BCP COUNCIL has responded after a Bournemouth beach bar claimed it had no choice but to close due to ‘rules and regulations’.

A MUM said she was living a “nightmare” after having her car keys and wallet containing her driving licence stolen from a gym locker.

PLANS for a 13-storey block of 100 flats is set to be approved despite the scheme creating a “significant change” to the character of the area.

Dorset Police issue new images of missing woman Grace Kent.

THE new boss of Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch hospitals has pledged to make patient safety and quality of care her top priorities.

A MASSIVE superyacht has stolen the show (and horizon) in Poole this week and is a first of its kind for the harbour.

A WOMAN thrust a gin glass into the face of a man who she believed was touching her friend inappropriately.

PHOTOGRAPHERS and stargazers had their eyes to the skies on Tuesday night for the Strawberry Super Moon.

POLICE are appealing for the public’s help to find a man who has gone missing from North Dorset.

GAMBLING addicts require greater care and treatment, according to Dorset's PCC David Sidwick as he fears the rising cost of living may have damaging impacts.

LOCAL weather enthusiasts are predicting temperatures to reach around 30 degrees and summer looks set to really begin.

PLANS have been tabled to build an artificial 3G floodlit football pitch at Chapel Gate sports centre.

A 12-year-old boy from Poole has been chosen to travel to South Korea for a world scout jamboree.

A group of 'old boys' have formed a club to build wooden furniture, with profits going to charity.

A MAN will have to pay 42 times more than he would have needed to after travelling on a train without paying his fare.

A WOMAN has appeared in court for entering an address in Poole that was subject to a closure order.

A BOURNEMOUTH restaurant will reopen its doors later this week following a major refurbishment.

CHRISTMAS at Kingston Lacy, the after-dark illuminated festive trail, will return to the National Trust mansion in Dorset from December 2, 2022 to December 24, 2022.

A MAN has been banned from entering a Bournemouth shopping centre for a year.

A NEW waste service strategy has been published for the New Forest with an aim for greater sustainability.

MAJOR plans to regenerate Boscombe with an overhaul of the area’s infrastructure, transport, retail sector and housing have been unveiled to the public.

AN EAST Dorset holiday park is asking to replace 21 tent spaces with 14 glamping pitches.

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STUDENTS have been praised for their contributions to several community history projects to benefit public spaces, museums, and other attractions in the area.

THOUSANDS of people in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area are still waiting for their £150 Government payments to help with rising living costs.

Driving with a dog in the car could land you a £5,000 fine or lose your drivers licence

Across the country, eight million homes will start to see the cost-of-living payments hit their bank accounts next month.

THE transport giant that owns Morebus, Damory and Excelsior Coaches has agreed a £650milion takeover by a consortium including an Australian bus operator.

Do you remember theses shops that featured on the shopping parade on the Haven Road, Canford Cliffs over 45 years ago?

Make your Father's Day gift a hole in one this year, with American Golf's gift guide.

There have been lots of reports of a mini-heatwave arriving at the end of the week – here’s how hot it’s going to get in Bournemouth.

The party's theme was ‘Shimmer and Shine’ which saw the Islanders get glitzed up in sequin dresses, glitter mini skirts, chainmail tops and shiny bomber jackets.

The tropical-themed makeup collection is inspired by the endless summers of love in the villa and will transport makeup lovers and Love Island mega fans straight to the villa.

The beer has been made in mind to be an accompaniment to a meat-free burger

THE Dorset Search and Rescue lead said he and his team were “frustrated” at not being called out to help find missing teen Gaia Pope until more than 24 hours after she went missing.

POLICE have appealed for help locating a woman missing for Swanage.

A fight broke out the Riviera Hotel on Sunday evening.

THE CLIFF in Poole is set to reopen this month after undergoing a significant investment that has given the pub a new look.

OUTRAGED residents are objecting to the construction of a 60-foot 5G mast next to a school in Charminster.

Parts of England could reach temperatures hotter than Portugal, Jamaica and Cost Rica, experts have warned.

A POLICE officer who was tasked with searching for a vulnerable teenager the day after her disappearance has told a coroner he and his team were not given the support they needed to find her.

AN AMERICAN food truck parked up in the heart of Bournemouth- The Churros Kings is Trader of the Week.

AN INVESTIGATION is underway after a seven-year-old girl was reportedly sexually assaulted at a recreation ground last week in Poole.

A TOWN centre building which is classed as “unsafe and dangerous” could be flattened.

A MAN has been arrested after reportedly shouting homophobic abuse at another man.

TWO people have been treated by the ambulance service after a crash in West Moors.

FLORAL tributes have been left at the scene after a man died after being involved in a crash with a bus.

METAL detectorists have been slammed for damaging the grounds and potentially stealing artefacts from a historic 12th century Dorset church.

MEMBERS of the public alongside civic bosses and business representatives have given generally positive reactions to the major Boscombe Towns Fund plans, unveiled yesterday.

Visitors to a brand new aviary that cost more than £400,000 have branded it a 'waste of public money' because they cannot see inside it.