REDEVELOPMENT plans for a former Bournemouth town centre cinema site have moved closer to fruition.

PERMISSION is sought to demolish the annex building of a church built nearly 70 years ago.

INSPECTORS have been visiting eateries across Dorset and continuing to inspect their standards and food hygiene.

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YOUNG people from across the south and beyond are “living their best life” as thousands attend the annual Bournemouth 7s festival.

A MAJOR road in Dorset has reopened after it was closed for more than three hours following a three-vehicle crash.

HUNDREDS of people joined a peaceful protest following the death of Bournemouth boy Mehmet Altun.

THE public has been warned that firing will take place on Lulworth ranges at the latter end of next week.

A FISHERMAN who had a close run-in with the mysterious Boscombe ‘sea creature’ says he now wants to find it; but does want to see any harm come to it.

A BOURNEMOUTH road will close for nearly three weeks in September to allow for electrical connection works.

HOUSE prices increased by 1.5 per cent in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in June, new figures show.

A COTTAGE in a ‘popular’ Dorset village could be yours for just £125,000 when it goes under the hammer.

As Organic September approaches, Hannah Stephenson finds out about easy changes gardeners can make - from pest control to compost choices.

Here is the full list of new Disney+ content in September including TV shows, Disney originals, films and documentaries. 

ONE hundred people in Dorset who need social care are going to be monitored by new artificial intelligence (AI) technology as part of a three-month pilot.

ONE of Bournemouth’s best-known businesses has reported “dreadful” losses.

THOUSANDS of people have celebrated the return of the Christchurch Food Festival after a one year absence.

For those looking to eat out over the bank holiday weekend, we’ve rounded up some of the best restaurants in the area.

BMX riding has been known as an "underground sport", but following the Olympics it has been “put it on the map for life” says Bournemouth’s national champion Brynley Savage.

JOB vacancies reached record highs nationally in July as lockdown restrictions were eased.

Ella Walker catches the train for a weekend in the Scottish capital where she finds a city layered with history and alive with great food.

Here is the full list of new Disney+ content in September including TV shows, Disney originals, films and documentaries. 

A MAN who committed multiple upskirting offences against children and possessed a haul of indecent images has avoided a prison sentence.

CHERRIES maintained their unbeaten start to the Championship season as Scott Parker's side was forced to settle for a point at Hull City.

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of kidnap in relation to reports of a missing Dorset woman.

THE family of a woman who was killed in a Dorset car crash have paid tribute to her after the driver responsible for her death was jailed.

AREAS of Dorset are still reporting high numbers of Covid-19 cases according to Public Health Engalnd data.

A PROBE has been launched after a fire at a home is believed to have been started deliberately during a suspected arson attack.

AN air ambulance scrambled to the rescue of a person during a major emergency response at a popular tourist hotspot in south Dorset.

THREE 'high value' caravans have been stolen from a site in Purbeck.

A JOINT operation saw rescuers descend a cliff edge after reports of a woman in difficulties in the early hours of this morning.

A CANNABIS farm has been uncovered in “every room” at a property in Bournemouth.

A NEW two-day music event that was set to take place in Poole this weekend has been postponed for a year, organisers have announced.

FOR the second time this month, the Bournemouth Parkrun has been cancelled after travellers entered the site.

THE original Ken and Barbie are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary next month.

A VAN crashed into four parked vehicles in Bournemouth before fleeing the scene.

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The best bargains hitting the shelves in the middle aisles of Aldi and Lidl this August Bank Holiday.

Recovery from the coronavirus, responsible for the global pandemic, can often take weeks or even months.

MORE than 400 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset within the last 24-hour period, according to latest statistics.

A shortage of blood tubes has put doctors and patients in a “terrible, unenviable position”, with GPs facing “difficult choices” about who gets blood tests, the British Medical Association has warned.

IT IS the August bank holiday weekend and visitors are expected to flock the Dorset coast to enjoy the warm weather.

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PETS are an integral part of our lives, so they deserve to be in the spotlight.

DORSET-based animal rescue centre Margaret Green is hoping to find forever homes for animals in its care.

Emergency services are currently at the scene of a serious road traffic collision on the A35 between Bere Regis and the Bakers Arms Roundabout.

A MAN said he had to have his two-year-old Labrador put down after it became ill swimming in the sea in Studland.

THE story of the deck chair saga will run for a while and has even hit the national press. Not the first time BCP Council has featured in the daily press for grand stupidity.

POLICE have launched a public appeal to locate a vulnerable 73-year-old woman who has gone missing.

SIX months on from its opening, residents of a house for young adults with autism in Southbourne say they are enjoying new-found independence and friendships.