Dorset Council's leader says he is disappointed after the government refused to intervene over plans for an incinerator in ...

ONE of the best loved country shows is to return this summer to rural Dorset. The Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show is to make a return to Turnpike Showground in Motcombe on August 13 and 14.

“The Discovery Centre’s latest seasonal exhibition looks back to a time in the mid-18th to 19 th centuries when smuggling was widespread along the south coast. “The government of the time repeatedly ...

Dorset Council leader Cllr Nick Ireland has vowed to 'fight alongside' the residents of Portland as the fight to scrap for a waste incinerator ...

Bluetongue is a disease which is spread by biting midges and affects animals such as sheep, cattle, deer, goats, llamas, and ...

Livestock owners must be vigilant for signs of bluetongue in their animals and report any suspicions, after an outbreak was ...

A bluetongue restriction zone has been extended to parts of the South West after cases were detected outside of the current restricted zone, including in Cumbria and Cheshire ...

POLICE investigated a property in Bournemouth housing rare birds of prey following reports from the public. Officers from Dorset Police’s Rural Crime Team attended the address alongside the RSPCA, the ...

A conservation group is appealing for help to restore and protect historic road signs called 'fingerposts'. Dorset Campaign ...

Farmers in the South West have been put on alert as a bluetongue restriction zone has been extended to include more areas.

The virus can infect sheep, cattle and other ruminants like deer and goats. It can also spread to camelids such as llamas and alpacas. Occasionally it can affects dogs and other carnivores if they ...