Cream teas, fish and chips on the beach – even organised walks with LLAMAS - there’s plenty of ways to show your mum you love her on Mother’s Day in Dorset. We pick seven ways to treat mum this Mothering Sunday

Portland is inviting you to explore a magical walking trail that will light up the night

Dave Cumber Vets and Wessex FM have teamed up to mark the last day dogs are allowed on Weymouth Beach before the summer

Do you live in an award-winning Dorset village or hamlet? Do you have a community project or village shop that has made a real difference to where you live? Enter your village in the Dorset Best Village competition today!

Want to keep your food miles low and your taste experience high? Alice Cooke reveals some of the county’s best farm shops

Thirteen iron age hillforts to be given a new lease of life thanks to an award made to the National Trust by Postcode Earth Trust

We all love Dorset, right? And some of us probably think there’s no place better. Here’s why...

Discover some of Dorset’s Civil War history on this walk and scale an impressive hill fort which offers far reaching views

Steve Roberts reveals some of the curious facts about Bournemouth and the famous people that once called it home

Winding country lanes, rolling countryside and cosy cottages galore - Edward Griffiths shares 7 lovely walking routes around just some of our most beautiful Dorset villages

Take a step back in time with these short clips showcasing the glory days of Dorset. How much has changed over the past 85 years?

The RSPB and partners launch an urgent Just Giving appeal to raise the money needed to run the annual Little Tern Recovery Project at Chesil Beach this summer, due to a shortfall in grant funding

For centuries these two riverside settlements feuded, and then along came King George III with his passion for sea bathing and peace broke out in this fashionable seaside resort

In Dorset, city lights are few and far between. Get your binoculars and telescopes ready, we pick some of the best places for spotting stars and the solar system in Dorset

In the first of two walks, we visit three stone circles from the Bronze Age and some impressive Neolithic chambered tombs

Snowdrops bring great joy in the early months of the year, signifying the warmer weather ahead. We pick 7 magical places in Dorset to explore these beautiful flowers

Walk in the footsteps of two famous Dorset dialect poets from the 19th century, Robert Young and William Barnes

This challenging winter walk takes in one of the natural swallow-holes on a wooded ridge above the village

Whether you’re looking for a taster into the life of The Ramblers, or you’re a seasoned walker, all are welcome to join in on these winter walks in Dorset

Here are some Dorset walks, easy and challenging, to get you out and about over the festive period