THE NHS in Dorset is urgently calling for people to get vaccinated against flu as cases start to climb in the county.

The people of Dorset have cast their vote and a flag for the county has been chosen. The St Wite's Cross will now preside over public buildings as the new Dorset flag. BBC News: Dorset cross becomes ...

The unwavering gaze of Thomas Hardy looks out from a hilltop, affording the Victorian writer - or, rather, a statue of him - a sweeping view of the town he immortalized as Casterbridge and the rustic ...

60,000 people are expected to visit showground in Dorchester on Saturday and Sunday to see a programme packed with agricultural competitions, show jumping, crafts and entertainment. As the summer ...

Organisers of the Dorset County Show have announced that a series of events will be hosted across Dorset in place of the main two-day county show this year. A well-established fixture in the region’s ...

The Dorset County Show has returned following a two-year absence due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Organisers hope as many as 60,000 people will pass through the gates at the Dorchester Showground to see ...

Maternity services at a Dorset hospital have shown "significant improvements", the health watchdog has found. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) upgraded the rating of maternity services at Dorset ...

The postcard-pretty county of Dorset, for years in the shadow of bolder, blowsier summer hotspots Devon and Cornwall, is currently basking in the spotlight. And it's largely down to a television show.

A £500,000 Scouting facility, less than 10 miles from where the movement first started has opened in Dorset. A three-tier tunnelling complex and a 45-bed accommodation block have been built at the ...

Four in five patients who arrived at accident and emergency at Dorset County Hospital last month were seen within four hours, new figures show.

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