds of Poole Harbour 

New generation of ospreys take flight

DORSET’S only breeding pair of ospreys have seen a new generation take flight. The ospreys were reintroduced to Poole Harbour…

The crash happened in Ashley Road, near the junction with Richmond Road, in Poole. Picture: Google

Electric bike rider, 17, suffers “serious injuries” in Poole crash

A TEENAGER was seriously injured in a crash involving a car and an electric bike in Poole. The incident happened…

Officers are keen to trace this person after an incident at Tesco in Poole. Pictures: Dorset Police/Google

CCTV appeal after assault at Tesco in Poole

POLICE are appealing for help tracing this person in connection with an assault in Poole. The incident, at the Tesco…

People can step back in time to places like Weymouth via the new videos. Pictures: GWR

Train station QR codes take Dorset passengers back in time

PEOPLE of a certain age, while standing on a station platform waiting for a train, may well cast their…

Carpetright in Poole - which will stay open for now. Picture: Google

Dorset jobs at risk as Carpetright set for administration

MORE than 1,800 jobs are at risk after Carpetright announced it was set to appoint administrators. The firm, which has…

Lt Col Prichard’s daughter donated a number of items that help tell his story Picture: Tank Museum

Tank hero’s possessions help tell his astonishing story

MEMENTOES from one of the most incredible heroes of World War II who lost an entire squadron of tanks…

Silver Studded Blue butterfly, male. Picture National Trust Images, Matthew Oates

Butterfly numbers soar on Studland heaths

ONE dazzling, another deliberately drab – populations of two very different species of butterfly have soared on National Trust…