Storm Bert descended upon Dorset over the weekend, causing mass disruption; cancelling events, cutting power and flooding. Ahead of the storm, two weather warnings were issued for both Saturday ...

A baby orangutan born in a Spanish conservation centre has travelled first class across the English Channel to get special care at a Dorset monkey sanctuary. Bornean orangutan Kiwi, who is nearly ...

Several crashes happened during rush hour that brought most of the Dorset Council area's key routes to a standstill on November 21. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole’s traffic was its typical ...

Our live coverage of snow across Dorset has now finished. There is a yellow weather warning for ice from the Met Office, external in place across the county until 10:00 GMT on Friday. Temperatures ...

There have been crashes on the A35 this morning and some parts are impassable due to snow. A crash has taken place at Raymonds Hill, on the Dorset/Devon border, and the A35 is closed in both ...

DORSET-BASED forecasters have said where snow is most likely to fall in the county. Bournemouth forecaster Dorset Snow said on Twitter/X that current conditions mean snow could be falling in ...

An indoor Dorset pig farm that has delivered phenomenal production figures, underpinned by a focus on pig husbandry, has been crowned the 2024 National Pig Awards Pig Producer of the Year. Crockway ...

The Great Dorset Steam fair will not go ahead for a third year running after failing to find a buyer. The event usually takes place on a 600-acre showground at Tarrant Hinton, near Blandford Forum ...

A CONTROVERSIAL Lidl store at Sandford has been approved on the casting vote of the chairman, Cllr David Tooke , following a 5-5 vote. The decision came after more than two hours of debate at a ...

Follow Rebecca on X, formerly known as Twitter. You can find out more about the Dorset pliosaur on Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster on iPlayer by clicking on this link. It is a BBC Studios ...

The skull of a colossal sea monster has been extracted from the cliffs of Dorset's Jurassic Coast. It belongs to a pliosaur, a ferocious marine reptile that terrorised the oceans about 150 million ...

This same team discovered 2020 plesiosaurs of the genera Muraenosaurus and Vinialesaurus, and also the first remains of pliosaurs (relatives of the Plesiosaurs, but with large skulls and short necks).