THE HIGHLY anticipated opening of Bobby's has arrived as the department store makes a big comeback half a century after its departure.

OFFICERS are investigating the theft of a vehicle and a suspected ram raid at a discount store in Poole.

A BCP Council security officer has criticised Dorset Police’s response after his car was vandalised in a random attack.

PROPOSALS for a multi-million-pound redevelopment project for a historic Ringwood building have been showcased to members of the public ahead of submitting formal application.

A MAN has been arrested by detectives investigating a reported rape in Poole.

GARDEN furniture was stolen from a Poole retirement care home.

COASTGUARD crews were called to recover a jet skier who had suffered a foot injury off Sandbanks.

FRIENDS of a man who passed away from cancer will stage a gig in his honour after he ‘wanted a party and not a funeral’.

ONE jet ski user’s experience with dolphins 'made his year' after his encounter near Bournemouth Pier on Monday, September 6.

SWANAGE Hospital has undergone an extensive refurbishment, created a new carpark, garden area amd rooms.

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PEOPLE with mental illnesses in Dorset are far less likely to be employed than their peers, figures suggest.

A WHEEL the perfect diameter of a culvert was found to be the cause of historic flooding issues near Three Legged Cross.

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AN ENTREPRENEUR from Christchurch has launched an ethical online marketplace where only sellers who meet a strict criteria can sell their products.

SCHOOL place applications in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for September 2022 are now open.

The National Television Awards (NTAs) is live from The O2 London on September 9.

Disney’s Frozen film is now a musical as it arrives at London’s West End.

Thousands turned out for Race for Life in 2001.

A DORSET country park has been named as the best in the UK for its and track and trail.

THE public can still have their say on BCP Council’s 20-year vision for the future of the “coastal leisure offer”.

WITH regard to the dire shortage of HGV drivers with emptying supermarket shelves, from this January 2021 Brexit brought to an end free movement of labour and goods.

TWO property companies have teamed up to provide a defibrillator for the community arm of AFC Bournemouth.

A BUS stop in Bournemouth has has a face lift as part of the Transforming Cities fund programme.

FIVE young Dorset musicians will be starting the next stages of their lives this week as they set off to music conservatoires in London and Oxford.

A nostalgic look at the Golden Gates residential apartments on the prime site by the Sandbanks Ferry and next to the Haven Hotel being constructed back in 1963.

A MAN who stabbed his neighbour during an early morning row could have killed his victim had things been “a centimetre or two different”, a court heard.

PLANS for a new inland lagoon in Dorset have received strong support from a sport’s national governing body and a Bournemouth seafront surf shop.

Reports on Tuesday suggested the government had drawn up plans to introduce a new lockdown in October.

A CHRISTCHURCH resident self-isolated in South Africa for 66 days after he planned a two-week trip to attend his dad’s funeral.

AS an attacking player who came through the academy at Arsenal, it was only natural that Jaidon Anthony looked up to the great Thierry Henry.

A UK-wide 1.25% health and social care levy based on National Insurance (NI) contributions will be introduced.

THE highly anticipated opening of Bobby's in the heart of Bournemouth town centre is now just one day away.

PIRATES maintained their unbeaten home record this campaign, notching up a 13th straight victory at Wimborne Road by battling to a big win over Plymouth Gladiators.

CHRISTCHURCH MP Sir Christopher Chope was one of five Conservative backbenchers to rebel against Boris Johnson's controversial £12billion tax hike to fund health and social care.

A GROUP of travellers located in Kings Park have been given a 24-hour eviction notice by BCP Council.

A MAN arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the sudden death of another man in Bournemouth will face no further police action.

SCOTT Parker declared himself "pleased" with Cherries' start to the season, but insisted: "I always want more."

STAFF from across Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service will be holding events commemorating Emergency Services Day and 9/11 this year.

A SCHOOL was damaged in a burglary in the early hours of the morning.

JUST under 3,000 people used the park and ride service during the Air Festival, increasing from just 40 users a month ago.

A HOTEL in Bournemouth formally crowned the best eco hotel in the UK is on the market for nearly £3million.

A YOUNG Freddie Mercury fan from Wimborne has become an overnight sensation after wowing crowds as he performed alongside a Queen tribute act last week.

A BUSY road in Bournemouth has closed once again for around seven weeks to allow work to continue as part of the regeneration plan for the area.

A PUB near Fordingbridge has reopened with reduced trading hours following a weeklong closure brought on after “unbelievable” staff shortages caused exhaustion.

THERE has been a further coronavirus-related death recorded at University Hospitals Dorset (UHD).

POOLE Pirates captain Danny King continued his recent blistering form with victory at the Plymouth anniversary meeting.

POLICE are investigating “continuing reports” of catapults being used to target wildlife in the Creekmoor area.

AN 'unprecedented and unsustainable' national shortage of HGV drivers has led to some Dorset bins not being emptied, as councillors plead for people to fill vacancies.

If Covid hospitalisations continue to rise the beginning of a firebreak lockdown could be seen in the UK.