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A plain polished bronze sculpture on a stand. It appears to be the size of a forearm and has been placed on a stone-capped wall in the open air. In the background is a lawn with a round pond and fountain.

Hepworth sculpture rediscovered in school office

Bryanston School is auctioning the Barbara Hepworth sculpture to raise funds for its art bursary.

Cars driving on the four-way junction at Maumbury Cross in Dorchester. To the left is a brick wall with a narrow pavement.

Five-month-long works on busy junction set to begin

The works on Maumbury Cross in Dorchester, Dorset, begin on Monday.

Gaping holes in roofs of terrace after fire - rubble from the building in centre spills on to the street.

Mayor urges action to open street after cafe fire

The fire left the cafe a charred wreck and closed a main shopping street in Dorchester.

A general view of the scene of the fire, on December 09, 2024 in Dorchester, England, with bricks spilling out into the street.

More of fire-ravaged cafe collapses after blaze

The cafe, where Hardy trained as an architect, collapsed and neighbouring buildings were damaged.

A white pygmy goat eating a Christmas tree

Farm Christmas tree appeal for alpacas and goats

Willowbank Farm near Dorchester is feeding its residents old festive trees.

Gaping holes in roofs of terrace after fire - rubble from the building in centre spills onto street.

Fire-ravaged cafe not safe for fire investigators

The fire engulfed the café on South Street three weeks ago.

Geoff, a man with grey hair in a wheelchair with blue wheels. He is waiting on a pavement to cross a road. In the foreground is a road sign which reads: "Maumbury".

Wheelchair user praises junction change plans

Geoff said the changes will make life "considerably better".

A relief sculpture on a ceramic cremation vessel decorated with a gladiator fight between a secutor and retiarius, Colchester, 2nd century AD.

The real gladiators of Britain revealed

The gladiators of Roman Britain feature in the touring exhibition, starting at Dorset Museum.

A large fire on a pile of metal that is contained in a constructed wall. The scene is dark.

Firefighters tackle 15 tonnes of burning scrap metal

Multiple crews from Weymouth and Poole attend a blaze at a scrap metal yard in Dorchester.