POOLE Hospital's accident and emergency department is set close in 2026 – two years after its larger replacement facility opens at Royal Bournemouth Hospital.

POLICE have urged the public not to get into unlicensed taxis after an emergence of new social media groups offering lift services.

PETROL and diesel prices have continued to soar as costs have hit as high as 193.9p per litre in Wimborne.

A MAN accused of raping a woman in Poole was looking around to make sure he was not seen while carrying out the offence, a jury was told.

FENCES installed at the approaches to a busy Bournemouth roundabout are doing their job in improving road safety, a senior councillor has claimed.

CAR parking in Boscombe could be reduced under controversial new plans because the spaces are "underused".

THE owners of a Poole holiday park could go back to the drawing board over plans to carry out a major redevelopment.

SEVERAL key parts of the response to coronavirus in the months ahead remain unknown or undecided, according to Dorset's director of public health.

Dorset Police No Excuse teams will be out on the county's roads this week operating mobile speed cameras.

RESIDENTS are being urged to 'stop and think' before buying a dog in a bid to prevent illegal puppy breeding across the county.

DOG fouling has increased as Covid restrictions were relaxed – according to Dorset town and parish councils.

AN ENFORCEMENT investigation is underway as dismayed residents believe a historic common law contract has been broken by a multi-million-pound development.

AN INQUEST has opened into the death of a pedestrian who died in hospital after a crash in Poole.

REPAIRS to a leaky church roof have uncovered a series of historic wall paintings left unseen for more than 100 years.

BROWNSEA Island is reopening this month with a mixture of pre-booking and same-day ticket availability.

AN EX-army serviceman has described his inspirational weight loss transformation.

AN elderly woman had a bank card stolen while being asked for directions with it later used to make almost £500 of transactions at a Tesco store.

A NEW application for housing on the site of the former Crown and Anchor pub at Wimborne Minster been refused – after again meeting with objections.

WHITELEGG Way in Bournemouth will be closed for three nights for more carriageway and cycle path surfacing.

A WOMAN was taken to hospital after a crash involving a car and a bicycle this morning.

HMRC is aware that criminals are attempting to obtain customers’ Government Gateway logins and other personal details

A CHRISTCHURCH resident has created a ‘stand with Ukraine’ poster that he hopes can be displayed in shop windows and homes across Dorset.

EXPENSIVE car parking fees at Upton Country Park and forcing drivers to park on nearby streets – according to one local resident.

 “People keep repeating the same mantra that it’s the West attacking and it’s Russia who’s bringing peace," one misinformation specialist said.

DORSET achieved a “successful” year for business growth despite the ‘continuing challenges of the pandemic’, it has been revealed.

UNIQUE selections of artwork and Chinese porcelain are expected to sell for upwards of £70,000 when they go under the auctioneer’s hammer.

Woman shares how she saved £500 on water bills thanks to advice from Martin Lewis - here's how you could do the same.

Reader Reg Judd sent in this photo of the traffic slowly making its way through the snow along Old Christchurch Road in Bournemouth, heading towards the Lansdowne roundabout.

IMPROVEMENTS and a name change are being planned for a Verwood café which has traded since 2012 as Plane Cuisine.

A MAN has been handed a court bill of almost £700 after being convicted of an offence related to not having a train ticket.

IMPROVEMENTS are being planned at a popular East Dorset pub.

THREE extra classrooms are to be built at Lytchett Minster School – by removing a dated single-story pre-fab’ building, replacing it with a two storey replacement.

HUNDREDS of families badly affected by the disastrous earthquake in Haiti last year will be able to receive clean, safe drinking water thanks to a grant of £25,000 from Dorset Freemasons.

THE careers of nineteen young people across Dorset and Wiltshire have been given a boost by children’s hospice charity Julia’s House, thanks to the government’s Kickstart employment scheme.

2022’s instalment of the festival and the famous ‘Cheltenham roar’ is just days away.

Pancreatic cancer is deadly and can be very difficult to treat, with only around one in four people surviving one year or more after diagnosis.

The bar has been a huge hit on Instagram as outdoor furniture sales start to soar.

The ship, called Endurance, was crushed by ice and sank in the Weddell Sea in 1915

Coronation Street is the world’s longest running TV soap and holds the Guinness Book of World Records for this achievement. (PA)

CHERRIES moved back into the Championship’s top two, despite being held to a 1-1 draw at home by struggling Peterborough United.

BOSS Scott Parker admitted a collection of Cherries’ fans booing at the final whistle after their 1-1 draw was “a bit puzzling” and added: “We’ve probably been a little bit of a victim of what we’ve done.”

THE worst designed modern complex that was ever constructed in central Bournemouth.

A MAN given the opportunity to prove he wouldn’t reoffend before breaking into his ex-partner’s house and sleeping in her bed just hours after receiving a deferred sentence has been handed a “second chance”.

THE first vehicle transporting donations gathered by the Help from Bournemouth to Ukraine group has arrived in Ukraine.

BOURNEMOUTH'S bid for city status included photographs of Christchurch and Poole.

A TOWN centre store in Bournemouth has been boarded up after its long term occupier closed last month.

A TELEVISED appeal has been made after a man armed with a handgun threatened a shop worker before making off with cash at a Dorset Co-op.

A GUN club site which has been blighted by anti-social behaviour and drug dealing problems is attempting to ramp up security measures.

SCOTT Parker explained why Ethan Laird was left out of the squad to face Peterborough United, saying the loanee "needs a bit more work".

PEOPLE are being invited to take part in a run in Poole this evening, as part of fundraising efforts being made for Ukraine.