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Stone monument on top of heathland with fields stretching into the distance - the sun it just setting.

Attempted murder arrest after attack at beauty spot

Police are keen to speak to two people who came to the injured man's aid near the Hardy Monument.

Libby Gower is stood in a kitchen wearing a blue jumper and she has her long brown hair tied up. She is holding her son Ben, who is wearing a stripy blue and white top. They are both smiling for the camera.

Baby food quality fears led mum to launch business

Libby Gower set up Joey's Family Food in Dorchester 10 years ago after the birth of her daughter.

Turquoise E-bikes and bays

E-bike hire scheme withdrawal 'a mess' - councillor

Beryl Bikes told the council at the three-year break point in the contract it would be pulling out.

A clay maquette of the statue depicting a woman sitting at one end of a bench with a cat rubbing its head on her feet. The woman is wearing a long skirt and a buttoned blouse. She is also wearing glasses and has curly hair parted in the centre.

Writer's statue approved for town centre

The statue of writer Sylvia Townsend Warner and a cat will be located on South Street, Dorchester.

Black and white photo of Sylvia Townsend Warner smoking a cigarette. She is looking towards the right of the frame and holding the cigarette out to the left. She has dark hair, round glasses and pendant earrings.

Writer's statue set to be approved for town centre

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

Becca Cook, a woman with long blonde hair and black glasses. She is smiling at the camera and wearing a grey coat and black dress. The background is out of focus but she is in a graveyard, with dozens of headstones behind her. The sky is blue.

Funeral worker breaks stereotypes of 'taboo' job

Becca Cook, 22, wants to encourage other young women into the sector.

Ed Shrimpton is standing up in a countryside lane and is looking at the camera. He has a dark beard, dark, short hair and is wearing a blue T-shirt.

Fan's 50-mile run in memory of Oxford United legend

Joey Beauchamp, who played more than 400 times for his local club, took his own life in 2022.

People walking along the reopened path on South Street with shops on one side and a metal barrier on the other

Shopping street reopens months after cafe fire

Dorchester's South Street reopens four months after fire tore through the Gorge Cafe.

Metal fencing along a cemetery with headstones either side.

Families of 13 buried near collapsed wall sought

Graves at Fordington Cemetery may need to exhumed to rebuild a wall after it fell into a car park.