18 May 2013 Last updated at 05:38 ET

Freedom parade for frigate's crewHMS Portland

The company of a Royal Navy frigate take part in a freedom parade through the borough which bears its name.

The Metropole Hotel bombed on 23 May 1943WWII bombing memorial to be unveiled

Bombing victims killed during a World War II air raid in Bournemouth are to be commemorated by a memorial plaque.

First cygnet at Abbotsbury Male swan 'adopts' another's eggs

A male swan at Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset "adopts" the eggs of another swan whose mate had died.

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Squirrel haven's half century marked How an island went from being once "off limits" Brownsea Island

Should assisted suicide be legal? A Dorset-based carer shares his views Picture of an elderly patient holding the hand of a man

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