Portland is one of those places on the edge, an extremity of England dangling from the Dorset coast by the fine thread of Chesil beach. I notice a sign in a neighbour's window: "Keep Portland weird." ...

Housing hundreds of migrants on a barge off Dorset will negatively impact healthcare provision in the area, a local mayor has said. The government wants to accommodate 500 asylum seekers at ...

TRIBUTES were paid to a hero sailor at a ceremony to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the sinking of a Royal Navy ship in Portland Harbour.

When it comes to beach cleanups, Dorset, England, is making strides. The Weymouth and Portland Marine Litter Project, a ...

The Bibby Stockholm is due to arrive soon in Portland, Dorset, where it will house 500 male asylum seekers.

Temperatures in Dorset will be heating up across the weekend as the Met Office says another heatwave is on the way ...

The Isle of Portland is the southernmost point of Dorset, and is a beautiful spot that's perfect for a UK holiday - and you don't even need a ferry to get there.

Earlier this year, protestors gathered in Brewery Square, Dorchester to share their ‘anger’ and ‘disgust’ at the government - calling for a stop to the cuts in disability benefits while also ...

Rebekah Cresswell-Jeal, 20, of Portland, Dorset, waived her right to anonymity to talk about the abuse she suffered at the hands of Andrew Moisan. Dorset Police praised her "bravery" in reliving the ...

Sightings of the bird on Portland have been posted on birdguides.com and on social media. Back in 2014 a hoopoe was spotted at a Dorset burial ground. It was seen at the Higher Ground Meadow ...

A "huge" German World War II mine found lying on the seabed of Portland Harbour in Dorset has been blown up. The 0.75-tonne mine was towed to an area of deeper water in Weymouth Bay before Royal Navy ...

Dorset Council is receiving £1.7m over the planned 18-month duration of the vessel's stay in the port - based on £3,500 per bed space, with a further £377,000 available to fund support and ...