THE roll out of the coronavirus vaccines has reached a "proud milestone" with the launch of jabs at Royal Bournemouth Hospital – with similar efforts to begin at Poole Hospital imminently.

HIGHWAY chiefs are being urged to halt the “carnage” occurring in the New Forest after an horrific accident in which four ponies were killed.

A founder of one of the UK’s most successful home working franchise travel companies has died at the age of just 46.

WALK-IN testing facilities in Poole and Christchurch will be available to residents every day from mid-January.

A MAN who had nearly 4,000 indecent still and moving images of children on his laptop and tablet has avoided a jail sentence.

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A MAN who broke a hoover and attacked another man must pay more than £1,200 in costs and fines.

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NEARLY a third of close contacts of people with coronavirus are not being reached by the test and trace system across Dorset, figures suggest.

A DRIVER could be fined up to £1,000 after allegedly failing to comply with a Stop sign at a notorious accident blackspot.

A POPULAR tourist attraction has closed its doors, despite still being allowed to open in new Tier 3 Covid restrictions - as bosses revealed staff had been ‘abused’ by visitors wanting to travel from Tier 4 zones.

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FOUR people in Wimborne are celebrating after winning £1,000 each thanks to their postcode.

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THESE pictures show clubbers in Dorset in the 1990s.

CIVIC chiefs have rejected proposals to enlarge an office building at a former milk depot in the New Forest.

MORE than 4,000 jobseekers in the South West have been supported to upskill, retrain and gain work experience through the Government’s Sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP), new figures reveal.

VOLUNTEERS are needed to help speed up the coronavirus vaccination programme in Dorset.

POLICE using a Stinger device stopped a suspect vehicle after a pursuit across the New Forest.

FOUR ponies have been killed in a collision with a Land Rover Discovery in the New Forest.

BOURNEMOUTH MP Conor Burns said talks should be held over extending the academic year in the summer if there are further delays to schools reopening.

A TEENAGE girl was grabbed and raped by a man in Poole after she became separated from her friends.

MORE than 600 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Dorset and the New Forest in the last 24 hours.

FIVE further coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Dorset hospitals in the last 24 hours.

A DRIVER who admitted having no insurance told police other matters had taken priority.

A POPULAR beachside restaurant will be closed for "the foreseeable future" following BCP's entry into Tier 4 coronavirus restrictions.

PUBLIC toilets will remain open across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole under Tier 4 restrictions.

A SENIOR BCP councillor has urged people to follow the Tier 4 guidelines over the holiday weekend.

POLICE in the New Forest have urged people to remove all valuables from cars after a spate of thefts.

A LABRADOR was rescued from a fast-flowing stream by firefighters.

A COUPLE rearranged their wedding at just five hours notice to ensure they tied the knot before Bournemouth was moved into Tier 4.

FEWER patients were admitted to Dorset hospitals with coronavirus in the week up to December 27 compared to the previous seven days.

AN INCREASE in visitors to the Dorset seaside saw Coastguard callouts surge above figures recorded in the previous four years.