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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.

A row of festive tractors driving down a street at night. They are covered with brightly coloured Christmas lights and people are watching from the pavement wearing hats and coats.

Tractor run helps young people's mental health

More than 100 tractors travel around Dorset towns and villages for mental health charity.

Gaping holes in roofs of terrace after fire - rubble from building in centre spills onto street.

'We tried to stop fire spreading down the street'

Windy conditions saw the fire quickly spread through roofs along the terrace.

A litter of white fluffy puppies in a cage. They are bunched together, and one clings to the bars with its paws.

Father and daughter sentenced for illegal dog breeding

Ebony and Michael Membury made more than £34,000 during their unlicensed activities.

Smoking timber and pies of charred rubble spread along the ground from a building in the centre of a brick terrace.

Thomas Hardy building lost in fire

The building, which was "important" in the novelist's history, has been gutted by fire and fallen.

Glow of fire in middle of collapsed building in terrace.

Cafe partially collapses as fire engulfs building

The fire has swept through a cafe and spread to neighbouring buildings, the fire service says.

Dorchester Corn Exchange - a grand, stone, gothic-style building from the late 19th-century with a tall pointed clocktower on the corner.

Corn Exchange bells fall silent for repairs

Dorchester Town Council says it hopes the Corn Exchange bells can ring in the New Year.

A woman with dark hair and wearing safety goggles and a black shirt with the BAE Systems branding on it. She's smiling at the camera and there's a wall of electrical equipment in soft focus behind her.

Hundreds of new defence jobs after 'record' funding

Essex, Hampshire and Kent will benefit from the UK-wide spending, as well as parts of Dorset.

A greyhound wearing a red balaclava. In the background, Santa Claus is looking at him.

How Santa is helping dogs stay out of shelters

The founder of 12 pet food banks in Dorset says she is expecting demand to be high this winter.