DEVELOPMENT ‘opportunities’ for Christchurch drawn up by BCP Council have angered town councillors who knew nothing about them.

COUNCILLORS have approved plans for a pop-up bar on the site of a demolished hotel, dismissing concerns it could lead to anti-social behaviour in the area.

A CAFE in Christchurch has been forced to close and staff have been told to self-isolate because of the Covid-19 virus.

TWO MOTORISTS in Dorset have been arrested after being found to be driving under the influence of drugs.

A family from Dorset left devastated when their puppy went missing are 'thrilled' to have been finally reunited with her - more than 11 years later.

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THE Dorset Belle pleasure cruise has returned to Bournemouth pier for the first time since 2012.

Fifty Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson was seen filming a new Netflix adaptation of Persuasion in Lyme Regis.

ENGLISH language schools across the BCP area have been awarded £100,000 to help them bounce back from the effects of the pandemic.

BOURNEMOUTH Arts Emerging Fringe (BEAF) festival will be bringing colour and creativity to Boscombe this summer.

WHAT can you do when a local authority does not commit to basic ground zero services?

EXPERTS at the Cyber Resilience Centre for the South West (SWCRC) are urging the travel and tourism sector to increase its cyber security vigilance, as attacks on businesses continue to rise along with the temperature.

A DESIGNER used his time on furlough to create a sustainable way to welcome back fans to of Premiership Rugby.

DORSET Police and Crime Commissioner David Sidwick has issued an appeal for volunteers to join the Custody Visiting Scheme.

BOURNEMOUTH has been ranked number one on a list of the UK's top 'zen' capitals.

ONLY one event at the Bournemouth International Centre has been cancelled in the wake of the Government’s lockdown delay.

WHILE governments pretend to be getting a grip on accelerating carbon perhaps we could all start talking about serious solutions to the mess we are in.

IN LIGHT of the delta variant of Covid now spreading rapidly across the country and tripling cases of infection in BCP over the last two weeks.

FAMILIES across Dorset are being encouraged to download a free Team GB digital fitness and activity pack to give children a winning edge ahead of an exciting summer of sport.

A man from Dorset was the first patient to benefit from the new thoracoscopy equipment at Salisbury Hospital funded by the Stars Appeal.

MORE than 90 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset within the last 24-hour period, according to the latest statistics.

FIVE fire crews dealt with an accidental fire in a flat in Bournemouth earlier today, June 20.

OFFICERS are appealing for help from the public to locate a man who has gone missing from a holiday park in Weymouth.

THE first Upton House Food & Drink Festival has been postponed until August.

STALLHOLDERS at Christchurch’s new emporium have been putting the final touches to their pitches ahead of its opening on Monday.

A LARGE plot of land with a farmhouse which takes in 'spectacular views’ of Dorset is set to go under the hammer for under £2 million.

It's been almost a year since hoardings erected around the statue of Robert Baden-Powell on Poole Quay were removed.

WILL a Great British street market be just the thing to help attract people back to Bournemouth town centre?

A STRUGGLING hotel in a rural Dorset village was transformed on a Channel 5 TV series.

This three-bedroom property has sold at auction on Wednesday, 16 July. Find out more.

WILDLIFE in Dorset will get more of the space it desperately needs following Dorset Wildlife Trust’s acquisition of a large area of land near Bere Regis.

CHERRIES loanee Sam Sherring played a full part as Torquay United were beaten in a dramatic National League play-off final by Hartlepool United.

JOE LYCETT is visiting Bournemouth next year with his ‘More, more, more! How do you Lycett? How do you Lycett?’ tour.

This year's list has a mixture of traditionally popular names, as well as several new entries.

TOWNS across Dorset will be marking Armed Forces Day.

Daphne du Maurier’s heroine in her 1941 novel Frenchman’s Creek flees the bustle of London for the escape of southern Cornwall.

Expert Tanya Anderson offers a guide on how to freeze your favourite cut flowers into ice cubes, to add a garden twist to summer drinks.

MORE than 110 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset within the last 24-hour period, according to the latest statistics.

HOSPITALITY firms are being encouraged to increase their Covid-19 testing efforts after "a number" of outbreaks within the industry.

FOURTY EIGHT areas of Dorset have reported more than three active coronavirus cases, as new Covid-19 cases appear to be on the rise in the county again.

A MENTALLY ill woman has given birth to a boy after a judge gave specialists the go-ahead to perform a caesarean section.

RESIDENTS and shop staff in Christchurch were evacuated from their properties earlier today whilst police dealt with a reported disturbance.

BCP Council's planning department is 'not very good' chief executive Graham Farrant has admitted.

A MAN has been arrested after police found cannabis fully grown in every room of a house in Spring Road.

A LARGE fire broke out on the first floor of a building in Bournemouth and damaged the roof.

OUR dads mean everything to us, with many supporting their loved ones and family prior and during the coronavirus pandemic.

Footballing icon Harry Redknapp has paid a surprise visit to a fan with terminal cancer, thanks to quick thinking care home staff.

There are more than 100 unclaimed fortunes in Dorset and if you have one of these surnames, a large inheritance could be yours.

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The nurse advisor for Allergy UK has revealed why many of us are suffering particularly badly with hay fever this year.