GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index increased by two points in October – although it still languishes at minus 17.

A popular café is brimming with pride after being nominated for the Dorset Echo and Bridport & Lyme Regis News Café of the Year award ...

Roman Road in Winterbourne Abbas is set to close between its junction with Muckleford Road and a point around 615m north west. The closure has been requested to allow engineers from Openreach to ...

Weather in Dorset for the final weekend of October is set to be bright but blustery, but more rain is on the way as temperatures drop ...

Enjoy a beautiful guided autumn walk at Kingcombe National Nature Reserve this October half-term to discover what signs of autumn have arrived.

Ireland uses a system of transferable votes in elections but – with only three candidates on the ballot – there can only be a maximum of two counts. If the gap between Ms Humphreys and Ms Connolly ...

Christmas Island National Park acting manager Alexia Jankowski said on Thursday there were up to 200 million of the endemic ...

Mr Vance’s scathing remark came as his visit to the country wrapped up and Marc Rubio announced he would now travel to Israel ...

Plaid Cymru has defeated Reform UK in a fiercely-fought Welsh Parliament by-election, with defending party Labour trailing in third. Nigel Farage’s party was hoping to win its first seat at the ballot ...

Votes are being counted in the crucial Caerphilly Welsh Parliament by-election after weeks of fierce campaigning by parties hoping to win the Welsh Parliament constituency from Labour. Labour has led ...

On Thursday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced an additional £10 million in security funding to protect Muslim communities from hate crimes.

A foodbank in Bridport is calling for more help from the community as donations have fallen ahead of the winter ...