PROPOSALS to create a transit site for travellers in Bearwood have been supported by a Dorset charity dedicated to raising awareness of the Gypsy, Traveller, Romany and Roma communities.

A COMPANY director who smashed the speed limit on the M3 near Winchester has been banned from driving for six months.

CRIMINALS in Dorset put behind bars in May include a murderer, an attempted murderer and a knife-point robber.

POLICE seized a car initially stopped for speeding after the driver was discovered to have the wrong insurance.

Take a look inside this £230,000 three-bedroom house currently for sale through auction in Bournemouth, find out more:

A pink house in a rural Dorset village that offers ‘lovely’ views is currently on the market.

You just can't help but notice this red signpost on the A31 east of Bere Regis.

A PARTIAL eclipse of the Sun will be visible in Dorset next week.

A MAN has been arrested after cash, class A and class B drugs were seized in Bournemouth.

COASTGUARD teams were tasked to help occupants of a submerged boat at Lake Pier in Hamworthy.

Here are four car boot sales to visit in Dorset.

One lucky ticket holder in the UK won the ninth biggest lottery haul on Friday.

A WEYMOUTH campsite was in the top 10 best-selling campsites in the whole of the UK for 2020, a holiday booking company has revealed - as Dorset saw more than a 50 per cent increase in bookings last year.

DORSET Police has joined forces with teams at BCP Council to help keep children safe and tackle anti-social behaviour in Bournemouth town centre.

A HISTORIC pub which was going to be partially retained has now been completely demolished to become a part of a new housing site in Weymouth.

Banes starred alongside Ben Affleck in the 2014 film.

A BOURNEMOUTH road will close for the majority of June while SGN carries out gas main replacement works.

THE UK's only beach yoga festival is returning to Bournemouth this year - but in a new location.

DEVELOPERS want to change the use of land near Network Rail’s substation site in Christchurch into an operational railway and install high voltage and auxiliary transformer modular units.

THEY have looked dramatically different over the past year as shoppers don mask and adhere to social distancing rules.

Salmonella poisoning, pieces of glass, food allergies and Hepatitis A are just some of the reasons behind a number of product recalls across the UK.

IT was the weekend that gave the hospitality industry a much-needed shot in the arm.

Cruise ships are back – but what’s it really like to travel on Covid-safe seas?

A SPECIALIST dental practice in Poole has submitted plans to carry out an extension to create an additional surgery.

A NEW Principal has been appointed at Bournemouth & Poole College to take over from Diane Grannell.

A FORMER Christchurch Army cadet is in the running for a national military honour.

“OUR Common Future” was published in October 1987 and came to be known as the Brundtland Report after the World Commission chairwoman, Gro Harlem Brundtland.

AN ANONYMOUS electronic dance music group from Poole has been climbing its way up the charts - with the group's latest single amassing over 20,000 streams in one day.

Despite lockdown restrictions throughout the past year, photographers have still managed to get out enough to snap some stunning shots.

The Government praised the ‘herculean efforts’ of students after more than 50 million rapid tests were taken in England since January.

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POLICE have launched an arson investigation after a heath fire damaged a "significant area of land".

HUNDREDS of jobs are being created with the re-opening of Bobby’s department store in Bournemouth.

The iconic Red Arrows will fly over Dorset as they take to the skies today (Saturday, June 5).

Social distancing and mask wearing could be set to remain in place until July 5, according to multiple reports.

POOLE has been highlighted to millions of American readers as a town working to revive local shopping.

ONLY two areas of Dorset have reported more than three active coronavirus cases, according to the latest figures.

THE newest member of the Condor Ferries fleet is in Poole preparing to operate on the port’s route to the Channel Islands.

THOUSANDS of people and their pups attended the popular Dogstival today for the first big event since the easing of lockdown.

Where to watch the Euros in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

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FEWER than 30 coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset, according to the latest statistics.