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Six workmen in orange hi-viz standing on the railway bridge while a yellow crane boom lowers a huge section of timber on to the track.

Railway bridge reopens months after vehicle strike

Trains had been unable to cross the bridge over Grange Road since it was damaged in August 2024.

A smiling Emily Sherwin. She has long, curly, red hair.

Diver died after getting caught in vortex - inquest

Emily Sherwin went missing after becoming separated from her dive buddy near Old Harry Rocks.

An artist's impression of the new sports hub, showing a two-storey brick and grey building with a first-floor outdoor terrace and large windows

Sports centre to be built on football club site

The clubhouse at Swanage Town and Herston FC will be replaced by a community sports hub.

A puffin, showing black and white plumage and an orange bill, on a cliff at Dancing Ledge

Cliff cameras fail to solve missing puffins mystery

Motion sensor cameras fail to explain why puffin chicks have apparently disappeared from a cliff.

A brick and iron bridge over a road with a steam engine crossing the bridge and a man in orange overalls, with a white hat seen at the door of the engine.

Road to close for crash-damaged railway bridge repairs

The repairs to the iron girder and brick railway bridge will close a stretch of Grange Road.

Archive image of a large group of people stood in front of terraced houses holding union jack flags on VE Day, circa 1945.

VE Day celebrations across the South announced

Portsmouth is one of various locations where fees for street parties are being waived by councils.

David Brynley and Norman Notley

Gay couple's archive reveals 'peaceful life'

Norman Notley and David Brynley had lived as an openly gay couple in Corfe Castle since the 1920s.

A smiling Dan Bennet inside the old railway carriage with its blue and purple patterned seats. He has short dark hair, is wearing black rimmed glasses and is wearing an orange high-viz vest.

Push-pull 1960s diesel train to return to railway

Push-pull diesel trains have not run on the Corfe Castle to Swanage line since 1971.

A police car and van are parked either side of police tape at Gainsborough Care Home. A uniformed officer stands guarding the cordon.

Care home reopens after deaths of three residents

An 86-year-old woman and two men, aged 74 and 91, were found dead at the home last October.