A puppy stolen in Bournemouth has been found by police in Essex

It's set to be one of the biggest weekends of the year.

A horse had to be rescued by firefighters after getting its leg tangled in fence wire in Wimborne.

A Tory former minister has come under fire for suggesting the UK should rejoin the EU single market to ease the cost-of-living crisis.

WITH the jubilee weekend fast approaching, thousands of people with gather for street parties to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s reign.

A HOMELY new pizza restaurant has opened which has views of Poole Harbour and the quay.

HUNDREDS of people flocked to Poole Quay for the return of the annual Seafood Festival.

TWO seafood restaurants have been named among the best seafood restaurants in the country.

A SMALL shark that washed up on a Bournemouth beach may have been aborted when its mother got into distress.

A MISSING man from the New Forest has been located safe and well, police have said.

Mapped: Every crime in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in March 2022. Read more:

A CAT from Poole who helped a teenager cope after an illness left her unable to walk for two years has been named as a finalist in Cats Protection’s National Cat Awards 2022.

Trains in Swanage will have special headboards celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee

BIKERS in Dorset are preparing to join the “largest gathering of Rickman Motorcycles in the world”.

Take inspiration from iconic jewellery worn by the Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Diana and Meghan Markle.

Scott Usher captured some wakeboarding action during the late sun and warmer temperatures tonight off Steamer Point.

Marks and Spencer bring out burger bao buns to help turn your standard barbecue into a summertime showstopper

We tried Corona's first non-beer alcoholic drink range and it somehow made a Scottish beach feel tropical. Check it out.

COMMUNITIES have gathered across Dorset for a second day of street parties to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

A WEATHER warning has been issued as thunderstorms have been predicted across the south coast.

Jubilee celebrations will be taking place across Dorset again today including a family event in Ferndown and street parties across the area.

Beacons across Dorset were lit up last night to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

One Dorset beauty spot's beacon dwarfed others around the county when it was lit on Thursday evening.

There were some good natured boos on Bournemouth's East Cliff for the town's jubilee beacon lighting ceremony.

THE protracted efforts to bring back the popular Poole Park Railway have stalled once again after the council failed to secure a contingency engine as promised in December.

A PAIR of Ospreys have hatched young at a secret nest site in Poole Harbour for the first time in southern Britain for 200 years.

HUNDREDS of neighbours gathered for street parties across the conurbation to celebrate the Queen’s platinum jubilee.

An AWARD winning micropub described as being “like a tardis”- The Firkin Shed is Pub of the Week.

THOUSANDS of people have flocked to Christchurch Food Festival in a particularly special year for the event.

A ROAD is currently closed as firefighters tackle a property fire near Bridport.

PLANS to build more treehouses to operate as guest suites at a five-star hotel have been refused despite strong support from tourism chiefs.

NEW powers to try to prevent devastating fires on Dorset heathlands come into force this summer.

Live updates from all the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations across Dorset. We'll be out and about over the Bank Holiday weekend to bring you all the celebrations.

Dorset could be in for some thunder and lightning on Saturday night.

Royal Mail has announced a change to its Sunday parcel delivery service in an effort to try and keep pace with its online rivals.

TO MARK the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee a Bridport area estate is opening to the wider community - and has placed what could be the biggest Union Flag in Dorset.

BOURNEMOUTH

HOUSE PRICES increased by 1.5 per cent, more than the average for the South West, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in March, new figures show.

Fraudulent scammers are preying on hard-pressed households’ need for cash.

NEW FIGURES show how many Dorset residents lost their lives to suicide last year.

TO CELEBRATE the Queen’s jubilee, micro sculptor and painter, Davin Lindon, has created a new figurine.

The mcr-1 gene, which is believed to be transmitted from animals to humans, has built up a resistance to certain life-saving drugs.

A COMMUNITY will celebrate the Platinum Jubilee with the aid of a business that will also be raising a glass to its first five years in the town.

As the nation comes together to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee we look back on her history on the throne.

ROUTES to Roots, a homeless charity based in Poole run by a group of volunteers, have just been awarded The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.

PLANNERS have refused retrospective permission to change a 2.5 hectare field at Dorchester Road, Lytchett Minster into a caravan and camp site.

A LUXURY Victorian music box is expected to strike the right chord when it goes up for sale at auction this month.

Police are appealing for help to find missing man Philip Baker.

June is here and while we have the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations this weekend, we also have Father’s Day to organise.

Mamma Mia the Party is at the O2 London and was lucky enough to get to experience the show.