NINETEEN fines were handed out at a house party in Bournemouth on the weekend.

A PURBECK care home has appealed for help after a number of residents and staff members tested positive for Covid-19.

A COUPLE avoided serious injury or death at the hands of a dangerous driver due to the reaction of their dog, a court was told.

NEARLY 150 complaints about failures to follow Covid-19 rules were received by BCP Council in just 13 days.

POLICE and the fire service were called to a crash involving a car and an electricity pole.

POLICE have been carrying out enquiries after a laser ground works kit was stolen from a rural farming business in East Dorset.

The Prime Minister was joined by NHS England boss Sir Simon Stevens and Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty.

DORSET Police has warned the public of a scam where people are asked to pay for a coronavirus vaccine.

STUDENTS at Bournemouth University can now be tested for coronavirus twice a week at the on-campus facility.

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Recipients are instructed to “press one on their handset to be connected to the caller”, which will allegedly fix the problem.

A MAN was disturbed while attempting to steal an electric fence battery in an East Dorset village.

A POPULAR Swanage festival has been cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

A COURAGEOUS survivor from the Falklands War has given his backing to an awards event that will honour many of the Dorset people in the frontline during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

TWO people whose bodies were found in a Poole property had been dead for several weeks.

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DOZENS of teachers across Dorset were absent because of coronavirus on just one day before Christmas, new figures reveal.

A STUDENT found dead in woodland near Bournemouth beach had been assessed at St Ann's Hospital just days beforehand, an inquest has heard.

DORSET Police has revealed the most ridiculous reasons people have given for breaching Covid regulations during the third national lockdown.

BOURNEMOUTH has been rated as one of the most congested cities in the UK, even with congestion falling by 23 per cent across the South of England.

PONIES killed on New Forest roads are believed to have been licking salt laid to combat ice.

A NEW Forest pony was found choking after a member of the public left chunks of carrot by the side of the road.

PLANS to demolish three temporary buildings at Twynham School and replace them with a purpose-built teaching block have been approved.

PEOPLE in Dorset are being urged to show support on World Cancer Day for everyone affected by the disease.

Vulnerable women in Christchurch will benefit from a clothing collaboration between Wardrobe Foundation and women’s charity The Water Lily Project.

Thousands turned out for Race for Life in 2000.

A Dorset papercut artist has created a paper craft project anyone can create at home which raises money for nationwide foodbank charity The Trussell Trust.

PRINCE Charles married Lady Diana Spencer, the AIDS virus was first identified and the Yorkshire Ripper was caught in this year.

DORSET Police used a police vehicle to transport people detained for mental health reasons to safety on hundreds of occasions last year – despite official rules advising against it.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information after £40 worth of items including vodka was stolen from a store in Sway.

A BOWLING club is appealing for donations from the community to remain supported amid the pandemic.

A CHRISTCHURCH lady is flying the flag of the town as she hopes to become the winner of Miss Elegance.

NOW that BCP Council are putting up the council tax for Poole by nearly three per cent to level the playing field does that mean the smelly Canford Tip will be removed from overlooking the Canford Heath SSSI and put near say Hengistbury Head?

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DIVERSE Abilities’ Christmas Treecycling scheme has raised almost £20,000 for its vital services through recycling trees after the festive period.

In 1981 shoppers at Poole's Arndale Centre met two giant 'Mr Men' who handed out sweets and paper hats to delighted children. Mr Noisy and Mr Slow were there to promote the new John Menzies store which opened the week before.

ALMOST 10,000 more people in Dorset ended 2020 unemployed and on benefits compared with the previous year.

BUSINESSES face a “huge” risk of insolvency the coming months as a host of factors combine to threaten their future, it is claimed.

A HEADMASTER has described home learning as “a poor substitute for face-to-face teaching” as schools wait to find out when pupils can return to the classroom.

Tens of thousands of international passengers have passed through Bournemouth Airport during the pandemic, figures suggest.