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crowds of people dressed as santas on the beach

Hundreds take part in 'Chase the Pudding' run

The annual charity event sees runners dressed as Santa chase people in Christmas pudding costumes.

A general view of the Weymouth Tandoori restaurant, which has a grey wall and windows around its outer edge. It is on a town street, with a small pavement in front of it

Restaurant that had illegal workers keeps licence

Police asked for the restaurant's premises licence to be reviewed after a raid in September.

A large fire on a pile of metal that is contained in a constructed wall. The scene is dark.

Firefighters tackle 15 tonnes of burning scrap metal

Multiple crews from Weymouth and Poole attend a blaze at a scrap metal yard in Dorchester.

Four-way road junction with yellow hatchings on road in centre and buildings on all four corners it is a bright and dry day.

Man in his 70s dies in hospital after assault

Dorset Police said 75-year-old Anthony Jacob was attacked in Weymouth on 10 December.

Knighton Countryside Management worker in a cherry picker vehicle parked behind Elliott Sawyer who is holding Otto the cat

Cat stuck up tree rescued after 24 hours

Tree surgeons come to the rescue of Otto who was stranded up a 40ft (12m) tree in Weymouth.

An example image of the winning ride in a fantasy underwater world. The design features a cave-looking ceiling with crystals hanging from it, blue-green waters and a wooden building with a wavy rooftop. Silhouettes of people are positioned across it to recreate what the experience for riders would be like.

Couple win prize for 'unique' theme park design

Richard and Amy Hale win £20,000 for designing an indoor boat ride through fantasy worlds.

Beach and sea behind a wooden tube-shaped sauna accessed by wooden steps - the sauna door is open and a small shed stands to its left.

Winter beach sauna pod given planning approval

The wood-fired sauna, that can fit up to eight people, will be in place until the end of February.

A general view of the outside of the bowling alley, which is evidently worn and has moss or some sort of growth at the top edge of the building

Bowling alley to be demolished in £250k plan

Dorset Council approved the demolition plan in April but needs to find a contractor to do the work.

A wooden gate on a dirt track. There are signs for Stonehill Down Nature Reserve, and signs about keeping dogs on leads. Green sloping hills are in the distance.

Dorset's Big Picture: Sunday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.