A DEVELOPER is “testing the water” over whether council planners would allow the landmark Barclays House building in Poole to be demolished.

SEVENTEEN members of BCP Council staff received annual remuneration of more than £100,000, according to the latest Taxpayers’ Alliance Town Hall Rich List.

World class cycling is coming to the area with the Tour of Britain announcing its first ever Dorset stage starting in West Bay.

PLANNERS have given the green light for a new warehouse to be built on a site formerly used as a yard by builders merchant Travis Perkins.

WORK to deliver a coastal country park in Christchurch is progressing despite a major housing development which was due to contribute to the scheme being axed.

FIREFIGHTERS are dealing with hotspots this morning following a large heath fire at St Catherine’s Hill in Christchurch yesterday.

A WEYMOUTH family has been left heartbroken after their dog died after being hit by a bus on the seafront.

POLICE have stood by their investigation into sexual assault allegations against a teacher, describing it as “thorough”, despite the jury at trial calling it “poor” and questioning why it was brought to court.

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A WOMAN has been arrested on suspicion of a firearms offence following an incident which lasted nearly six hours yesterday in Bournemouth.

HOSPITALITY businesses in Dorset whose Christmas season was wrecked by the Omicron crisis received millions less than the government promised in support.

A RESPECTED dance teacher who bombarded a boy with sexual messages for her own desire has been spared jail.

A MEDICAL practice has reassured patients it is still “business as usual” after plans to expand one its surgery buildings were approved.

National insurance contributions are set to go up for millions of workers, but when do you actually start paying it?

A CAR has been recovered in the aftermath of a speeding, failure to stop for police and dangerous driving incident in Bournemouth.

In the last few days, both British Airways and easyJet had to cancel flights, and the chaos looks like it is going to continue.

An ongoing consultation is taking place in England and Wales which would give councils the power to hand down fixed penalty notices to drivers.

RESIDENTS are upset over the removal of a much loved skatepark in Northmoor.

THE COUNCIL has confirmed its events programme for 2022 including bringing back large screens in Bournemouth Gardens for the Queen’s Jubilee.

Details on eight people who have recently been sentenced at Poole Magistrates' Court.

Three Landmarks in Dorset will be lit up throughout April for the World Functional Neurological Disorder awareness month.

A FOURTH teenager has been sentenced by a judge over an attack on a boy in Bournemouth’s Lower Gardens.

A DORSET teenager was helped through gruelling brain tumour treatment by his love of carp fishing.

TWO people have appeared in court over an alleged stabbing in Bournemouth.

A MAN who made threats with a rolling pin in a “prolonged incident” in a high street has been jailed for several months.

STAFF AT Christchurch Foodbank Plus celebrated the official opening of their new renovated community space at St Joseph's Church in Christchurch.

A FINAL decision is expected on plans for 90 homes on the former Swanage Grammar School site off Northbrook Road.

UNIVERSITY Hospitals Dorset NHS Charity were joined by 200 supporters and their friends and family at March for Men 2022, on Sunday 13 March.

A WOMAN said starting her own business offering virtual assistance to her clients was the “best thing” she’s ever done.

A MAN has been handed a financial penalty by the courts over an offence committed on a train between Bournemouth and Southampton more than four years ago.

Dorset and Wiltshire's firefighters attend more false alarms than fires. Read more:

AN Independent boarding and day school in Dorset has confirmed the appointment of its new head of the school.

A WOMAN has been handed a court bill of several hundred pounds over littering a cigarette butt.

You will be asked to test out five boohooMAN tracksuits during activities including watching Netflix, playing video games and napping.

SOME council home tenants have become suicidal because of the behaviour of their neighbours – according to Cllr Vikki Slade.

A HOLIDAY park in Dorset is to receive improvements worth £2.2million as part of its owner’s biggest-ever investment programme.

ENJOY a stunning event mixing classical vocal samples with ambient electronics and jazz all in the beautiful setting of Christchurch Priory.

The tech company has announced it will be making some major changes to the popular feature in an upcoming update.

We have enjoyed some stunning sunsets during our recent warm weather spell this one was captured by Rachel Randall at Sandbanks looking over Poole Harbour.

The BT deal includes a Netflix subscription, as well as a NOW Entertainment membership

Chocolate can be toxic to Dogs and create serious health issues.

As well as boasting a substantial benefits package, AEUK offers progression and personal development opportunities, competitive remuneration, a flexible working scheme and a generous pension scheme.

In a bid to get remote workers socialising again in London, South Western Railway has set up the Thank God It’s Thursday Fund to pay for the first round of drinks.

Nando’s has launched new menu items which includes a new spice for its dishes.

Morrisons is launching a corgi cake to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee and you can see it here.

Marks and Spencer said the meal includes a main, a side, a drink and a piece of fruit

The Conservative Party 2019 election manifesto pledged “not to raise the rates of income tax, national insurance or VAT”.

Changes to the Highway Code are causing confusion, with road users calling for them to be axed, a new survey has revealed.

AT LEAST nine fire crews are tackling a large heath fire at St Catherine’s Hill and Nature Reserve in Christchurch.

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