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Becky Brookman is standing in front of the camera, wearing a denim jacket and a green top. She has a bag strap around her as she talks. There are people standing behind her, with one man holding a yellow placard.

Protesters send anti-cuts message to chancellor

Teachers and union members gather in Dorchester to protest ahead of Wednesday's Spring Statement.

A computer generated image of a tall wind turbine in the English countryside on a sunny day

Wind turbine could be replaced with bigger one

Residents can comment on the plans on the Dorset Council website.

Image of the statue and bench superimposed onto an image of the pedestrianised shopping street. There are people walking along the street and in the background is the shop window of Goulds department store.

First statue of a non-royal woman planned for town

The statue of writer Sylvia Townsend Warner and a cat is planned for Dorchester's South Street.

Wooden hoarding that's sealing off part of the main shopping street in Dorchester. Beyond the wooden panels is the collapsed building which is surrounded by scaffolding.

Utilities begin work at collapsed fire-hit cafe

Part of Dorchester's shopping street has been closed since fire tore through the cafe in December.

A screenshot from Google street view of the road entrance to a hospital. There's a barrier system on the road, a blue and white sign on the left hand side and a brick building in the background. It's a sunny day and the sky is blue

Hospital selected for national green spaces project

Nursing director Jo Howarth says she is "delighted" the hospital has been chosen.

Alex is wearing a black woollen beanie hat, black waterproofs and rucksack, smiling to camera in the rain. Alex is climbing a hill and you can see the green fields below in the background.

Family will treasure teen's 'flame of compassion'

A coroner rules there is 'insufficient evidence' to show Alex Bendall died by suicide.

People standing for a minute's silence at Memorial Corner in Dorchester on Sunday.

Minute of silence to mark Covid day of reflection

People gather in Dorset to mark five years since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A generic picture of solar panels in sunshine in front of a clear blue sky.

Solar farm to power 13,000 homes gets go-ahead

The land has been used to grow products which have been used to make food for livestock.

A reconstruction of Flagstones circular enclosure seen shortly after construction in the middle Neolithic period. People are also drawn at the site.

Burial site revealed to be older than Stonehenge

The monument near Dorchester is redated to about 200 years earlier than previously thought.