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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.

A crowd of people filming a steam locomotive on their phones and cameras as it sounds its whistle

Rail enthusiasts brave windy weather for whistle-up

Heritage rail enthusiasts turn out for the "whistle-up" to mark 200 years of passenger rail travel.

A young man wearing a black polo shirt and a blue overshirt standing in front of a green train carriage.

Heritage railway marks bicentenary celebrations

Swanage Railway is one of many heritage railways marking 200 years of the industry.

Poole quay at night in the mist. There are large floodlights over cranes and the light is reflected in the water of the harbour.

Dorset's Big Picture: Saturday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.

A fairly sunny day overlooking a body of water. A pier runs down the right-hand side with a canoe-like boat floating on the water on the other side.

Dorset's Big Picture: Friday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.

GWR locomotive Prairie 4144 - a green painted steam train, pulling a brown and cream carriage.

Railway 'whistle-up' starts anniversary year

Locomotives will sound their whistles and horns to mark 200 years of passenger rail travel.

A wooden gate on a dirt track. There are signs for Stonehill Down Nature Reserve, and signs about keeping dogs on leads. Green sloping hills are in the distance.

Dorset's Big Picture: Sunday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.

A very old stone bench is perched on a clifftop among long grass, looking onto the sea. The rest of the coast stretches away below, and off into the distance.

Dorset's Big Picture: Saturday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.

A Victorian pier snakes out into the sea. On the horizon are cliffs covered in a patchwork of fields. In the foreground, there are large boulders.

Dorset's Big Picture: Friday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.