The next phase of coastal works in a Dorset town have a shortfall of more than £4.1m, a council has said. Dorset councillors ...

Members of the Jamestowne Society of Virginia visited Lyme Regis to honour Sir George Somers and connect with Tiverton ...

The leafy autumn months are a great time to go out and explore nature and Dorset has plenty of perfect autumnal walks. A nice, moderate walk around the Thomas Hardy Trail will see hikers start their ...

Residents living near a campsite have opposed plans to extend its season by six weeks – but lost their plea on a casting vote.

Jane Austen depicted Lyme Regis in glowing terms in novels such as Persuasion, but the realities of 19th century life were rather harsher. When novelist Jane Austen came to Lyme Regis on holiday in ...

LYME Regis is in danger of 'sleepwalking into decline' a meeting heard. The claim was made by a resident at an emergency meeting organised by West Dorset MP Edward Morello to discuss local issues. It ...

When booking a holiday home, character, comfort and a good location are usual at the top of most tourists' lists.

Sainsbury’s is shutting its remaining 61 in-store cafes in 2025 as part of a major overhaul to save the supermarket group £1 billion over three years. The closures come almost three years after it ...

The US business has since secured a buyer for 950 stores. Modella Capital's deal, struck with Claire's US parent company Ames Watson, covers 156 UK stores, though some closures and job losses are ...

Volunteers at Lyme Regis RNLI recently welcomed two new faces to the lifeboat station with the appointment of new joiners to ...

Anne visited a British Horse Society club in Bovington, the new Dorset Police headquarters in Winfrith, and the Boat Building Academy in Lyme Regis.

The winners of both carnivals have since been announced by Ilminster Carnival Committee.