And it was so, so terrifying. Everett Collection Historical / Alamy Stock Photo 2.The two people depicted in Grant Wood's "American Gothic" actually exist. This is what they looked like: And ...

Sea conditions enabled a fast passage to the north end of Studland Bay and visibility was good enough for the volunteer crew to confirm that no yachts were anchored either in Studland or Swanage. The ...

Students begin a series of four beginner guitar classes at the Rogers Adult Wellness Center. Click here to see more photos from the class.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians moved north on Monday after Israeli forces withdrew from ...

Ms King, who grew up in Dorset, is joining the Swanage Railway Company from the Shrewsbury Ark in Shropshire, a charity that helps homeless and vulnerable people. She said: "I am looking forward ...

House-holders, farmers, businesses and local authorities around the country are assessing the damage caused by caused by Storm Éowyn. People are being advised that the impact of the storm and the ...

Abbie King has been appointed as the Swanage Railway‘s first Chief Executive with the aim of developing and future-proofing the heritage railway. Abbie was previously Charity Director at Shrewsbury ...

People living in Dorset who have had a stroke within the last 10 years are being invited to take part in a "potentially ground-breaking" clinical trial. The trial is looking at how a specialised ...

Minister for Local Government, Kerry Vincent, has today released the Board of Inquiry Report into the operations of Dorset Council in full and has issued a series of Ministerial Directions to the ...

Freezing cold temperatures saw the traditionally outdoors event forced inside and held in the rotunda of the US Capitol. In his inauguration speech, Mr Trump declared "the golden age of America ...

Dan Bennett said the trains were part of the history of the Swanage branch line Volunteers ... You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.

Swanage Railway Trust chair, said: "The tireless work of our 4TC Group’s dedicated volunteers in restoring a unique TC ‘push-pull’ train that operated on the main line through south Dorset ...