A LISTED archway outside a Bournemouth church has been damaged after two large tree branches crashed onto it “without warning”.

The A354 is closed in both directions following a crash between a car and a motorbike

A man has been taken to hospital after a crash with a van in Bournemouth early on Thursday morning.

The inquest into the death of 19-year-old Gaia Pope, who went missing in Swanage in November 2017 and was found in undergrowth on a clifftop 11 days later, continues at Bournemouth Town Hall today.

THE council has claimed “data protection” prevents any explanation as to why a town hall meeting came to a halt for a “health and safety risk assessment”.

A MAN has been handed a suspended sentence after he breached a court order for entering Greggs and Tesco.

A moving tribute has been paid to a Bournemouth homeless man on the day of his funeral.

PRAISE has been mostly unanimous for a recently introduced road closure outside a school during peak times following “unsafe” travel concerns.

A SMALL contingent of the Great Orme goats have been relocated to Bournemouth, while another group has been transported from Craig-y-Don to elsewhere in Llandudno.

A COMMUNITY is rallying to raise funds to buy an area of land which is to go up for auction later this month.

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A busy road in Bournemouth is shut this morning due to an ongoing incident.

Falcons has been spotted making attempts at breeding in on Christchurch Priory. The dad is a local to the area, after being born at Bournemouth College.

AN EX-fire fighter serving in Dorset for 15 years has shown off his impressive collection of firefighting helmets.

THE body of missing teenager Gaia Pope was likely to have been in undergrowth on a Swanage clifftop for around ten days before being found, an inquest has heard.

A MAN has been banned from driving after he hit and killed a young pony in the New Forest.

Bottlenose dolphins have been spotted again swimming along the shores of Boscombe.

Dorset's heaths need better investments to stop fires getting out of control.

Details on the cases of seven people who have been sentenced at Poole Magistrates' Court.

SEVEN people have been taken to hospital following a serious crash near Dorchester.

A PEDESTRAIN was rushed to hospital with serious injuries following a crash involving a cyclist.

FOOTBALL pitches across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole have been chosen for improvements under a new pilot initiative.

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MANY of us are hoping to get away in 2022.

A BOURNEMOUTH man has been handed a jail term for assaulting a prison officer.

A WOMAN has been fined by the courts for assaulting a police officer in Lymington.

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The supermarket warned that profits would be dented in the coming year as it reduces prices to help customers with the cost-of-living crisis

BUSINESS leaders will need the “well of resilience” many of them discovered during the pandemic as they face ever bigger challenges, a top speaker will tell a Dorset audience.

The iPhone has become the most popular mobile phone device in the world since its first release all the way back in 2007.

The stamps feature women across a range of roles during the Second World War.

Giving a nostalgic feel with this image beautifully captured by Ben Churchill of a Wimborne Street at 4am.

A Tory MP is accused of watching pornography on his mobile phone in the House of Commons chamber.

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Fire crews have urged the public to be careful once again after a discarded cigarette sparked another heath fire in Dorset.

A MASSIVE cruise ship, carrying more than 600 people, has become the first passenger vessel to visit Poole Harbour this year.

The first witnesses will be called as the second day of the Gaia Pope inquest will be held at Bournemouth Town Hall

AN investigation has been called for after claims that two Conservative councillors who were unwell were brought in to vote at a stormy BCP Council meeting on Tuesday evening.

Details on nine people who have been sentenced at Poole Magistrates' Court for criminal offences.

SEVERAL Dorset MPs are among hundreds to have been sanctioned by the Russian foreign ministry.

DETAILS have been revealed over plans for the Ivy to open in Bournemouth town centre.

BCP Council has defended its decision to close Mannings Heath Roundabout in Poole following traffic disruption in the surrounding area.

THE family of Gaia Pope described her as a “force of nature” in a moving video played to the jury at her inquest.

A JURY was sworn in as the inquest into the death of 19-year-old Gaia Pope began, four and a half years after she first went missing.

TWO new cameras are set to be installed in Bournemouth’s Lower Gardens crime hotspot in a move to resolve a CCTV blind spot.

A LARGER office block is to replace a 1950s building on Sandbanks Road –  also resulting in changes to an existing footpath running alongside the building.

Dorset’s Police and Crime Commissioner has hit back after being widely criticised over a closed investigation into the death of a white-tailed eagle.

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A date has been set for a High Court hearing over the council's decision to approve plans for the Christchurch Police Station site.