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Major protest planned as campaigners outraged over waste incinerator approval
Village letters chopped off in hedge trim blunder
'We won't be visiting Dorset again for some time'
£28 million care facility given go-ahead for town
Town council to take control of community hub development
Neighbouring council accused of 'unwelcome Dorset land grab'
Council 'not taking legal action' against controversial incinerator plans
Councils 'collected assets with little thought or strategy'
Economic plan to focus on Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester
'No imperative for burning waste to generate electricity'
Parents 'terrified' for children's safety on school run and want lollipop man back
Claims drain clearing in Dorset has halted denied
Restaurant asks for alcohol sales licence
Town bridge 'investigative work' set to begin
New homes to be built at ex youth services building
£100,000 for Dorset to protect and conserve 'huge' water industry archives
Council bans animals from being given as prizes
Six weeks of works to improve pedestrian crossings with disruption expected
A home for wildlife or disrespectful? Views sought on overgrown cemeteries
Heart of Wessex region 'not a merger of councils'
'Not one penny of savings made' by council amid row over financial 'black hole'
Council opposes fuel allowance cut - as 'worried OAPs are sat in darkness'
Care organisation 'unlikely' to make a profit this year
Man hits out at council after silence over 'decaying' wall
Traffic calming scheme to reduce speeds along 'very busy' Dorset route
Council unveils £170 million social care housing contract
Latest planning decisions for the Purbeck area unveiled
Railway carriage café plan to serve alcohol
'It's about time': New 30mph limit proposed for main road
'Bland, boring and unimaginative' - Councillor blasts designs for 58-homes scheme
Town bestows highest honour to fundraiser after winning Pride of Britain award
More than 40 youth groups receive share of £200k fund
Latest Dorset planning decisions revealed
Plans submitted for 75-home 'retirement living' complex in town centre
Multi-million-pound regeneration project still delayed
'We're sorry': Apology for years of broken promises on care in town
New playpark unveiled as part of £1m site refurb closes due to broken equipment
Council asked to introduce meat-free food for functions
Protected trees to be chopped down on narrow route to improve road safety
Council may work together with other counties to create 'Heart of Wessex' region
Action demanded on derelict navy block - amid calls for much-needed affordable homes
'Creative and brilliant' new service makes difference to youths with additional needs
Care homes offered up to £10k to introduce acoustic monitoring systems
Council 'toothless' in enforcing planning rules
Changes could end hopes of cross-Channel ferries ever returning
Season 'better than expected' for harbour
Council owed tens of million pounds of debt
Council video disappears after questions asked
Repairs to 'dangerous' entrance of historic home
Council's 'wishy washy transformation plan not making a difference'
Dorset Council spends £500,000 caring for refugee children
Dorset coast 'could lose World Heritage status because of incinerator'
Volunteer groups invited to help with reforms to child services
'People love us': Funfair operator refutes "unfair" anti-social behaviour claims