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Bournemouth University archaeologists have recovered two marble slabs that have been lost for nearly 800 years.

400 people gathered for a memorial service marking the 80th anniversary of a Dorset airfield’s role in the D-Day invasion of June, 1944.

An exhibition detailing the past of Talbot Village is taking place at Bournemouth University from 30 May for one week.

A gathering is to take place at Tarrant Rushton on Saturday 1 June to mark the airfield’s involvement in D-Day 1944.

Excavations at a site at Winterborne Kingston have uncovered the remains of a woman in her 20s who could have been murdered.

In addition to three historical talks, the English Civil War Society will re-enact the Battle of Wimborne.

An age-old tradition dating back to 1364 will be revived this summer with the Beating the Sea Bounds of Poole.

Dedicated Swanage Railway volunteers are embarking on their next ambitious challenge to overhaul another Victorian locomotive.

A rare and hidden Anglo-Saxon ‘rood’ contained within a ‘Middle Age virtual reality box has been conserved at St Mary’s Church.

Visitors will have the chance to learn more about Christchurch’s scientific past with new art installations.