Bronze Age gold lunula found by metal detectors in Dorset's Tarrant Valley, a thin crescent-shaped neck ornament with geometric patterns, laid flat on a white background next to a centimetre scale ruler.

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Metal detectors: the remarkable 4,000-year-old gold treasure uncovered in Tarrant Valley

Every year, ancient objects turn up in Dorset’s fields, gardens and riverbanks, brought to light by metal detectors, dog walkers and gardeners. It

by Emily Quance
August 12, 2026

Weldmar Hospicecare staff hold posters for the four new 2027 fundraising challenges - Snowdon by Night, Cambodia Overseas Challenge, Tour de Weldmar and Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge - outside the hospice in Dorchester

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Weldmar Hospicecare launches 4 exhilarating new fundraising challenges

Weldmar Hospicecare has launched four spectacular new fundraising challenges for 2027. Supporters can climb Mount Snowdon under the stars, hike through Cambodian villages

by Emily Quance
August 11, 2026

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Where to buy solar eclipse glasses in Dorset and 18 places to watch

With the partial solar eclipse due on Wednesday August 12, there is a last-minute scramble for safety glasses, with big customer demand to

by Emily Quance
August 10, 2026

A young girl with a purple dinosaur face paint design smiles at the camera while painting a colourful seahorse fossil ornament at a craft table during a family event at Portland Museum. The table is covered with paint palettes, brushes, and bowls of paint water in red, green, blue and orange

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Prehistoric fun roars back to Portland Museum on August 19 with Dino Day

Get ready to stomp and explore – Dino Day is roaring back to Portland Museum on Wednesday, August 19. Little ones can get

by Emily Quance
August 9, 2026

Black and white photojournalism image by Carlos Guarita of actor Martin Sheen sitting in the back of a London taxi, wearing a padded jacket over a jumper and shirt, holding a folder, with a moustache and a thoughtful, slightly averted gaze

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Photojournalism at its finest: the legendary Carlos Guarita, 80, shares his archives

For documentary photographer Carlos Guarita, photojournalism is capturing that moment which will matter. The exact split-second when visual and psychological elements align, in

by Emily Quance
August 8, 2026

Steve Feltham scans Loch Ness with binoculars during his search for the Loch Ness Monster

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Weymouth man’s 35-year Loch Ness Monster hunt hits world record

A Weymouth-born man will be included in the 2027 Guinness Book of World Records – after spending the last 35 years searching for

by Emily Quance
August 7, 2026

North Dorchester Garden Community ('Norchester') masterplan showing proposed neighbourhoods including Slyer's Lane, Southern Central and Frome Whitfield, with schools, green space and the Frome Valley Park water meadows near Charminster, Stinsford and Dorchester.

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Dorset Council apologises after ‘Norchester’ comments deadline mix-up confuses residents

Dorset Council has apologised after chopping and changing the deadlines for residents to have their say on the ‘Norchester’ development. The North Dorchester