Digger stolen from Dorset found 1,200 miles away in rural Poland Hitachi digger tracked down to town of Pruchnik, with arrangements made to reunite it with its owner The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2024
Country diary: The last redstart till spring Purbeck Heaths, Dorset: On a 22-mile fundraising walk, I spotted two rusty-red birds about to embark on their own epic journey The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2024
Afternoon Update: Wong alarmed by Middle East ‘escalation’; RBA holds cash rate; and Dorset ‘Stonehenge’ discovered Foreign affairs minister says 2024 is on track to be the deadliest year on record for aid workers The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2024
Dorset ‘Stonehenge’ under Thomas Hardy’s home given protected status Enclosure found under late novelist’s garden is older than Salisbury monument and wins national recognition The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2024
Royal Navy serviceman killed in helicopter crash named as family pay tribute to ‘wonderful boy’ The Merlin Mk4 helicopter crashed during a night flying exercise with HMS Queen Elizabeth off the Dorset coast on Wednesday night The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2024
Royal Navy member dies after Merlin helicopter crashes into Channel Two others rescued after incident during training with HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier off Dorset coast The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024
10 of the best regions in Europe for sparkling wine The bubbles don’t just stop in champagne country. Here’s where to find the fizz from Germany to Romania via Dorset and Catalonia The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2024
Why Dorset needs to be your next foodie staycation The southwest county has become a haven for gastronomists, where organic produce and the freshest coastal plunder are cooked by trailblazing chefs. Rosalyn Wikeley rounds up the very best places to get a taste of the burgeoning scene Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2024
Tragic shipwreck off Dorset linked to Wordsworth family granted protection status Earl of Abergavenny’s sinking is one of UK’s worst maritime disasters Evening Standard · Aug 14, 2024
Wreck of ship captained by William Wordsworth’s brother given protection John Wordsworth drowned when East India Company ship sank off Dorset in 1805 and its story is important, says Historic England The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2024
Ellie Aldridge cherishes kitesurfing gold after battle to handle heavy equipment The 27-year-old from Dorset became the first Olympic champion in the high-speed event. The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2024
Team GB reach 50-medal mark at Paris Olympics as Ellie Aldridge delivers 13th gold in kitesurfing Dorset sailor becomes the maiden champion in event making its Games debut this summer Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2024
Could the British Riviera become the new Med? As Europe gets hotter and more crowded, we’re looking to holiday closer to home — as are the A-list Evening Standard · Aug 6, 2024
10 pro tips for photographing brilliant coastal landscapes with a Canon camera Canon pro landscape photographer Jack Lodge teaches PhotoPlus Apprentice Gary to chase the light down in Dorset Digital Camera World · Aug 6, 2024
The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2024 The most and least expensive seaside locations to buy a house revealed The rich do like to be beside the seaside
The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2024 ‘There’s nothing else like it’: Dorset glow-worm survey charms volunteers The insects are being looked after in a conservation project that encourages visitors to enjoy their ‘piercing’ light
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2024 Bibby Stockholm barge to close as asylum accommodation, says Home Office Vessel moored in Dorset, which is home to 400 people, to be shut down in January when contract ends
The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2024 The fossil finder: one man’s lifelong search for fragments of Britain’s Jurassic past – photo essay Richard Forrest has spent half a century combing beaches for ammonites and other fossils. Along the Dorset coast, the constant shift of earth, rocks and sand continually reveals fresh evidence of life millions of years ago
Wallpaper · Jul 2, 2024 The Sherborne is Dorset’s new cultural hub The Sherborne in Dorset has got a facelift by architects Spase, giving the cultural destination a new rooftop extension and flexible spaces
The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2024 Elderly woman plunges 70ft to her death at Dorset quarry The woman, in her 80s, slipped and fell while walking with her husband at Winspit Quarry, Dorset, on Saturday
The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2024 Pair arrested on suspicion of murder after man found dead in lake at holiday park in Dorset Dorset police were called to Warmwell Holiday Park in Crossways in early hours of Sunday morning
The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2024 Boy survives after falling off Dorset clifftop while having photo taken Emergency crews astonished as 15-year-old walks away from 18-metre plunge at Old Harry Rocks in Studland
The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2024 Flagship free school that cost £35m closes due to lack of pupils Government funded Parkfield, in Dorset, after ‘unbelievable’ lack of due diligence, says expert
The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2024 Crime and thrillers of the month – review Deep-sea divers feel the pressure, Stephen King returns with some masterly tales, a mother fears her own son, and a Dorset resort isn’t as restful as it seems
The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024 Country diary: A celebrity pair of ospreys that have mouths to feed Poole Harbour, Dorset: They have been in the news as the first pair to breed in southern England for 200 years