Heatwave in Dorset - live updates on forecast, temperatures, traffic and more on Friday August 12, 2022.

DORSET Council has been blasted for its “really poor judgment” after a field in Verwood was being watered with a sprinkler.

A RED fire severity alert – the highest level possible – has been issued for all of Dorset for the coming days as extreme hot weather is expected to hit the area.

AROUND 20,000 residents across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole have still not received their £150 Council Tax rebate – and time is running out to secure it.

A DEPUTY headteacher has been banned from teaching in any school or college indefinitely after being found to have inappropriately restrained children on three occasions.

The final supermoon of 2022 has been captured on camera by talented Echo Camera Club Dorset members.

A LOCAL man living in an ambulance at a beauty spot car park has made a plea to authorities after it was announced legal action was being sought to remove him.

HUGE bridge support beams were successfully installed on the A31 at Ringwood this week with just three more months of work left.

CRITICISM has been directed at Openreach for their “scandalous” response to power issues which have left hundreds without internet for two weeks.

MOTORISTS have been issued parking fines at a Bournemouth car park despite paying for a space.

MORE anger has been expressed over the housing project at the centre of a council investigation as developers now attempt to change previously approved plans.

Warning to Dorset beachgoers over “unstable” World Heritage coastline after second Jurassic Coast landslide in two weeks.

EMERGENCY services have tackled a crop fire at a farm in Wimborne St Giles.

A drought is expected to be announced for the south west on Friday – here’s what the weather forecast looks like hour-by-hour.

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.

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 DORSET pub treating the community to a busy events calendar - The Angel Inn is Pub of the Week.

Details on nine cases which have recently been dealt with at Poole Magistrates' Court.

AN INQUEST has opened into the death of a 17-year-old boy following a motorbike crash in Verwood.

A PROPOSED increase in funding levels to help schools support children with special educational needs and disabilities is aiming to reduce the reliance on independent schools.

SMALL improvements are being made month-by-month to improve permanent staffing levels in BCP Council’s children’s services, councillors have been told.

PLANS have been tabled to replace a set of stairs and fencing which leads from a private road down to the seafront.

A MUSICIAN who fled Ukraine has been given a saxophone in an act of “generosity” by a Poole music store.

INVESTIGATIONS are underway after two stolen classic cars were all but destroyed following use in a banger race.

A WOMAN who stole a bank card at a Bournemouth nightclub and went on to commit fraud has been sentenced by the courts.

Average take home pay after tax will be £2,054 a month in 2023, so two months’ worth will be less than the £4,200 predicted cost of energy bills.

FINDS from the medieval ship recently discovered off the coast of Poole will go on display at the town’s museum when it reopens in 2024.

DORSET Council’s leadership has denied that the authority had adopted a policy of ‘radio silence’ over proposals to revise the area’s Local Plan.

MANY more company directors may go to jail for fraudulently claiming coronavirus bounce back loans, an insolvency practitioner has said.

Drought could be declared for some parts of England on Friday, as the country bakes in another heatwave.

Wonderful old photo of the trolleybuses at Bournemouth Square in 1946.

It was announced that the UK would be hosting the Eurovision for the 2022 winners Ukraine.

A LANE in the A31 is blocked causing heavy delays, after three vehicles were involved in a collision.

DUE to the extreme temperatures, dogs cannot attend the Ellingham Show this weekend.

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

A ROAD was closed for more than an hour as emergency services dealt with a crash which left a car on its side in the middle of the road.

A NEW stunt in the air and sea has been revealed ahead of this year’s Bournemouth Air Festival.

A FIRE at a beauty spot in Wimborne was caused a group of people having a barbecue in the open.

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

A BROKEN-down lorry caused heavy delays and tailback on the A31 westbound at St Leonards this morning.

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.

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

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

DOG show cancelled at Christchurch Carnival due to the extreme weather forecast.

INVESTIGATION works will continue over the next three weeks at Hengistbury Head as part of hopes to halt coastal erosion.

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.

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.