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The Independent announces partnership with Camp Bestival

Family-friendly event takes place on the sweeping Jurassic Coast in Dorset

The Independent UK

The ultimate writers' retreat? Dorset house used by Tennyson and Hardy on sale for £2.75m

This historical home with a thatched roof is a literary fans’ dream

Evening Standard

Inquests open into deaths of elderly couple found in their Dorset home

Michael Newton died of hanging while a cause of death for his wife, Heather, has not been confirmed, the inquest heard.

The Independent UK

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Forensic officers examine boat of elderly couple as police probe their deaths

The bodies of the couple, aged in their 70s, were found at their home in Poole, Dorset, on December 31.

Evening Standard

Country diary: A cliff that’s veiled with a silk curtain

Isle of Portland, Dorset: This chilly phenomenon, cold to the touch, brings to mind a sci-fi horror film that was shot here

The Guardian - UK

Man and woman found dead at property in seaside town

Police officers found two bodies when they attended a property in Anthony’s Avenue, Poole, Dorset, on Tuesday morning.

Evening Standard

Seven puppies stolen from home days after Christmas leaving family ‘devastated’

Dorset Police are appealing for witnesses of the theft of the seven lurcher puppies

The Independent UK

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Labour under fire over plans for 40 more ‘greenwashing’ waste incinerators

Communities across the UK are fighting ‘catastrophic’ proposals to build new energy-from-waste plants

The Guardian - UK

Brazen Jellycat thief caught stuffing toys in pram to steal from garden centre

A woman was caught on CCTV stuffing several Jellycats into a pram a child was sitting in at a garden centre in Dorset.

The Independent UK

Country Diary: These cliffs are more unstable than ever

West Bay, Dorset: People have lost their lives here, even long before the wetter weather we have now. So I keep my distance from the edge

The Guardian - UK

Historic Thomas Hardy building in Dorchester gutted by fire

About 50 firefighters were called to the blaze, which spread through the Grade II listed building in South Street, Dorchester, early on Monday.

Evening Standard

Student may have killed woman on Dorset beach ‘to see what it was like’, court hears

Criminology student Nasen Saadi had so many questions one teacher asked him if he was planning murder, trial told

The Guardian - UK

Historic Thomas Hardy building in Dorchester damaged by fire

Property in Dorset town, known as Casterbridge in Hardy’s novels, was where he was apprenticed to an architect

The Guardian - UK

Society of Dorset Men admits first female member in 120-year history

Elizabeth Day joins husband in society founded in 1904 to encourage Dorset men to socialise in London

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Fossil Forest, Dorset: England's 145 million-year-old tree stump fossils preserved by ancient microbes

The Fossil Forest in Dorset is a stretch of southern English coastline peppered with living mounds of limestone that hide the remains of cypress trees from the late Jurassic period.

Evening Standard

First sighting of great silver water beetle in Dorset for 200 years

Wren Franklin, a masters student at Bournemouth University, found two great silver water beetles in Blackmore Vale.

The Guardian - UK

Henry I’s luxurious tower at Corfe Castle reopens to visitors after 378 years

A National Trust viewing platform at Corfe Castle offers visitors a glimpse into the king’s royal quarters in Dorset

The Independent UK

The best holidays to book for January 2026, from Mauritius to Cornwall

Whether flying long-haul to New Zealand or holing up on a cosy UK staycation, here are some hand-picked holidays to shake off the winter blues

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The Guardian - UK

Bone-on-bone agony: the cruel reality of facing a three-year waiting list for a new knee

Before she retired in 2014, Alexandra McTeare had worked for the NHS for 30 years – and always believed in public healthcare. But when she experienced severe pain, she was forced to consider difficult choices

The Guardian - UK

Final asylum seekers have now left the Bibby Stockholm

Most claims from 400 men on vessel moored in Portland, Dorset have been processed, with majority accepted

The Guardian - UK

British Olympic sailors threaten to quit Dorset base over plans for waste incinerator

Paris medallists join people on Isle of Portland in opposing proposals that could damage air quality and environment

The Independent UK

Baby orangutan travels first class to join youngsters at Dorset monkey sanctuary

Bornean orangutan Kiwi is the second young arrival to join Europe’s specialist orangutan creche in a month.

Evening Standard

Woman, 60, released without charge by police probing three deaths at care home

Two men and a woman died of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at the home in Swanage, Dorset.

Evening Standard

Yachtswoman Pip Hare sets off on solo, non-stop round-the-world race

The 50-year-old, from Poole, Dorset, admitted to nerves ahead of the start but said it is going to be ‘incredible’.

The Independent UK

Baby orangutan rescued by Dorset monkey sanctuary

Sibu Junior has been taken in after his mother failed to feed him at Dublin Zoo

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