Dorchester6 Aug 2026Cast reunites 25 years after life-changing playThe play changed the lives of Dorchester teenagers who had been excluded from mainstream schools.6 Aug 20261 Aug 2026A pub crawl to make novelist Thomas Hardy proudRadio Solent's Steve Harris discovers the pubs that inspired Dorset's celebrated author.1 Aug 202629 Jul 2026E-scooter trial to be rolled out to six new townsGreen light for schemes in Weymouth, Dorchester, Portland and Chickerell and Corfe Mullen and Upton.29 Jul 202616 Jul 2026King's 1313 royal charter joins county archivesThe 700-year-old parchment document from Edward II details privileges for the monks of Forde Abbey.16 Jul 202613 Jul 2026Teenage motorcyclist dies two days after collisionA car driver was arrested following the crash in Bridport shortly after midnight on 5 July.13 Jul 20266 Jul 2026'Heatwave turned high street into a ghost town'Some shops in Dorchester say they reduced hours or closed during the hot weather due to a lack of customers.6 Jul 20265 Jul 2026Constable descendants feature in family exhibitionConstable spent his honeymoon in Dorset and his descendants, also artists, live in the county.5 Jul 20265 Jul 2026Susie the Cat statue given planning go-aheadAn accessible bronze statue of Susie the Cat will be installed in Dorchester's South Street.5 Jul 20262 Jul 2026Residents back home after gas leak fixedPeople had to leave their homes in Fordington, Dorchester, on Monday after a gas leak was found.2 Jul 2026...
