A planning probe has been launched into a controversial row of beach huts in a popular seaside spot which were lengthened by 6ft without permission from the council. The company that run the classic ...

A beach hut owner who bought his shack for £3k in the 1980s said its now worth over £500,000 due to its exclusive location. Despite having no electricity or running water, the beach huts in Mudeford, ...

Sandbanks beach is already busy and the main car park on the peninsula is full Beach-goers in Dorset were urged to "head home" as resorts and car parks in some areas filled up on Friday. A mobile app ...

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A Dorset beach which has been likened to a "laid-back Los Angeles hotspot" has been named as one of the UK's best beaches for 2025. Southbourne beach again featured on the list from The Times, after ...

Looking for a holiday hut? You might want to move quickly on this one. Over in Dorset, a hut on a popular beach has gone on the market for £45,000. Though small at 10ftx8ft and with a hefty price tag, ...

A BEACH hut is on sale for a whopping £325,000 – the same price as a five-bedroom home. The seaside 6ft by 10ft wooden hut is on the exclusive Mudeford Spit in Dorset, but it doesn’t even have a sea ...

If you’ve got £325,000 handy, you could probably just about afford a flat in London. Or, you can get a beach hut in Dorset… but we should probably flag that it’s just 16ft by 10ft. The hut is so ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A MAN has tragically died on a Dorset beach, police confirmed. Dorset Police were called to Bournemouth beach, by Pier Approach, shortly after midnight on Saturday. It was reported that a man was in ...

Criminology student Nasen Saadi has been jailed for life with a minimum of 39 years for the murder of Amie Gray and the attempted murder of Leanne Miles on a Dorset beach. The BBC explores how police ...

Sandbanks beach is already busy and the main car park on the peninsula is full Beach-goers in Dorset were urged to "head home" as resorts and car parks in some areas filled up on Friday. A mobile app ...