Councillors have condemned plans to house up to 500 asylum seekers in a barge off the Dorset coast with one describing it as "a devil's deal". The Bibby Stockholm is due to arrive in Portland Port ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

A planning inspector is considering an appeal by Portland Powerfuel against Dorset Council's decision to refuse the £150m facility at Portland Port.

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 ...

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 ...

This is the annual reality for residents of the Isle of Portland, Dorset's southernmost point. With summer temperatures averaging just below 20C and captivating sea views, it's an idyllic location.

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 ...

Portland Port in Dorset has signed memorandums of understanding with UK Oil & Gas (UKOG) to pursue two new green hydrogen opportunities. The first proposal is for the generation of 1 GW of hydrogen ...

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." ...