A MAN suffered a fractured jaw and needed emergency surgery when a driver punched him in the face after flagging him down in Bournemouth.

TODAY marks a once in a decade event across the country in the former of census day.

THREE fire and rescue crews tackled a bungalow blaze in Christchurch last night.

A SUNNY weekend in April 2016 would see the face of the Dorset coast literally change when tonnes of rock and rubble plunged 100ft onto Bournemouth promenade.

Here's how long it takes to sell property in different BH postcodes across the BCP region.

THE second part of phase one of loosening the lockdown restrictions takes place on March 29.

PLANNING officials will have to decide whether to grant permission for developers to demolish an existing building in Poole and replace it with a block of ten flats.

DORSET insurer LV= has paid out more than £12million in claims prompted by the coronavirus.

A MAN who went missing in East Dorset has been found safe following emotional appeals from his family.

The adorable pets in need of a forever home delivered to your door through RSPCA covid-safe rehoming scheme in Dorset.

HOTEL giant Premier Inn wants to open a number of new branches in Dorset.

Here are the three requirements all foreign holidaymakers will need to meet to enter Greece this summer.

TEMPORARY traffic regulations will be in place along Charminster Road while resurfacing works progress.

A COMPETITION launched by a holiday cottage website crowned Sandbanks as the number one sunset watching spot in the UK.

RESIDENTS in Highcliffe have raised further concerns about plans for a new traffic management system.

DORSET has climbed into a UK top ten of the most searched for locations to live in.

Here are the reasons why you are unable to choose which coronavirus vaccine you are given.

Boost your wellbeing by learning to appreciate garden sounds and sights in ways you never did before, says Hannah Stephenson.

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TWO student Dorset Police officers have been fined after “falling short of expectation” in an “extremely disappointing” breach Covid-19 rules.

AROUND 100 bunches of flowers and scores of touching messages have been left at the scene of a fatal motorbike crash.

EMERGENCY services were called to a supermarket car park after a car overturned.

CHERRIES fell at the final hurdle before Wembley as they bowed out in a 3-0 FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Southampton.

POLICE have launched an investigation after a teenage girl was raped near woodland in Poole.

BOURNEMOUTH cruiserweight Chris Billam-Smith added the WBA continental championship to his growing belt collection after a unanimous points victory over tough Vasil Ducar.

A TREMOR shook the ground after a loud bang was heard in Dorset.

THE head of the judicary in England and Wales said "too little weight" had been placed on the aggravting features in disgraced police officer Timothy Brehmer's manslaughter of Claire Parry when he was sentenced last year.

WORK has started on a £30million project to bring the next generation of broadband to Poole and Christchurch.

A SMALL number of locations across Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole are the rest of Dorset are still recording Covid cases.

NO further coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Dorset Hospitals in the last 24 hours.

THE Dorset coast was treated to a glorious sunrise as Saturday heralded the spring equinox.

TWO more schools have recorded positive cases of coronavirus and asked pupils and staff to self-isolate.

FIREFIGHTERS in Dorset were called to six incidents yesterday including a report of a man with his foot trapped underneath a digger.

Live updates as Cherries look to reach the semi-final stage of the FA Cup for the first time in their history.

A DISQUALIFIED driver lost his car after being stopped by police in north Dorset.

A BUSY Dorset road has been closed due to an accident.

BOY racers were moved on from Sandbanks after complaints from the public.