BBCA restored teddy that spent nights with its owner in air-raid shelters during World War Two was among our most read stories this week in Dorset.
We have picked five stories to keep you up to date.
Santas race to catch Christmas pudding for charity
The charity race saw about 200 take part in the 5km (3.1-mile) route along Weymouth beach.
The event, which also features a shorter 2km (1.2-mile) “elf race” for children, was held to raise money for the Will Mackaness Trust.
Festive fleet of Santas take to water for charity
Partners Neil Wood and Sam Arnold, who run the community group BH Activity Junkies, organised the annual event.
Ms Arnold said: “It was amazing to see so many people out on the river taking part but also the supporters on the banks cheering us on and collecting donations.”
World War Two tattered ted restored for Christmas
The bear, Big Ted, was a gift to 87-year-old Graham Windsor from Dorchester in 1939.
Thread-bare, lacking in stuffing and missing an arm, the treasured ted took a specialist two weeks to restore.
Girl’s transplant hope over hospital doll campaign
Sophie Joscelyne, who lives in Poole, has been waiting for a matching organ since May.
In November, the NHS placed hundreds of dolls in hospital waiting rooms, representing more than 230 UK children on transplant waiting lists.
Christmas social media posts help teen battle anorexia
Megan Shaw, from Bournemouth, has taken to TikTok to publicly commit to Anorexia Nervosa recovery, educating and inspiring hundreds of others along the way.
Her page has more than 75,000 followers and she has received more than 3.5 million likes on her recovery-related content.
