7+ hour, 38+ min ago  (435+ words) A 91-year-old Weymouth football fan has fulfilled a long-held dream of watching a live match. When the team at Care UK's Anning House, on Cross Road, heard that football fan David Allen had never been able to experience a match…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (631+ words) Pope Leo XIV has celebrated the Sagrada Familia Basilica as a masterpiece of "stones, colours and light" as he marked the centenary of the death of its architect, Antoni Gaud, with a Mass under its soaring sandcastle spires. Leo called…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (573+ words) Pope Leo XIV waded into two of Spain's classic culture wars as he landed in Barcelona on Tuesday during his weeklong visit to the country, but sought to defuse one quickly by speaking first in the Catalan language instead of…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (375+ words) The summer months often see plenty of people travel abroad, and if you're using Bournemouth Airport, you'll have a huge choice of where to go. From Alicante to Tenerife to Zante and more, there are loads of places you can…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (374+ words) A MUCH loved son went missing in Dorset 41 years ago this week. Neil Dryden was 25 when he went missing from Spyway Hospital, a private psychiatric facility in Langton Matravers, Swanage, on April 23, 1985. He would now be 66, but despite national appeals…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (265+ words) The UK's third largest airline has made a major announcement amid mounting speculation over soaring fares, last minute cancellations and the threat of widespread holiday disruption. Budget airline Jet2, which has been operating out of Bournemouth Airport since February 2025, has announced…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (248+ words) Flooding continues to cause a disruption for drivers in Dorset this morning. The county is still feeling the effects of Storm Chandra which brought some of the highest river levels on record whilst more than 40 roads across the county were…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (348+ words) Flooding continues to be a hazard for Dorset drivers on the road this morning as the county recovers from the effects of Storm Chandra. A number of roads in Dorset were closed on Tuesday, January 27, following heavy rain during the…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (146+ words) Parts of Bridport have been left completely flooded after Storm Chandra sweeps through west Dorset. Following heavy rain that continues to batter the county, many areas of Bridport and West Bay have been deeply impacted by flood water as parts…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (404+ words) A 'MUCH loved' member of staff who was airlifted to hospital after a fall from a ladder reportedly never regained consciousness, an inquest heard. Peter Michael Myers, 55, died earlier this month following a fall from a ladder at Poole High…...