Dorset’s landscapes are the setting for the rural traditions preserved in Thomas Hardy’s novels and for Enid Blyton’s childhood adventures; a place where green ridges link villages of thatched ...

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Harman's Cross is a tiny Dorset village with 420 residents that is best known for being a stop on the Swanage Railway ...

The former board president of a village library has been placed on probation for three years for stealing money from the library and a local business. Dorothea Kelly, a former Dorset resident, pleaded ...

Fontmell Magna is a village in northern Dorset that has a population of 483 residents and has features such as a chalk stream ...

Winding roads lead to tucked away hamlets that back on to rolling hills and craggy coastline - the poetic beauty of our county is evident in every town and village. Everything about our villages is ...

16:26, Sun, Mar 30, 2025 Updated: 16:27, Sun, Mar 30, 2025 A village that looks like its been pulled from the pages of a fairytale is frequently named among the best in the UK. Corfe Castle is a ...

A 20mph speed limit is to be introduced in five towns and villages in Dorset. Signage is being installed in parts of Child Okeford and Winterborne Kingston before the end of September. The speed limit ...

(Editor's note: This column will be an occasional column on the history of East Dorset. If others would like to submit columns on their towns, contact editor Darren Marcy at ...