A MOTHER described her son as a “pure soul” and has issued a warning to other families following the 13-year-old’s death from a suspected drug overdose.

A PUB near Fordingbridge has announced that it will close for a week to help the physical and mental health of staff, after “unbelievable” shortages caused exhaustion.

A “TERRIFIED” woman “feared for her life” when her partner strangled and beat her after a row in a Bournemouth hotel.

Following a year’s absence, the Christchurch Food Festival returns this weekend. Here's your guide to what's on when and where.

FORMER Bournemouth and Poole College site Constitution Hill is one of the many sites BCP Council has identified as a potential opportunity for the newly formed Urban Regeneration Company.

THE prices of Britain's most expensive beach huts are on course to break through the £400,000 barrier due to the huge demand for them by rich staycationers.

THE remains of the former Beales department store chain have made a trading profit of around £2.6million since administrators were called in.

LIFESAVERS from a Dorset lifeboat station will feature on popular BBC TV series Saving Lives At Sea.

EVERY GP surgery, hospital and outpatient clinic has been affected by a shortage of blood test bottles as a result of the pandemic.

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TEN people have died on Dorset roads this year, including four people last month.

A MAJOR search and rescue operation took place at Bournemouth seafront after a vulnerable boy went missing in the water.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is set to make the announcement this week, which could open up more travel options for holidaymakers.

A CAR was badly damaged by a fire in the driveway of a Bournemouth property.

Salmonella infection usually causes diarrhoea, fever and stomach cramps.

TRIBUTES have been paid to long-serving enforcement officer at Swanage Town Council, Clive Dragon.

LIFEBOAT crews rushed to a person having a medical episode on a boat in Poole Harbour.

PUBLIC loos on Poole Quay which have been closed for much of the pandemic months are now open.

CHERRIES crashed out of the Carabao Cup at the second-round stage after being on the end of a 6-0 hammering at Norwich.

COASTGUARD crews were called to reports of a person suffering a potential stroke on the beach at Kimmeridge.

CAMPAIGNERS fighting plans to replace a former police station with 32 retirement flats have launched an online petition.

Some of the latest cases dealt with at Poole Magistrates' Court, including offenders from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

AN INMATE used a heavy prison door as a weapon by 'flinging' it at a prison guard's face - leaving the victim in a 'bruised, shaken' state, a court heard.

ON SUNDAY morning we were returning from Wimborne, approaching the roundabout.

A NATIONAL animal welfare charity has called for tighter controls on air weapons following a spate of animal attacks across Dorset.

CALLS have been made for better public information about minor road safety projects across the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area.

A MOUNTAIN of discarded bottles, tins and litter was recovered from a graveyard in Bournemouth by volunteers.

RESIDENTS and visitors to Bournemouth will soon be able to hear the chatter of almost 200 birds enjoying the new aviary as work is due to start next month

TOWN councillors have said the opening of the town's second Lidl store will be a “great addition to west Christchurch”.

A SWANAGE hotel has been given permission to demolish a block of garages and build a pair of holiday homes in its place.

CHAIRMAN Jeff Mostyn expressed his “regards and respect” to Cherries’ fans who travelled to tonight’s 6-0 thumping at the hands of Norwich.

YOUNG holidaymakers in New Milton were treated to a surprise stunt display and workshop led by a UK BMX Champion.

A FOREST Lodge holiday, £1,000 of John Lewis vouchers and a £25,000 jackpot – a trio of reasons to enter the BH Coastal Lottery.

RESIDENTS of a Dorset village are thrilled to have uninterrupted views of the countryside and sea after overheard power lines were moved underground.

BOSS Scott Parker insisted Cherries’ youngsters would learn from their baptism of fire at Norwich and insisted: “I will make sure of that.”

A YOUNG girl from Poole has raised hundreds of pounds after chopping off 13 inches of hair.

A PARKSTONE woman has successfully completed her daring challenge of abseiling 100 metres down the Spinnaker Tower to raise money for Forest Holme Hospice.

A BUSINESS which has grown from six employees to more than 100 in the space of eight years is expanding again.

FROM the Spice Girls to Van Halen, Stevie Wonder and Queen - the Glad Rag Production Company are promising the "ultimate party playlist" when they take to the stage at the Regent Centre in Christchurch.

THREE enterprising school friends have been making and selling bracelets to fundraise for NHS Charities Together.

A BOURNEMOUTH man is braving the shave later this month after growing his hair throughout lockdown.

SOUTH Western Railway has extended its concierge service to Bournemouth to support customers as they return to the railway, following a successful trial.

Back in February 1976 the late Henry Cooper, OBE, pulled no punches when he appeared in Bournemouth to open Ladbrokes’ modernised betting shop in Commercial Road.

MIDFIELDER Gavin Kilkenny admitted Cherries were “ultimately punished” as they were handed a 6-0 shellacking at the hands of Norwich.

HEAD coach Scott Parker admitted it was a “big ask” for loan recruit Morgan Rogers to step straight into Cherries’ starting XI at Norwich on Tuesday.

A WIDOWER has raised more than double his fundraising target ahead of a ‘hymnathon’ in memory of his late wife.

Hosted by Clive Myrie, BBC Mastermind is looking for quizzers to apply to be on the next series.

THE actions of boy racers at Sandbanks could lead to ‘someone getting killed’, according to a peninsula residents' group.

ICELAND has confirmed it will be shutting its store in Poole High Street for good next month.

SCOTT Parker admitted “it was madness” the way Cherries conceded in the second half as they fell to a 6-0 thumping at the hands of Norwich.