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A brick and iron bridge over a road with a steam engine crossing the bridge and a man in orange overalls, with a white hat seen at the door of the engine.

Road to close for crash-damaged railway bridge repairs

The repairs to the iron girder and brick railway bridge will close a stretch of Grange Road.

Tom Reid, wearing a firefighter's uniform, smiles widely at the camera in front of a fire vehicle. He is bald with bushy eyebrows and a moustache.

'Inspirational' firefighter retires after 41 years

Tom Reid's career includes dealing with a devastating fire on land where he had done forestry work.

A group of about 17 people who were part of a larger protest against the crossing closure. Three people at the front of the group are in wheelchairs.

Council cash keeps rail pedestrian crossing open

Dorset Council will continue paying to keep the pedestrian level crossing at Wareham station.

A group of people surround a DeLorean car which appears to be suspended in mid-air partially shrouded in smoke

The twins who can make a DeLorean fly on stage

Behind the scenes at the Dorset dream factory which makes the impossible, possible

Chris Helberg and Chris Bryer-Ash running on a road at the start of their seven-day challenge. They are being cheered by a man standing at the side of the road and are being followed by a woman on a bicycle.

Friends take on seven marathons in seven days

Chris Bryer-Ash and Chris Helberg are raising money for Dorset Cancer Care Foundation.

Four white wind turbines set within series of tree-lined pits

Quarry wind farm generating power for 5,200 homes

The four turbines are said to be capable of generating enough electricity for 5,200 homes.

Firefighters pulling the horse out of the flooded marshland with straps. They are wearing full uniform, including yellow helmets.

Pony rescued from marshland by specialist crews

Crews say the pony was moved on Sunday "with a lot of effort" and left "upright but a bit wobbly".

Field with single door standing on a pile of rubble. It is lit from below with puple light.

Sites sought for Ukranian bombed door sculpture

The mangled front door from a destroyed house in Toretsk was salved by a Dorset artist.

Three images showing the process of recreating the face of a woman who lived 2,000 years ago. The image on the left shows a white 3D-printed model of a skull, the centre image shows the skull with layers of muscle applied in clay. The image on the right shoes the finished reconstruction of a woman with blue eyes and long light-brown hair.

Woman's face recreated from 2,000-year-old skull

Cliff erosion led to the discovery of the young woman's skull and bones buried in Dorset.