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Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Dorset charity receives donation to tackle poverty in community

Dorchester Poverty Action receives £1,500 from Yorkshire Building Society to support Dorset residents facing financial hardship and poverty.

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Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Hardy's Cottage to host traditional apple pressing day

Experience apple pressing at Hardy’s Orchard, Dorset, on 30 October. Enjoy traditional juice-making, meet gardeners, and celebrate the autumn harvest with the National Trust.

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

See pictures from Hardye's Year 11 Prom

See a selection of pictures from the Thomas Hardye School Year 11 Prom 2025 at Kingston Maurward, Dorset, here.

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Dorset Echo | Dorchester

'Bard of Dorchester' competition searching for its next poet

The search is underway for Dorset’s next champion of words and wit as The Bard of Dorchester competition opens for entries.

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

No trains on rail line this Sunday due to crew shortage

RAIL passengers are warned there will be no trains on the Weymouth-Bristol line on Sunday, July 13 due to a shortage of staff

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

South & West Dorset Netball League Division One and Two in action

Division One and Division Two of the South & West Dorset Netball League continued on Wednesday evening

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Dorchester looking to play 'positively' against improved Sherborne

DORCHESTER will look to reclaim top spot in the Dorset Premier One table when they take on Sherborne on Saturday, July 12 (12.30pm).

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Huge tailbacks on A35 following four-vehicle crash

Huge tailbacks have been reported along the A35 following a crash

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

15 minute delays due to heavy traffic along major route

THERE are delays along the A35 due to heavy traffic near Dorchester. 

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Tip booking trial to go ahead but council accused of 'appalling communication'

A BOOKING system for four Dorset tips, as a ‘pilot’, is to go ahead after the defeat of a Tory motion to scrap the system completely.

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Cyclist injured in hit and run

Officers investigating a fail-to-stop collision in Dorchester are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward.

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

'Laughing gas' cannisters discovered near school

Two large Nitrous Oxide Food Grade canisters have been found along the fence line near a local school

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Flag to be flown over County Hall to remember victims of genocide

A flag will be raised to remember the victims of horrific genocide.

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Town's use of wet wipes and cooking oil could be looked at as part of water status

Dorchester community talks about becoming a Watermark Town.

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Plan for new sports bar in town edge closer

A NEW SPORTS BAR could be opening on the approach road to Dorchester’s West railway station.

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See tomorrow's Dorset Echo for an 8 page proms picture special

Friday's Dorset Echo has something very special inside - a Thomas Hardye Sixth Form Ball picture pull-out

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

It's common sense - there'll be more queues at Weymouth tip!

There is concern about more queues at Weymouth tip because residents have to book to use the Dorchester tip, this letter writer says

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

Campaign to help support adults with autism due to lack of support

A woman in Dorchester has been working with local businesses to make the town more inclusive for adults with autism

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See tomorrow's Echo for more school prom pictures

More photos from another school prom are in tomorrow's Dorset Echo

Dorset Echo | Dorchester

All-day event to celebrate railways in Dorset

People are invited to Dorset History Centre for a free conference of talks celebrating Dorset's history by rail