A Dorset resident has lost a legal challenge over a council’s decision not to consider using its powers over the mooring of the Bibby Stockholm in waters off its coastline, a High Court judge has ...

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is testing its response to a mock scenario where 300 tonnes of fuel is spilled, east of Portland Harbour, Dorset. It involves four vessels, oil collection ...

Housing asylum seekers on the Bibby Stockholm barge is more expensive than providing each migrant with a rented house on Sandbanks, figures suggest. The barge moored in Portland Harbour, Dorset, is ...

A man in his 70s has died while kitesurfing. People on board an anchored yacht in Portland Harbour, Dorset, reported seeing a person in difficulty in the water shortly after 13:30 BST on Tuesday.

Notice is hereby given that Portland Harbour Authority Ltd has applied to the Marine Management Organisation under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, Part 4, for a marine licence to undertake an ...