Coastguard: Patrolling Lulworth
Lulworth coastguard Stephen Pack has been responding to calls for 33 years - but he was surprised to rescue a 75-year-old 'tombstoner'.
View ArticleReplica of RNLI lifeboat to launch
A hand-built replica of the first RNLI lifeboat to be used, dating from the 1830s, is to be launched in Lyme Regis.
View ArticleCompetition hope for Nick Dempsey
RS:X world champion wind surfer Nick Dempsey, from Wyke Regis, is about to take part in a world cup in Portland, at the sailing venue for the 2012 Olympics.
View ArticleDorset's 'hero cat' wins an award
A rescue cat from Poole in Dorset has won a national hero award in London.
View ArticleSteam fair 2010 'tribute to dad'
The annual Great Dorset Steam Fair event in Tarrant Hinton will include a special memorial ceremony for its late creator Michael Oliver, says his son Martin.
View ArticleIn pictures: Rare terns' chicks
Little tern chicks are born for the first time in four years on Chesil Beach.
View Article'Castle' to undergo renovation
A Dorset park chosen as one of the public's favourite open spaces is to undergo restoration and development.
View ArticleRadio presenters' Jurassic walk
Radio presenters Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie plan to walk the length of the Jurassic Coast in seven days.
View ArticleLive Dorset webcams
Take a look at Weymouth, Overcombe, Swanage, Lyme Regis, Christchurch, Avon, Seatown, Bournemouth and West Bay.
View ArticleFishermen's fears over Lyme Bay
Locals express concern that Lyme Bay has been nominated as a marine conservation area and Europe's largest mussel farm is also due to be built there.
View ArticleArtificial reef 'will boost area'
A plan to sink a ship off Dorset's coast to create an artificial diving reef would "put the area back on the diving map", say its supporters.
View ArticleRodwell bridge plans go on show
The design for a bridge that would close the final gap on the route of the disused Weymouth to Portland railway line is to go on display.
View ArticleBee Part Of It hive queen 'alive'
The queen bee at the BBC's Bee Part Of It hive at Hardy's Cottage has been found alive, says the beekeeper looking after the Dorset hive.
View ArticleAutumnwatch: Dorset is 'top spot'
Autumnwatch presenters Chris Packham and Kate Humble explain why they think Dorset is a 'top spot' for wildlife in the UK.
View ArticleAudio slideshow: Jurassic woman
She sells sea shells - celebrating the life, 200 years ago, of fossil hunter Mary Anning
View ArticleWild deer warning by motorist
A motorist who ran over a deer on a main road in Dorset calls for the authorities to offer more help to wounded animals.
View ArticleWhat's been eating the ammonites?
A new research paper by experts in Lyme Regis suggests that local ammonite fossils have visible bite marks.
View ArticleSnowy weather: Dorset pictures
Readers of the BBC website have been sending in their photos of the snow across Dorset.
View ArticleChristmas tree shortage in Dorset
Dorset has been affected by an international shortage of traditional Christmas trees warns local seller.
View ArticleCharity fund aids Dorset projects
Two Dorset projects have been awarded funding from the Community Chest, which features on BBC Radio Solent.
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