Of BroadmaynePassed away 9th December aged 89 years.Loving Husband to Maureen, devoted Dad to Steven & Barry.Funeral service Tuesday ...

President Zoran Milanovic is seen as a favorite ahead of Sunday’s presidential election, although he is unlikely to score an outright victory.

With New Year’s Eve fast approaching, advice has been issued on how to stay safe over the festive period. The Weymouth Street Pastors can be found in the town centre every Friday and Saturday nights, ...

Dorset Echo reporter Andy Jones took his three-year-old daughter around the Nutley Farm reindeer and Christmas light experience near Wool ...

A quirky New Year’s tradition with a difference will return. The Lyme Regis New Year’s Day Duck Race is set for another triumphant return ...

Thousands of people in Dorset are estimated to have dementia, new figures show – as carers look to support those affected by the condition through the holidays. Figures from the NHS show an estimated ...

Our reporter Hollie Carr shares her experience of donating blood for the very first time after the NHS has called for donors to book and fill appointments to ensure that hospitals have enough ...

Our reporter Andy Jones spent a morning helping out with volunteers at Weymouth Foodbank the week before Christmas ...

An Alabama woman who says she was raped by Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs when she was 13 can proceed anonymously in her lawsuit against the rap moguls, a judge ruled on Thursday. In her written order, ...

Wellies, sequins and beer dominated the consumer year of washout weather, touring pop megastars and national sporting celebrations.

Hundreds of people braved the chilly waters of west Dorset during the annual West Bay Wallow. The Boxing Day event sees brave swimmers race down the slipway and into the harbour in aid of charity.

Karen Merritt, 69, is retiring after 35 years of working at the village shop in Bere Regis (Image: Andy Jones) Speaking to the Echo, she said: "I am going to miss working and I am going to miss the ...