Here's our guide to news stories and events you may have missed over the past two days.
Corfe Castle looked pretty in purple for a very special reason. The Norman castle was one of hundreds of UK landmarks to be illuminated for the last weekend of November in support of Purple Lights for Pancreatic Cancer. Click here to see lots more pictures
The Human League had audiences at the BIC on their feet on Friday night and took them on a trip through their great hits. Click to read our review and see more pictures.
Welsh heavy metal band Bullet for My Valentine played their debut album Poison in its entirety at Bournemouth's 02 Academy on Friday. Click to read our review and see more photos
Hundreds of people turned out to see Santa sail into Poole Quay on Saturday. Click for more pictures and video here
Hundreds of children turned out to see Santa arrive at Stewarts Garden Centre in Christchurch on the back of a steam traction engine on Saturday. Click to see lots more pictures in a gallery
There were muskets and a performance from Elvis at Wimborne's Christmas light switch-on. Click to see 51 pictures of Wimborne's Christmas extravaganza here
Thousands of people turned out on Saturday for the annual Christchurch Christmas Festival. The stars of panto Cinderella joined the Mayor of Christchurch at the balcony of the Mayor's Parlour to help light up the town. See lots more pictures in a gallery here
Swanage also got in the Christmas spirit on Saturday with its annual lights switch-on. Miss it? watch footage of the lights going on here
Hundreds of people took part in the Moors Valley Reindeer Run. See all our pictures here
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