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Stock image of a hedgehog stood on some bright green grass

New rescue centre 'fills gap in hedgehog care'

The site near Bere Regis can care for more than 100 animals at any one time.

A large group of people, including four primary school children wearing high-visibility jackets, smiling around a wooden bench with a carving of an osprey on each end. It's a sunny day and the sky is blue.

Winning children's bench competition designs unveiled

More than 700 pupils from two local schools took part in the competition in Hamworthy, Poole.

A drone photo of a large grassy park next to the sea. There's a road and a row of beach huts separating the park from the sea.

Major coastal defence scheme completed

BCP Council reinforced a stretch of seawall in Hamworthy Park as part of a scheme costing £550,000.

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.

A light mist hangs over a harbour with a bridge seen in the distance and a motor boat in the foreground. The sea is calm with a light grey sky overhead.

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

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.

A landscape of hills covered in snow. The layer of snow is fairly thin with parts of the ground visible in places. The landscape is empty and bare under a fairly clear blue sky with just a few white clouds in the distance.

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

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.

A church is covered in snow like the landscape around it. Trees surround the old building with branches dusted in the white stuff.

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

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.

A snowy scene with a road, house and trees covered in the white stuff. Snowflakes are falling from the air from a dark grey sky.

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

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.