3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (462+ words) Swimmers left 'disgusted and furious' were forced to cancel their club session after reports of sewage discharges into the sea off a Blue Flag beach. Elizabeth Mills, who runs East Dorset Open Water Swimming Club, cancelled the group’s weekly session…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (175+ words) A private hospital’s failure to provide preventative medication contributed to the death of Sir Richard Branson’s wife, an inquest has concluded. Lady Joan Branson, 80, died on November 24 after suffering a cardiac arrest at the private Lister Hospital in Chelsea, west…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (507+ words) THICK dust from resurfacing works has left residents with dirty cars, closed windows, and health concerns in Poole. People living near Dorset Way, Poole, have reported that their cars, windows, and homes have been coated in a layer of white…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (530+ words) “I haven’t been outside.” These are the words of elderly and disabled residents who say they have been left isolated, depressed and frightened for their safety after the lift at their council run accommodation block was out of action for…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (476+ words) Disabled residents at an independent living accommodation say they feel like ‘prisoners in their own home’ due to a broken lift keeping them confined to their rooms for more than a week. David Walsh, 71, lives at Vale Lodge in Bournemouth,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (488+ words) E. coli levels in the River Stour have been reported to be "alarmingly" high, amid high temperatures this August. Many people have been enjoying swims during a scorching hot summer in Dorset, but the safety of the water is currently a…...