Figures from the Office for National Statistics show vacancies for care workers and home carers were the most advertised jobs in Dorset between April and June this year, making up 4.3% of live adverts ...

The fertility rate in Dorset fell last year, new figures show – as the birth rate in England and Wales hit a new record low.

Tim Martin, Wetherspoon’s chairman, has warned over price rises after the autumn Budget, as he said the pub chain’s tax bill will jump by two thirds next year. Mr Martin said he believes “all ...

Homeowners are being urged to flood-proof their gardens this autumn and experts have shared exactly how this can be done. As the wet weather sets in, you’ll want to protect your garden but if you’re ...

Active Dorset are now offering new lifestyle service for outpatients at South Walks House in partnership with Dorset County Hospital NHS ...

Jamie Oliver has apologised for a children’s book he wrote after it was criticised for causing offence to First Nation Australians.

TV presenter Paddy McGuinness has said he was pushed to his “absolute limits” by Sir Chris Hoy while preparing for his BBC ...

A former GB para-athlete is aiming to become the first disabled person to ski solo and unsupported to the South Pole. Jonny Huntington, 38, from Kingsbridge, south Devon, suffered a stroke while ...

Nearly 500 inspections of water company assets have been carried out since April in south west, the Environment Agency has said.

A Zimbabwean pro-democracy activist who described surviving gunshots and a year jailed as a political prisoner has said gaining a scholarship for refugees at a UK university gave him “hope in a ...

Analysis by Asthma and Lung UK found lung diseases were responsible for one in eight emergency hospital admissions in England last year.

Figures revealed that last December the total amount of blood collected was the lowest monthly total since 2020.