The trees were installed on the Esplanade in Weymouth, Dorset, in the run-up to the Olympic Games events in the town in 2012 but were meant to be a temporary measure. They have grown significantly ...

“Many shop keepers and local residents have asked why the planters and trees have been ... any regeneration of the street scene,” Cllr Parkes told the February Dorset Council meeting.

Here are the five secret venues in Dorset open this spring and summer. Designer Jasper Conran has given one of England’s loveliest smaller houses, Bettiscombe Manor, a garden to match, with orchards, ...