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Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Junior fishing championship sees standout win and new talent emerge

Eight juniors from the Dorchester and District Angling Society made their way to Whitemoor Lakes to fish round ten of the 2025 junior points championship.

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Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Shop owner to start new life in Italy - putting town 'institution' on the market

A shop owner is set to swap a Dorset town and leave a 'Dorchester institution' for the sunnier climes of Italy.

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Book event delves into Hardy’s romances through verse and film

Thomas Hardy fans are invited to a special event with the author Giles Keating this Thursday.

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Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Churchwardens recognised for exceptional commitment and service

TWO churchwardens from Dorset have been recognised for their exceptional commitment to their churches

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Campaigners call for release of Palestinian doctor

CAMPAIGNERS gathered outside a Dorset hospital to demand the release of a Palestinian doctor being held by Israeli forces.

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Plaque honouring Isambard Kingdom Brunel planned for station

A PLAQUE at Dorchester West Railway Station will mark its historic connection to engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the Great Western Railway (GWR).

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Dorch Sports knocked out of cup to title rivals

DORCHESTER Sports lost to Cobham Sports in the Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance Senior Trophy after a 4-1 defeat at The Avenue on Saturday.

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

New lettings manager brings fresh energy and experience to role

Ella Kerjenski is embracing her new role as Lettings Manager at the Dorchester office of Greenslade Taylor Hunt.

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Hospital facing increased demand amid sickness wave

A hospital is under high pressure due to high levels of flu, stomach bugs and winter illnesses

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Crash causes large tailbacks

A crash has been causing large queues of traffic

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

10 man Magpies salvage point with dramatic late equaliser

BRACKNELL TOWN 2

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Learn all about the much loved rose

Find out more about the much loved rose at an upcoming talk in Dorchester

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Killick: Robins will be 'an unusual proposition'

BRACKNELL Town will be a 'very unusual proposition' for Dorchester Town today, says manager Tom Killick.

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Major road to close overnight for three more weeks

ROAD closures are to remain in place along the A35 for three more weeks

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Halloween activity cancelled due to bad weather

A children's Halloween craft session at Brewery Square in Dorchester has been cancelled due to bad weather

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Preview: Magpies travel to Robins

DORCHESTER Town are back in league action this week following their dramatic penalty shootout win over Basingstoke on Tuesday with a trip to bottom side Bracknell Town

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Magpies boss praises keeper after shootout heroics

DORCHESTER Town manger Tom Killick has praised goalkeeper Gerard Benfield after his penalty shootout heroics against Basingstoke on Tuesday night

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Five haunted pubs to visit this Halloween

THE spooky season is upon us and Dorset is well known for its ghostly apparitions and haunting past - especially within its centuries old pubs

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Parents who spent long hours at hospital ward after sons birth raise almost £11,000

A couple have raised nearly £11,000 for the hospital ward where they spent long hours following the birth of their son

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

'I never thought this would happen to me' - man stuck living in van

A man who has been living in a van at a Dorset beauty spot car park for 10 months is asking people to think about the homeless as temperatures plummet.