A MAN who worked as a school bus driver has been jailed for trying to groom a ‘child’ to engage in sexual activity online.

RESIDENTS fear children could be in danger after the removal of a roadside gate as part of travel works reportedly saw two dogs narrowly escape being hit by cars.

A TRANSPORT firm has announced new Bournemouth “beach buses” on the same day that bosses confirmed the company had missed out on a contract to run three routes left vacant by the collapse of Yellow Buses.

FLOWERS have placed along the A35 to pay tribute to a motorcyclist who died on Tuesday evening following a crash with a car.

Police are appealing for information after a woman was sexually assaulted in Bournemouth town centre.

DEVELOPERS have submitted revised plans for a four storey apartment block to be built on Southbourne Crossroads car park.

AN A-ROAD is to remain closed this morning after a combine harvester damaged a gasline.

What Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary is saying about the airline's lowest fares.

POLICE are looking for a man who is believed to have been kicked in the head by a horse after riding it bareback.

TRAFFIC cones placed across known illegal parking hotspots across the Bournemouth and Poole coast have proven a hit with residents.

PARKS and open spaces across the conurbation paint the perfect picture for the recent spell of prolonged dry weather.

A STRIP club in Bournemouth town centre has had its licence renewed - but proposed window displays have been rejected following a dispute over what they portrayed.

A LOOK inside the stylish new bar, Post, owned by the entrepreneurs behind Aruba, now open in Bournemouth town centre.

A GREEN-fingered Poole man has stored thousands of litres of rainwater to protect his 25-year-old exotic garden from the looming drought.

A PETROL station is set to reopen next week following a motorhome fire which saw the vehicle become engulfed in flames on the site, causing significant damage to the forecourt.

CCTV images have been released in connection with an attempted robbery in which a 14-year-old boy was stabbed in the leg.

BOURNEMOUTH

FIREFIGHTERS attended two small fires in the open last night in Verwood and Bournemouth.

THE government has no record of any agreement between BCP Council and former ministers to support specific financial arrangements related to the now scrapped beach hut sell-off.

TWO stolen classic cars allegedly took part in banger race in Ringwood on Saturday.

A MOTORCYCLIST and pedestrian sustained serious injuries and two dogs died following a crash near Ringwood.

BUDGET supermarket Lidl is to change the way its customers park their cars at one of their Bournemouth stores.

A CARNIVAL, food festival and fire station open day are just of the events taking place in Dorset this weekend.

A POOLE hair and beauty salon held a fundraiser in honour of a much-loved customer who battled cancer for eight years.

PLANS for a new outdoor learning resource centre to increase provision for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities at a Poole school have been approved.

BREACHES of coronavirus rules were behind dozens of school exclusions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole last year, figures reveal.

PASS "Go", collect £200 and advance to the New Forest.

THREE bus routes funded by BCP Council will be run by a Hampshire-based company which recently acquired Yellow Coaches.

The search for traders to take centre stage at this year’s Bournemouth Air Festival has been stepped up.

A POPULAR music event has returned to Bournemouth for the first time in three years.

HOLLYWOOD Bowl has announced it is giving away free bowling to guests named Holly Wood on National Bowling Day (August 13).

THE script is not far short of a century old, but this production of Noel Coward’s Fallen Angels is one of the fastest-paced and funniest nights at the theatre you could wish for.

AN EXPANDING Dorset recruitment specialist has opened an office in Chicago to better serve the US.

I AM writing regarding the removal of the safety gate at Keyhole Bridge at Whitecliff Park in Poole.

John Young captured wonderful photo of this Dorset longhorn beetle.

Met Office meteorologist Marco Petagna said the risk of wildfires was very high.

Prices range from £13 for what is called a brilliant uncirculated coin to £2,865 for a gold proof version.

There is a major emergency services presence in Weymouth.

THE firm which stepped in to run services following the collapse of Yellow Buses has missed on an emergency tender for three routes.

A PUB is under new ownership - with the new landlady hoping to put it back in the community.

DETAILS have been revealed of where the newest Greggs shop could open in Dorset.

A GROUP of paddle boarders will be setting off from Mudeford to catch a glimpse of the full moon on Thursday.

A WOMAN who was riding a motorbike has died following a crash with a car on the A35 near Bere Regis.

POLICE are hunting a driver who failed to remain at the scene of a crash on the A338 which left a woman injured.

THE boss of Morebus has told how the company moved rapidly to replace Yellow Buses services after the biggest collapse of a bus operator for more than 30 years.

MULTIPLE Christchurch residents have reported being verbally abused as they pass through a subway in the town.

DRUG driving, car defects and a driver speeding 65mph over the speed limit were just some of the incidents attended by traffic officers in Dorset this weekend.

BANGER racing fans have said farewell to the Ringwood Raceway as cars completed their last ever laps of the track.

PLANS for a new larger outdoor swimming pool at a five-star Bournemouth hotel have been given the green light by council officers.

A ONE-mile residential street surrounded by hundreds of homes will be shut for three days in total for resurfacing works – with some saying they weren’t informed.