The Guide: Christmas panto special
A selection of pantomimes and Christmas shows around Dorset. If you have a show you would like us to add please email dorset@bbc.co.uk.

Boxing Day 'wallow' at West Bay
A charity 'wallow' at West Bay will help clear away a few of the Christmas cobwebs, says its organiser.

Snails on the menu in West Dorset
Snails are going on the menu for the first time in West Dorset, at a restaurant in Beaminster.

Dorset gets Fire Cadets' Schemes
Dorset Fire and Rescue Service has launched two Fire Cadets' Schemes, in Dorchester and Gillingham.

Boscombe's surf reef project
It was over budget and behind schedule, but, as it finally opens, the surf reef remains a key attraction at the centre of a huge regeneration project.

Enid Blyton's Dorset connection
A lifelong Enid Blyton fan has set up a new venture in Dorset, the county that inspired the writer's best loved novels.

New Green Energy Centres
Two Green Energy Centres are coming to Dorset - one in Christchurch and one in Ferndown.

Sand lizards on Lulworth Estate
Rare sand lizards have been released into the Estate's ecosystem.

'Controversial' mannequin
An artist from Harman's Cross is using life-sized dummies to depict his own personal take on some provocative themes.