19 May 2013 Last updated at 04:54 ET

Former rail line footpath extendedNorth Dorset Trailway extension

A new three-mile section of footpath built on the former Somerset and Dorset railway line opens.


HMS PortlandFreedom parade for frigate's crew

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.

Peter Henley, Political editor, South of England Article written by Peter Henley Peter Henley Political editor, South of England

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