AN NHS worker in Poole has been left devastated after receiving a distasteful letter from one of her neighbours criticising her house and garden.

A MAN who threw a taxi driver into the road breaking his hip after becoming angry at his driving was described as a “gentle giant” by his probation officer.

BOBBY'S department store is to open in Bournemouth next month - 50 years after brand disappeared.

VANDALS targeted a nursery school in Wimborne leaving benches smashed, play equipment destroyed and an outside tap broken and leaking water.

A POOLE woman, who cares for her disabled husband, is “desperate” following extensive flooding to her family home on Monday.

PUBLIC Health England South West have urged people to act with caution ahead of all lockdown restrictions being eased.

BEFORE too long, the residents of Dorset are likely to be producing more than a million tonnes of waste a year.

DRUGS, cash and phone seized by police from Boscombe address as part of drug dealing crack down. Read more:

Weather forecast: Sunshine and blue skies on the horizon across Dorset. Read more:

Those travelling back from amber list countries currently have to quarantine for 10 days at home on their return. Read more:

BOURNEMOUTH

Bournemouth Crown Court is facing an increasing backlog of cases, latest figures reveal, as hundreds of victims of serious crime wait for justice. Read more:

NEW Dorset police and crime commissioner David Sidwick has tackled what he says are ‘myths’ about him.

A NEW FOREST hotel hit by the economic impact of the pandemic is seeking consent to almost double the number of bedrooms.

A MAN has pleaded guilty to seriously assaulting another man in an act of "excessive self-defence".

CONCERNS have been raised by Dorset councillors about a waste to fuel plant being planned for a site to the north of Bournemouth Airport.

WHO was Mary Haskall and why had she not come forward?

CHANGES could be under way for two Bournemouth Wimborne Road sites.

PATIENTS and visitors at Royal Bournemouth Hospital have been warned to expect disruption due to roadworks on site from today.

A MAN has been banned from a Tesco store in Bournemouth for a year after breaking a court order.

Has your child got what it takes to dazzle and shine like a star in front of the camera?

So-called freedom is nearly upon us on July 19 as all lockdown restrictions are set to be eased in the final stage of the Government’s roadmap to recovery.

SWANAGE Railway volunteers are set to stage a nostalgic 'Roads to Rail' mini-steam rally.

COUNCILLORS from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole will be taking a three month break from full council meetings.

I READ with sadness, but not surprise, of the dreadful behaviour of so-called football fans at the European final on Sunday, July 11.

THE clock is ticking down to the start of the third annual UK Dog Surfing Championship.

AN ONLINE marketplace set up to rival the likes of Amazon and eBay has raised £35million of new investment.

A CLUB for racing car fanatics in Dorset has helped a school in Christchurch renovate its track in a bid to get pupils excited about remote controlled cars.

Do you know where this street is in Bournemouth? Pictured here in the 1970s is the Triangle in Bournemouth featuring Pronto takeaway bar, Lion restaurant and Lasave the dog shop beauty salon. This row of shops is now the site of Bournemouth Library w...

THE RESULTS from the annual survey of patients on all aspects of their GP have been published.

A TAXI driver was threatened with a knife by a passenger who made from the vehicle with cash.

ALMOST 300 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset within the last 24-hour period, according to the latest statistics.

OFFICERS have renewed their appeal to track down a man they would like to speak to following a sexual assault in Bournemouth.

MASSIVE flooding caused chaotic scenes across Dorset yesterday, with heavy rainfall resulting in the “wettest 24 hour” summer period in 10 years.

SCORES of angry residents have now lodged objections to proposals to redevelop the Thistle Hotel site on Poole Quay

FORMER Pirates Bjarne Pedersen and Jason Crump came back to haunt Neil Middleditch’s men as a 5-1 for Plymouth in heat 15 sealed a 45-45 draw at Plymouth Coliseum.

TEN more e-scooter riders have been stopped by police and issued with warnings.

PLAYMAKER David Brooks gave an honest assessment of his Euro 2020 campaign and admitted: “My tournament wasn’t probably the way I wanted it to go.”

THE Prince of Wales has recalled his first parachute drop almost 50 years ago in Dorset, “initially upside down with my legs in the rigging lines”.

A HALFORDS store closed temporarily after a member of staff tested positive for Covid.

RESIDENTS have provided an insight on the service provided by their GP surgery through the annual patient survey.

A MUM of 13 said she was really proud and “still suffering” after her tenth daughter got married on Saturday.

ESTATE agents are receiving hundreds of calls within an hour of posting a rental property in Bournemouth.

CHERRIES are eyeing up a move for free agent Scott Dann, according to reports.

EMERGENCY services were called to deal with a stolen car on fire in a Bournemouth park in the early hours.

CHERRIES have announced a second pre-season friendly as part of their training camp in Spain.

Sainsbury’s Love Your Veg Butternut Squash & Lentil Lasagne contains pork, beef and milk.

Most Covid restrictions will be scrapped- but the Prime Minister urged the public to adopt a cautious approach.

CHERRIES have emerged as "leading contenders" to sign Ipswich Town midfielder Flynn Downes, according to a report in the East Anglian Daily Times.

RESIDENTS across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole can get a free taxi to a Covid vaccination clinic.