HERE are more photos of children in Dorset schools in their first year. Youngsters across Dorset began their school careers in September and here, in our photo gallery, you can see their class ...

According to the Sleep Foundation, babies and children require differing hours of sleep each day. It states that "children’s sleep needs change significantly as they get older," adding that those ...

EMBRACE the outdoors at Studland Bay over the coming weeks. Runners can take part in the Trust 10 on November 24 and December 22. The 10k run starts at Knoll Beach, uphill to Ballard Down, past Old ...

These lovely pictures are of old postcards from a comprehensive collection showing Dorset’s scenic towns and villages ...

Here's some intriguing insight into the life of superstar singer Dusty Springfield in Weymouth from Echo readers' memories ...

Stourton Caundle is a lovely Blackmore Vale village with some fine stone houses with mullion windows lining High Street. The Trooper Inn, where ...

Lyme Regis Town Council has opened a new outdoor gym at Lister Gardens where people can work out with a sea view.

THE PARNHAM estate has been granted planning permission for a boat house for use as a holiday let. The Dorset Council decision is the latest approval for holiday homes in the grounds of the historic ...

Bridport Town Council's planning committee has voted on Churchill Living's plans for a retirement living complex in the town centre ...

Work has started to restore the pavilion in Lyme Regis’ seafront gardens following a campaign to save it from demolition ...

An official said ‘the Hamas political office no longer serves its purpose’, amid frustration over lack of progress on a ...

TV star Todd Carty has said it’s “lovely” to be back in Poole as he prepares to appear in pantomime this Christmas.