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The BCP Council draft Local Plan includes proposals for 24,000 new homes and 72 hectares of employment land.

bigHead, which is on the Ebblake Industrial Estate, has had solar panels installed on its roof, enabling the company to source half its power.

Work on the Long Groyne, which reduces flooding and erosion, and protects homes, will take place from April until October.

Dorset Council has started legal action to take over the ownership of four long term empty homes across the county.

This year, Knoll Gardens near Wimborne celebrate 30 years under the caring ownership of Neil Lucas and his family who purchased the site in 1994.

Dorset Wildlife Trust and Natural England have purchased 335 hectares of chalk downland and farmland at Lyscombe, 10 miles from Dorchester.

A popular spot on the Hampshire Avon has been shortlisted to be considered as a newly designated inland bathing water site by DEFRA.

The community came together recently for the official opening of new play area on Eastwood Road in Verwood.

As it celebrates 50 years of volunteer work in the county, Dorset Countryside Volunteers is hoping to attract more people to continue its work.

An outline planning application has been made to Dorset Council to build 55 houses on green belt land in Wimborne.