CONCERNS have been raised over plans to convert 30 acres of farmland in Talbot Village into a publicly-accessible park.

THE Blue Pool attraction in Purbeck is set to reopen at the end of this month.

A MOTORCYCLIST has died at the scene of a crash near Wimborne.

AN OFFENDER who admitted a drug supply charge on the first day of a criminal trial has avoided a prison sentence.

THE future of a popular outdoor education centre is in doubt due to “ongoing financial losses” and lack of investment.

Maintaining hygiene in places such as the workplace, gyms, restaurants and supermarkets, is an essential part of coming out of lockdown successfully.

A GERMAN exchange student was stamped on during a violent gang attack in Bournemouth town centre.

DORSET Council is keen to remind people that speed limits are in place across areas in Wimborne and Colehill due to ongoing works.

YOU might imagine that releasing a piece of farmland for use by the public would go down pretty well locally.

Here are five of the best-rated golf courses across Dorset that we can’t wait to get back to when lockdown ends.

THREE men were found inside a stolen vehicle this week following police conducting plain clothes patrols.

PALLETS have been placed outside a shop in Poole to prevent rough sleepers following an increase of complaints to police.

GENDER-NEUTRAL terms could be required to be used in all BCP Council communications, should a motion win councillors’ support next week.

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MORE than two in five staff in Bournemouth and Poole hospitals felt ill due to work-related stress as the coronavirus pandemic took hold last year, according to a survey.

The barcodes will sit alongside the main body of the stamp, the barcode will be colour matched with the stamp.

Technology to help people 'retain their voice' despite the devastating effects of motor neurone disease is being made permanently available in Dorset.

SANDBANKS Ferry has extended discounts for bulk purchases of car passes following the launch of the ferry's Ticket Card.

THE British Heart Foundation's Bournemouth Pier to Pier Swim is back on this summer.

The census occurs every 10 years, with the last occurring in 2011, and it acts as a survey that charts all of the people and households.

There were double celebrations at a Dorset school last week as the country took its first steps on the roadmap out of lockdown.

A PEOPLE free art protest is taking place in Bournemouth town centre on Thursday in light of Sarah Everard's death.

THESE gorgeous newborns are bringing joy to eight Dorset families.

A NEW development in Bournemouth has been bought by a housing association as part of an effort to end rough sleeping and homelessness.

SHORTLY after a neighbour of mine had his Oxford Astrazeneca jab, he fell down a flight of steps.

Two Dorset schools put their heads together to honour Captain Sir Tom Moore- and bring joy to the local community.

A fun lockdown fundraiser thought up by two pupils at Ballard School in New Milton has raised almost ten times the fundraising target amount for Marwell Zoo.

I AM writing to object to the Bournemouth to Ferndown cycle route, which once again has been re –introduced.

IN THE year since the country’s first lockdown, we have all faced challenges none of us could have predicted or imagined.

HAVING lived in Wimborne for a while, and having a good friend living close to the so-called “No Entry” in East Borough, we are not surprised at yet more police activity to deal with “those crossing the line”.

I WILL withhold my name and address, as did the lady in her letter published March 17 when she reports that woman are being picked on by men. She asked for respect.

AN INVESTIGATION has been launched over reports a group of student Dorset Police officers met in the grounds of a golf club during the current coronavirus lockdown.

MILLIONS of pounds in extra funding has been approved by BCP Council to manage an expected influx in visitors this summer.

BOSCOMBE is set to profit from a new regeneration project that will see its high street transformed thanks to a £22m grant from the government.

TWO Bournemouth teenagers who committed drug supply offences have been told they "have not got a clue how serious" their crimes are.

A BOURNEMOUTH woman who had cancer treatment during the Covid-19 pandemic is urge the Government to ensure all young people have a ‘Hand2Hold’ during their therapy.

A MAN approached a child in Poole and asked him if he wanted to get into his car.

FOR THE fourth day running, no new coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Dorset hospitals in the latest 24 hour period, latest figures reveal.

OVER 30 new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in Dorset in the latest 24-hour period.