The Swanage Fairy Festival is returning this summer for children across Dorset and beyond. This famous festival will be taking place by the sea, giving children a time of fairyland. This year’s ...

A RARE bird with a distinctive orange crown has been photographed in Dorset. This hoopoe bird was seen in a horse field in Weston, Portland, and was captured on camera thanks to persistent - and ...

Dorset has a huge range of traditions, superstitions and customs that have emerged throughout history, from crocking to not ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. The UK's first-ever mermaid tail sculpture trail begins this weekend. The Great Tail Trail is set to open on Saturday, April 5 throughout ...

Campaigners have said they are "devastated" after losing a court case against the decision to build an incinerator near Dorset's Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. The High Court has dismissed an ...

Dorset politicians vow to fight on after Portland incinerator is granted an environmental permit. The incinerator could be built in Portland, part of the Jurassic Coast UNESCO World Heritage Site.

But the tall tale never quite hooks you. It’s not ripped from the headlines, but Tyler Cornack’s comedy “Mermaid” certainly seems inspired by them — specifically, the strange “Florida ...

A particularly strange conspiracy theory that wealthy elites are holding mermaid-eating dinner party events is leaking into TikTok feeds. In March 2025, users began telling bizarre stories about ...

Dorset Council rejected plans to build the 80-metre-high facility in Portland after being lodged back in 2021, but the Labour Government went over the local authority's head to green-light the ...

Members of the Mystic Menagerie, the South Sound Pod, the Emerald Sea Sirens, the Cascadia Pod, the Whidbey Island Sirens Pod, the Shadowscale Squad, the Mutiny Mermaid Pod and Portland's Mermaid ...