MORE than 800 parking tickets were issued across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole this weekend following an influx of visitors.

The PM is expected to say the final lifting of social-distancing rules in England is being delayed to July 19.

INSPECTORS have ordered a Poole dialysis service to take action after a Covid outbreak led to 40 patients and four members of staff contracting the virus.

The messaging platform has launched the privacy campaign in the UK and Germany.

Car parks full and on-street parking taken, these drivers have taken matters in their own hands parking on roundabouts and on double yellow lines.

The rate is expressed as the number of new cases per 100,000 people.

THREE Dorset's MPs have urged the Government to press ahead with easing restrictions next week despite rising Covid case numbers.

DRIVERS who ignored a road closure at Sandbanks on Sunday face "almost an hour in gridlock" following a surge in visitors.

A SKY lantern set fire to cliffs at Durdle Door last night.

A NEW seafront plaza has opened on Sandbanks beach, containing a beach office, watersports centre and extended catering kiosk.

Boris Johnson will give a press conference tonight on the expected delay to lockdown easing.

A LARGE section of a Dorset beach had to be cleared as emergency services responded to a serious medical incident.

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PERMISSION is sought to demolish a building in Castle Lane East and replace it with a block of 12 flats.

THE process of setting up a council-owned company has passed its latest major hurdle after a business case for the project was approved.

ELDERLY residents at a council-owned supported living accommodation in Bournemouth were left without a working lift for two months.

A WOMAN who was dramatically rescued from Bournemouth’s bus station inferno almost 45 years ago has been able to thank the former PC who saved her life.

People who have appeared at Poole Magistrates' Court.

THE SIX-METRE-LONG fish sculpture which landed in Poole in April to highlight the problem of ocean plastic pollution now has a name.

THE hidden heritage of Gypsies and Travellers in and around Poole will be displayed at the town's museum this summer.

A WOMAN who drove dangerously in Bournemouth while she was over the drink drive limit has avoided a custodial sentence.

THE REGENT Centre in Christchurch reopened its doors earlier this month to a runaway success with sell-out showings over their opening weekend.

It seems from what I have discovered, if you want to chop back trees in a conservation area, then call it a hedge.

EMERGENCY services will be able to respond faster to casualties in need as they are 'brought into the 21st century' with new 5G connectivity.

THE BROTHER of a World War II veteran in Bournemouth has commended the actions of Winston Churchill, and the work of staff Royal Bournemouth Hospital, for saving and extending his brother’s life.

I REFER to your article on June 10 regarding the letter sent by the Christchurch Independents to the Secretary of State for Communities, Housing and Local Government, Robert Jenrick.

POLICE teams across Dorset have highlighted a scam warning.

Experts have said unseasonably wet and humid weather has created ideal breeding grounds for fleas.

AN AWARD-winning creative agency will be the first of its kind in Dorset to be owned by its staff.

A WOMAN got into a pensioner's car uninvited and made unwelcome sexual advances before robbing him of his gold Rolex which has 'great sentimental value'.

FIREFIGHTERS are carrying out investigations in Bournemouth town centre following a report of smoke.

A MAN suffered a serious head injury following an altercation near Bournemouth Pier.

A ROAD closure has been implemented at Sandbanks in an attempt to relieve traffic problems.

SEVEN car parks used by beach visitors were full before 10am as residents and visitors flock to the seaside on what could be the hottest day of the year.

INSPECTORS are continuing to visit Dorset eateries to carry out assessments and rate the establishment's food hygiene standards.

Bournemouth's reaction to Raheem Sterling leading England to victory for their first match in the UEFA European Cup. Read

SHOPPERS who are not fussy about “best before” dates have been picking up food bargains at several local Co-op stores.

THREE beaches in Dorset have been named among the best to visit in the UK.

FOOTAGE has been captured of the small shark which startled three women while they were paddling along the shoreline at Sandbanks beach.

A MAN was left shocked after a seagull swooped down and attacked him for the second time in a year.

A DECISION will soon be made on whether the easing of coronavirus restrictions on June 21 will go ahead.

SUPERMARKETS are urgently recalling contact lens solution over a chemical fault.

It might be the hottest and sunniest weekend of the year so far, but the Met Office are predicting thunderstorms for Southampton next week.

DANNY Ford revealed Pirates suffered a four-figure loss during their first SGB Championship home meeting of the campaign and added: “All clubs are just fighting for survival.”

CREWS tackled two fires within an hour of eachother last night as temperatures soared on hottest day of the year so far.

Here's your forecast for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

MANY of us regularly pass through Bournemouth’s shopping arcades. But what do we know of how they first came to be?

A ‘charming’ and ‘delightful’ cottage in a scenic rural Dorset village could be yours for £400,000.

Here are some of the best rated chicken shops in Bournemouth.

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