AN ERROR by council planners has led to a 5G mast being erected directly outside homes in Bournemouth for the second time in a matter months.

A LARGE heath fire which affected 2.8 hectares of a Christchurch beauty spot and took around 40 firefighters to extinguish is still under investigation.

A PETITION signed by hundreds of people is calling for a proposed cycle path at a Poole park to be moved - or fenced off.

A MAN has been jailed for four years after being found guilty of historical child sex abuse offences.

SAME day emergency care and the acute medical unit are now co-located at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital and a new patient pathway is in place in the “biggest change in acute medicine in a decade”.

HOMES in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are at their least affordable since at least 2003, new figures show.

MORE than 50 Ukraine refugees could be arriving in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area within the coming days.

DOZENS of employees are still working at Dorset Police despite being accused of domestic abuse, figures reveal.

Police want to speak to a female dog walker after a boy was bitten by a dog in Poole last weekend.

Road closures were put in place in Bournemouth this morning over a concern for welfare incident.

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

A MAJOR route in Weymouth is set to close overnight for a few nights in the run-up to Easter so roadworks can take place.

A POPULAR seafront restaurant in Bournemouth has applied to extend their building.

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

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

He’s met princes, presidents and Popes, so it was perhaps inevitable when Sir Bob Geldof arrived in Wimborne 20 years ago that it would be no ordinary visit.

MORE people in Dorset die in fires at home caused by cigarettes and smoking products than any other cause, according to officials.

UNEMPLOYED people are being offered free training and a guaranteed job interview in the construction industry.

A MAN has had to pay nearly £500 for failing to pay a rail fare which was a little more than £50.

A MAN will have to pay more than £200 to the courts for not paying a rail fare.

YELLOW buses are bringing back Buster's Beach Bus and Buster's New Forest Explorer from this Saturday, April 9.

THREE leisure centres in Poole are set to offer free membership to people living with Parkinson’s to “make a real difference to people’s lives”.

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MOREBUS has announced its Easter timetable with a “slightly varied” level of service set to run over the four-day weekend.

Plans for a new dining hall at a Poole school have been approved.

The FSA  said the eggs have a “potential link to a salmonella outbreak” with 57 cases already identified.

The change will come into effect from June 15 as customers are urged to double up now while the offer is still in place.

Since the UK left the EU, new rules have come into effect relating to how many months you need left on your passport before it expires to travel.

There are an abundance of spring blooms out at the moment and Colin Lennox-Gordon captured this vibrant tulip enhanced by the rain drops.

“She has always and will continue to pay UK taxes on all her UK income.”

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

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.

A TESCO security officer was assaulted after asking two “intoxicated” men to leave a Bournemouth shop.

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

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

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.

A POLICE appeal is calling on members of the public to be aware of a stolen e-bike which could be for sale online.

THE Dorset-based mother of late Big Brother star Nikki Grahame has said her daughter had a BMI of 10 and was so “pitiful” she could not walk up the stairs when she died while battling an eating disorder.

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.

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

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.