A £1.1m programme aims to offer 25 known rough sleepers across Dorset a safe route off the streets before Christmas.

Guy Ritchie offers film fans a day on set for up to four people in Julia’s House auction, raising funds for children’s hospice care in Dorset

Archive photos recall Anne Diamond at Bournemouth ambulance station’s first open day on August 31, 1987, raising £1,230 for children with spina bifida.

A Dorset man will swap festive comforts for chaos this Christmas as he rows the Atlantic Ocean for charity alongside three mates

A New Forest cat owner has spoken of her trauma after her cat was left with permanent damage to its eye in a suspected catapult attack near Dibden Purlieu. Lindy Milward, 75, has told the Echo how her 12-year-old black and white cat, Faith, was shot ...

Met Office forecasts rain and sunshine for Bridgwater this week, with temperatures reaching highs of 10°C.

Several M5 services in Somerset have been ranked among the worst in the country in a new survey published by Transport Focus.

Half of police said they had been physically attacked by a member of the public during the previous year, according to a new survey of officers

Record 164 entries have been received as the awards return with a new look and bigger venue in Bridgwater this month

Additional funding has been provided by chancellor of the exchequer John Healey MP to eliminate rough sleeping in Somerset

Enquiries have been carried out following a suspected arson attack involving a mobile home on the A35

A £1.1m programme aims to offer 25 known rough sleepers across Dorset a safe route off the streets before Christmas.

A NEW home for a rural worker and a canopy for a town centre restaurant are among schemes approved by Dorset Council in Bridport and nearby villages.

More than 250 watch Bridport youngsters win Remembrance match

IT WAS a great night in Lyme Regis as families enjoyed a fantastic firework display.

Met Office forecasts rain and sunshine in Burnham-on-Sea this week, with gusty winds and temperatures reaching 10°C.

Several M5 services in Somerset have been ranked among the worst in the country in a new survey published by Transport Focus.

Half of police said they had been physically attacked by a member of the public during the previous year, according to a new survey of officers

Additional funding has been provided by chancellor of the exchequer John Healey MP to eliminate rough sleeping in Somerset

Find Evri's Christmas 2026 last-send dates, plus Royal Mail and Parcelforce UK posting deadlines

Things to do in South Somerset: Oasis tribute, Judi Love, Yeovil Town, Eleanor McEvoy, jazz and Christmas events.

Grade II listed four-bedroom farmhouse in East Coker, near Yeovil, is for sale for £795,000 after a recent refurbishment

Half of police said they had been physically attacked by a member of the public during the previous year, according to a new survey of officers

Additional funding has been provided by chancellor of the exchequer John Healey MP to eliminate rough sleeping in Somerset

Find Evri's Christmas 2026 last-send dates, plus Royal Mail and Parcelforce UK posting deadlines

Here are the results from Burnham-on-Sea Carnival

Delays were reported

Ofsted said "for too long, pupils have not learned well at this school"

A make-or-break update is expected within weeks

Almost 5,000 people have signed a petition urging the council to rethink the controversial work