The devastated father of a man who was mowed down and killed by an unmarked police car has spoken of his grief and outrage.

TWO parents have been jailed for the false imprisonment of their own daughter.

THE family of AFC Bournemouth legend John “Nonny” Garard will see the club’s promotion season out by hearing his famous “Red Army” chant from his final resting place.

“KIDS can’t play” on “one of the nicest beaches in the country” as play equipment in Sandbanks remains closed.

Work to build the new cycle lane at a popular Poole park has to take place in busy summer months to prevent disturbing sensitive habitats.

A MAN has appeared in court in connection with the reported rape of a teenage girl in Poole.

ARMED police responded to a welfare incident in Bournemouth yesterday in which a man was reportedly in possession of a sword.

A teenager found dead on a cliff top in Dorset after an 11-day search was reluctant to give up cannabis despite its potential impact on her mental health, an inquest has heard.

A POOR audio recording is the only version BCP Council holds over a meeting that had to be adjourned due to a “health and safety risk assessment”.

BOURNEMOUTH is set for a “massive” boost with the return of the Cherries to the Premier League.

RESIDENTS are being urged to keep their windows and doors closed as firefighters deal with a factory blaze.

THREE youths have been identified by police in connection with anti-social behaviour incidents in Christchurch.

Christchurch's famous Italian restaurant La Mamma will reopen at a new place down the road

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

INVESTIGATIONS into a huge fire that engulfed Canford Heath last month are ongoing.

A Bournemouth beach festival has been cancelled over "unresolved challenges" relating to the licence.

The money may help the lowest-earning households manage rising bills during the cost of living crisis.

Here's a selection of the items you'll find in the middle aisles of Aldi and Lidl from Thursday, May 5.

The plans to move people over to Universal Credit will affect people claiming six types of support.

IT'S one of the more unusual job shares.

AN outline application for a 9-home development off Edmondsham Road, Verwood has been refused by Dorset Council.

A COUNCILLOR has expressed his surprise after learning a resident’s questions to a committee had been blocked.

VULNERABLE children in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are more likely to receive free school meals than five years ago, new figures show.

TWO people have denied charges of wounding with intent over an alleged stabbing in Bournemouth.

A MAN has appeared in court over assaulting a woman at a kebab shop in Bournemouth town centre.

Groupon is offering large discounts on a number of household essentials

A NEW training company aims to make mastering social media accessible to businesses and entrepreneurs.

The ‘Perfectly Imperfect’ box is a specially designed box to acknowledge just how important it is to be yourself.

The collection features the beloved Corgi across products.

Tracy Whincup captured this flower crab spider on a bluebell in her garden.

A CHERRIES fan was given even more to celebrate after her partner proposed at the winner-takes-all match which saw AFC Bournemouth promoted to the Premier League.

THE search for missing David Haw who fell overboard on a boat on Bank Holiday Monday continues after two days of 'intensive efforts'.

The search has continued for 24-year-old David Haw after he fell overboard in Poole Harbour in the early hours of Monday.

Live match updates as Cherries host Nottingham Forest in the biggest game of the campaign for both sides. Cherries currently hold second, whilst Forest are three points behind in third.

A MAN who admitted he been given "one chance" by a judge has now been jailed for committing offences within weeks of avoiding an immediate prison sentence.

A CORONER has written to prison bosses to express his concern over welfare checks carried out on a murderer later found dead in his cell.

SEVERAL new measures have been agreed for the A31 at Ringwood, including traffic light and speed camera provision to combat congestion and speeding.

A WEBSITE set up by a Dorset man is logging how long people are waiting for passports amid fears that a million people could cancel their holidays.

Huge backlog of learner drivers waiting to take tests in Bournemouth and Poole. Read more:

A man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with the disappearance of David Haw.

A COMPLAINT over security officers at tips not displaying their licence has led to council officers taking the matter up with its contractor.

A FESTIVE event using the maritime heritage of Poole is aiming to bring the town to life over the Christmas season.

THE public has been asked for assistance locating the next of kin  of a man who died in Bournemouth.

The new sub-variant has seen a few hundred cases detected since the end of March.

THE BOMB disposal unit (EOD) are dealing with an 'unknown metal object' at Knoll Beach, say police.

A MAJOR £70million overhaul of a water treatment works in Christchurch is taking shape.

NO charges have been brought after a fatal crash on Canford Way in Poole.

CONSTRUCTION is set to begin on the first section of the 7km green travel route linking Poole town centre and Merley.

KIEFFER Moore proved to be the late hero for the second week in a row to seal Cherries’ return to the Premier League in dramatic fashion.

A RESIDENT living on Organford Lane in Poole, has said that a four years worth of fly tipping has gone uncollected on council land ‘yards from the A35’.