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There has been a surge in wildfires this summer, and the service says it is overstretched and in need of increased funding.

Firefighters from across the region and beyond were called to fires breaking out on heathland across the county.

Crews from across the area raced to put out a fire in Alderholt that had spread across two fields.

A Planning Committee will decide whether or not to give the go-ahead to plans for a new Aldi near Ferndown and Wimborne on 3 September.

The Matchams Lane area near Hurn was subjected to 10 reports of suspicious fires and police are appealing for information.

An area used for grazing horses could be developed into an estate with 100 properties near Verwood.

The Fire Brigades Union has criticised the government for its failure to provide sufficient resources to cope with major incidents.

Litter Free Dorset, Dorset Council, Weymouth Harbour, and Wessex Water have joined together in a campaign to protect water quality.

The second-highest number of barbecue incidents in the UK have occurred in Dorset in the last three years.

Around 100 firefighters tackled a weekend-long blaze which destroyed around 70 hectares of land near Wimborne.