A woman who set up a charity to help support military children has been appointed an MBE. Louise Fetigan, from Wareham, has ...

A 70-year-old man was killed in an apparent fireworks accident on July 4th in Wareham, Massachusetts. It happened at 9 p.m. on Beach Street near Swift's Beach Friday night. Police said the man, Robert ...

A 12-year campaign to save a pedestrian level crossing beside a railway station is due to reach a conclusion later. Protesters have been fighting since 2012 against a proposal by Network Rail to close ...

A man is facing his fourth operating under the influence charge after he allegedly hit and killed a motorcycle driver in Wareham on Friday night. Wareham Police say that they received multiple 911 ...

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The Rex could see internal changes under application P/LBC/2025/06556. Plans include reopening doorways, creating a new opening and lobby access to the first-floor lounge, adding a doorway between the ...

A large fire that broke out yesterday lunchtime has been declared a major incident. At least 150 firefighters are trying to contain the blaze at Wareham Forest, Dorset, that has already destroyed over ...

The first thing to know about The Old Granary in Wareham is that it's on the banks of the River Frome overlooking the Purbeck Hills. To find it, drive into the square next to the humpback bridge ...

St Martin's Church in Wareham is a 1,000 years old and famous for housing a priceless effigy of Lawrence of Arabia. BBC Dorset's Jo Babbage went along to discover more about the church's fascinating ...

A forest fire that burned for two weeks "flared up" 24 hours after it was extinguished due to dry, windy weather conditions. The blaze at Wareham Forest in Dorset started on 18 May and was put out on ...