In a touching turn of events, fans banded together to raise £60,000 for Mencap charity—a cause dear to Alexander and one he vowed to back if he triumphed on the show. Mencap, which works to ...

Meanwhile, learning disability charity Mencap warned of their concerns around how the subject of assisted dying would be broached with people. Dan Scorer, head of policy and public affairs at the ...

Learning disability charity Mencap warned that scrapping the ambition could make the life expectancy gap between people with learning disabilities and the general population “wider”.

Mr Dragonetti told fellow contestants during the BBC show's final that he would be donate some of the prize money to Mencap, an organisation that supports people with learning disabilities ...

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The five-week-old puppies were taken from their mother in Shroton, near Blandford Forum, Dorset on 28 December at about 23:00 GMT. Three were located by the Dorset Police Rural Crime Team on New ...

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 ...

A Dorset nature reserve is once again on primetime TV this week as Winterwatch returns to our screens from Tuesday. Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams will present the BBC show ...

Doc Martin star Martin Clunes has attempted to lead a peaceful life away from the big screen on his picturesque 130-acre farm near Beaminster, Dorset. According to Rightmove, house prices in ...

The Range has confirmed it has taken on the unit in Stour Park and that the new store will open on January 31 at 9am. It will feature the usual items sold by The Range, but as part of the new ...

Musician and poet Polly Harvey - known as PJ Harvey - has said she feels "honoured and very grateful" to have won an award for her contribution to music in her native Dorset. The Original Music ...

MILLIONS of snowdrops are beginning to bloom at the National Trust’s Kingston Lacy in Dorset. The extensive grounds at Kingston Lacy showcase more than 40 varieties of snowdrop, with carpets of ...