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The award means that next year, the town will deliver a programme of extraordinary cultural and community events.

To mark five years since the start of the pandemic, Dorset Council is to hold an informal gathering in Dorchester.

The Museum of East Dorset was awarded silver in this year’s Dorset Tourism Awards as a small visitor attraction.

Attendees to the South West Really Useful Family History Show will be able to learn about how to research their own family tree and lineage.

The super-swimmer was filmed before, during and after his epic 37-hour non-stop swim around Grand Cayman.

Purbeck Mining Museum saw a 50 per cent increase in visitor numbers last year and has received accreditation from Arts Council England.

Parents of students at a Dorset dance school are preparing to take a ballet exam to help fundraise for students to perform at Disneyland.

Four towns have made the shortlist to become Dorset’s Town of Culture in 2026: Ferndown, Sherborne, Swanage & Purbeck, and Wimborne.

Communities across Dorset commemorated the lives and sacrifices of those who have served in the Armed Forces on Remembrance Sunday.

As well as Remembrance Sunday services taking place in Dorset, services will also be held on Armistice Day, 11 November.