A WOMAN who admitted neglecting her horses has avoided an immediate prison sentence but she has been banned from owning horses for 10 years.

PROPERTY developer Richard Carr has said it is “clear” there is a way back, after the planning application to for three new buildings in Sandbanks was refused.

Celebrity chef Mark Hix is to close one of his country pubs in Dorset.

LICENCES for two new Bournemouth venues are to be considered by councillors on July 19.

DEVELOPERS behind plans for 1,700 homes in a sleepy Dorset village have stood by their proposals, stating its vision is to make day-to-day life as “effortless as possible”.

RIVAL plans to a controversially approved scheme to transform a derelict bungalow into flats has been tabled.

A DISABLED woman has been told the removal of a rotting dead fox from her garden is “not a priority” for the council.

VISITORS on a Dorset beach had a close call when rockfall landed just metres away from them.

A MAN sustained a stab wound after intervening during an assault involving a machete in Bournemouth.

A WOMAN has been rescued from a first floor flat following a fire on Winton High Street.

THE independent advisor responsible for the oversight of BCP Council’s children’s services admitted there are no quick solutions to getting the department back on track.

A consultation on a potential buffer zone around Bournemouth's abortion clinic will take place from next week.

A BOURNEMOUTH man is walking the entire length of the Jurassic Coast to raise money for Ukraine after delivering aid there earlier this year.

HELP is needed to find the next of kind of a man who lived in New Milton but died in Bournemouth.

The CWU said the action was in protest at a 3% pay offer for the 2022-23 financial year

A ROUNDABOUT in Christchurch has re-opened following a water leak that caused chaos for motorists.

THREE Ukrainian refugee households faced homelessness after arriving in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, according to new figures.

A PORTLAND man has pleaded guilty to driving whilst over the legal limit and making off without paying for fuel on six separate occasions.

Included in the plan is a ban on driving cars in cities every Sunday, as well as a suggestion to cut speed limits on motorways by 6mph

ONE of Dorset’s oldest cricket clubs is to build a swish new twin-winged pavilion – after managing for years with a semi-dilapidated pavilion.

THE county's longest running festival, Grooves on the Green, is set to celebrate its 21st year.

Details on the cases of seven people who have been dealt with at Poole Magistrates' Court for criminal offences.

Face masks are now mandatory in all indoor venues and on public transport as the country battles to contain the spread of the virus.

Thousands of trade unionists will join together for the Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival this weekend - an event last held in full in 2019.

TWO Wareham pensioners have raised over £2,000 by cycling from Land’s End to John o’ Groats on a tandem bike.

Those eligible will be paid automatically, so they do not need to apply and payments may appear in accounts as “DWP Cost of Living”.

I ENJOYED a recent visit to Westbourne and was pleased to see many of the shops flying the Union Flag.

MAJOR businesses are missing out on hiring top talent because their recruitment processes are too cumbersome, a specialist recruiter says.

AFTER three years with next to no socialising, the creative, digital and tech industries had the chance to get together again.

Beautiful daisies captured after the rain by Hazel Showell.

Plans for the Sandbanks hotels in Poole have been refused on flood risk grounds.

AROUND £70,000 worth of damage was caused to a department store in Bournemouth town centre.

Emergency services on scene of fire in Winton High Street

Boscombe residents have hit back at a report in The Sun describing the Bournemouth suburb as the “drugs capital of the south”.

A consultation on a proposed buffer zone outside Bournemouth's abortion clinic will go ahead, BCP Council has confirmed to supporters.

A DECISION on a major development of hundreds of flats and a variety of retail space, an art gallery and a museum will not be made today.

Live updates as Richard Carr's plans for the development of three Sandbanks hotels finally put before committee

FIRE crews were delayed by more than five minutes while “poor parking” forced them to helplessly watch a large blaze grow.

A NEW environmental hub in Bournemouth will not be opening in time for the summer – despite an initial spring opening date set by the council.

KOREAN air display team the Black Eagles were spotted flying over Sandbanks earlier today.

THREE people have been identified following a CCTV appeal in relation to a burglary at a Bournemouth department store which caused £70,000 worth of damage.

AROUND £35,000 worth of damage was caused to a toilet block on Bournemouth seafront following a fire earlier this year.

THE A31 had to be closed both ways by police as firefighters tackled a fire near Ferndown this morning.

A MAN indecently exposed himself to a woman twice in two days at a Bournemouth golf course.

The A31 has been closed in Ferndown while firefighters tackle a nearby fire. Follow latest updates.

BOURNEMOUTH West MP Conor Burns has announced he will NOT be supporting anybody in the race to become the next leader of the Conservative Party and indeed the next Prime Minister.

AN AMBER weather warning of "extreme heat" has been extended again for a further day.

PLANS for an “innovation quarter” and a private hospital near Bournemouth’s universities are a “once in a generation opportunity” for jobs, health and wellbeing, it is claimed.

PEOPLE have been urged to “take action” if they see a homeless person in the extreme heat expected for the rest of the week.

ONE of the Rolex Rippers, the group of women who rob wealthy gentlemen for their designer watches, has been jailed for her part in the organised crime which has struck in Dorset.