The Government has revealed where £1 billion in funding will go to deliver London-style buses nationwide as part of a massive Budget boost. Transport Secretary Louise Haigh on Sunday confirmed £712 ...

Have a go at this four mile Dorset walk taking in the Bokerley Dyke earthworks which were built as a barrier against the invading Anglo-Saxons ...

A popular Christmas market will make its return later this month. The Poundbury Christmas Market will be held in Crown Square on Saturday, November 30 featuring more than 100 stalls. Festivities will ...

Elaine Stritch visited Pullingers restaurant in the town for an Echo -hosted celebrity lunch back in 1978. The sell-out lunches were held on Sundays and in partnership with Rothmans who, for several ...

A powerful typhoon wrecked houses, caused towering tidal surges and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it cut across the northern Philippines on Sunday in the ...

SHOPS, attractions and ways to spend time seem to form the basis for most people's memories of Weymouth in the 1990s. We asked people what they miss most and among the shops mentioned are: 'Flicking ...

Powerfuel Portland - the applicant behind the controversial Portland incinerator has spoken out following huge community backlash.

A Paralympic champion has pleaded with MPs to reject proposed legislation on assisted dying, backing a report that calls the move a slippery slope. Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, an 11-time gold ...

Several honour-based abuse offences were recorded in Dorset last year, new figures show. Honour-based abuse (HBA) is a crime or incident committed to protect or defend the "honour" of a family or ...

The 21 leaders from economies bordering the Pacific, including US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping, descended on Peru this week at a time when America’s incoming president, Donald ...

Jos Buttler believes his inexperienced England side had a “good eye-opener” after the West Indies got on the board in their T20 series by chasing down 219 in St Lucia.

Coastguard teams were called to help a person injured on the West Dorset coast. Crews from Lyme Regis and West Bay Coastguard were sent to help a person who had sustained an injury at Seatown. The ...