Travel: Camping to five-star lodges, Sandy Balls is the perfect place to escape
FOR adventure, luxury and even a giggle on hearing its name, Lucy Pearce and seven friends headed to Sandy Balls for a weekend away...
Rally record for Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival
A RECORD number of people gathered in Tolpuddle over the weekend to celebrate this year’s Martyrs’ Festival to ‘fight the battle of Tolpuddle once more’.
Japan earthquake: Poole teacher's horror as earthquake struck
A POOLE teacher has told of the moment one of history’s most devastating earthquakes hit his Japanese classroom.
I'm living in Thomas Hardy's house
Sitting in the study of Max Gate where Thomas Hardy wrote some of his most poignant works, new occupant Jacqueline Dillion tells Lucy Pearce how she came to Dorset on a quest to become more connected to the novelist and poet…
Canary Islands cruise - the perfect way to relax
ABOARD the Balmoral, I could sit back and relax while the crew took care of my every need.
Unions fear more than 1,000 council jobs could go
UNIONS fear more than 1,000 jobs could be axed to help plug a Dorset County Council financial blackhole that has spiralled to £58million.
Bovington marine goes on the run to help injured comrades
A BOVINGTON-based Royal Marine inspired by Forrest Gump will take part in a coast-to-coast run across America to raise money for injured comrades.
