DOG OWNERS visiting Christchurch beaches have been advised to keep their dogs on leads after four palm oil ‘poisonings’ were reported at the beauty spot within 24 hours.

A RAPIST has been jailed for 12 years for a string of child sex offences.

A THIRTEEN-STOREY “landmark” residential development could be built on a former council depot in Bournemouth if new plans are approved.

A POLICE officer who spoke out after a "pants shift" claims the force is "run-ragged" and under pressure.

USING rapid Covid tests as a way of reopening nightclubs and theatres as Boris Johnson has suggested would be “near enough impossible”, it has been claimed.

AROUND 1.7 million more people will be added to the shielding list in England after experts identified more adults at serious risk of Covid-19.

MEMBERS of the public have been asked to avoid the beach at Boscombe as replenishment work continues.

THE number of Covid cases in the BCP area has fallen by more than a third, according to the latest data.

TWO men were moved on from a shelter at the beach by patrolling police.

POLICE have appealed for the owner of an abandoned mobility scooter to come forward.

SOUTH Dorset MP Richard Drax insists the ‘flame of hope that we can go back to living needs to be kept alive’ - as Boris Johnson warned of a ‘cautious’ lifting of lockdown restrictions.

A WOMAN attacked another woman with a jug during an ugly catfight at a Bournemouth lapdancing club, a court heard.

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Hairdressers were forced to close once more at the start of the year as part of fresh lockdown restrictions.

A MAN in his 60s punched a woman and a dog and grabbed another woman by the arm as they walked their dogs in north Dorset.

THESE youthful stars of song and dance, all now aged in their thirties, put on a show of sublime splendour.

Places are available in this year’s London Marathon for runners who’d like to help children’s charity Round Table Children’s Wish.

Special Forces duo donate £15,000 to Scotty’s Little Soldiers, to support bereaved Armed Forces children

Waggy Tails Rescue received a surprise donation of £2,000 into its bank account over Valentine's weekend to help provide for pets in its care during the pandemic.

A CRICKET club in Christchurch have set themselves the challenge of collectively walking and running over 1,000 miles during the month of March to raise money for the club and Macmillan Caring Local.

THE Mowlem Theatre in Swanage is asking for the public's help to decide its future, as part of its first public consultation in more than 50 years.

LOCKDOWN has been difficult for all of us for different reasons.

TWO bus services had to divert their route at the weekend due to "inconsiderate parking."

A VISUAL effects company which has worked on international hits such as Watchmen, Black Mirror and the Tom Hanks western News of the World has received a multi-million pound investment.

I WOULD like to congratulate Laurie Phillips painting a very professional zebra crossing in his busy road for the good of the community and embarrassing the council.

DORSET Police will receive nearly half a million pounds to support increased enforcement of coronavirus rules.

A DANCE studio in Boscombe is holding a host of virtual urban art classes for young people to take part in during the half term holidays.

Deep snow at the Wareham crossroads of East Street and West Street during the big freeze of February 1978. Photo by Arthur Grant Many of us will remember the snow that year, what are your memories of this time?

THE ‘taking the knee’ was supposed to help in making a statement against racism in sport, particularly notably in football.

I VERY much support Chris Morgan’s view (Letters, Feb 13), much more should be done locally to improve conditions for walking and cycling in the area.

MY INITIAL reaction on glancing at the front pages of some newspapers on Monday morning was that they were promoting a new tinseltown release of ‘Romeo and Juliet’.

RESIDENTS in Mudeford have appealed to the council to establish a sufficient traffic management system after a busy summer for visitors at the beauty spot last year.

SCORES of drivers were arrested on suspicion of drink and drug driving offences as part of Dorset Police’s winter campaign – including three on Christmas Day.

A COUNCILLOR discharged with disgrace from the Army for being gay has welcomed moves to allow military personnel dismissed for their sexuality to reclaim their medals.

PALM oil found on Solent beach earlier today has been cleared away by BCP Council.

COMMUTERS in Christchurch and Highcliffe are set experience yet more delays as more roadworks are to be put in place along busy routes tomorrow.

THE BCP area will have just a 16 per cent chance of recording more than 100 Covid cases a week later this month, according to a predictive map.

AN AREA of Portland has recorded the highest number of coronavirus cases in Dorset – as the island's mayor urged people to follow social distancing measures and get their vaccine.

THIS evening’s Downing Street press conference saw Prime Minister Boris Johnson joined by senior NHS and medical chiefs to provide updates on Covid vaccinations, infection rates and lockdown restrictions.

POLICE have urged people to be on the lookout for a stolen vehicle used in an attempted theft from a farm.

FEWER than 120 coronavirus cases were confirmed across Dorset in the last 24 hours, latest figures show.