CAMPSITE operators, and those hoping to set up sites, are applying early to Dorset Council for the 2025 season.

YOU can help make a difference to underprivileged children this Christmas. The Dorset Echo is today launching its 25th Christmas Toy Appeal – ...

A voluntary levy on tickets to large concerts at stadiums and arenas should be introduced by 2025 to help fund grassroots venues, the Government has said. Ministers expect the music industry to take ...

According to the Lords’ Preterm Birth Committee, children who are born prematurely have a higher risk of life-long conditions such as autism.

Collective action could begin in January if there is not an ‘adequate response’ from Government, the National Pharmacy Association said.

The annual Dorchester Beerex, which takes place at the Corn Exchange and attracts thousands of real ale enthusiasts from across the ...

Laura Hudson, from Astley in Greater Manchester, first thought something was wrong when she felt a lump in her right breast.

Bread and flour will be fortified with an essential vitamin in a bid to prevent serious birth defects in hundreds of babies every year, the Government has announced. The new legislation will require ...

Slightly more potential modern slavery victims were referred to Dorset Police for investigation in the most recent quarter, new figures show. Hope for Justice, an anti-slavery charity, said survivors ...

A scheduled monument in Dorset is no longer considered at risk, according to Historic England. Historic England has today announced its list of heritage sites at risk for this year. The Heritage at ...

The poll of 2,000 adults showed that one in two felt an increased risk of homelessness compared with last year.

A man who drove around Weymouth at 3am looking for a drunk woman to sexually abuse has been found guilty at trial. As previously reported in the Echo, Hassan Abou Hayleh, aged 39, has been on trial at ...