A SPORTS pavilion in North Dorset has been forced to close after inspections revealed concerns surrounding fire, health and safety.

RESIDENTS should not be so “quick to blame BCP Council” over illegal parking says the boss of Morebus after its new open top bus route was curtailed on Sunday.

A PUB landlord admitted he was “absolutely gutted” to be served a noise abatement notice for the venue’s charity music events – but he has vowed to work hard in a bid to find a solution.

COUNCIL leaders have confirmed the use of the word ‘city region’ to describe the conurbation is no longer the preference after acknowledging many residents did not like it.

What needs to be done to stop illegal parking in parts of Bournemouth - according to this councillor.

A crash on the A338 in Bournemouth is causing delays this morning.

Officers are appealing for help from the public to find a man who has gone missing in Poole.

Parts of Dorset could see thunderstorms this morning, with the Met Office forecasting possible rain, thunder and lightning.

JOLLYES, the Pet People, is planning the opening for its new Poole store as it prepares to give Dorset pet owners a warm welcome.

RESIDENTS are calling on the council to do more to tackle illegal parking after the busy weekend.

An A-Road is to remain closed for 'most of the week' after a combine harvester damaged a gasline.

Volunteers who stepped in to feed exhausted fire crews during the Studland blaze have been thanked for their help.

AN independent bike shop that has become the ultimate pit stop for cyclists- Pedal Cycles is Trader of the Week.

ELECTRIC beach barbecues at Branksome were switched off during the weekend after overheating.

CARNIVAL by the sea is a one off event coming to Bournemouth this October.

TOW away firms contracted by BCP Council have been removing vehicles when drivers have left them parked in particularly troublesome locations across the conurbation this summer.

Bournemouth is braced for storms as Met Office weather warnings remain in place for two more days.

Police have urged residents and visitors to Dorset to only call them in a genuine emergency.

Flash floods and thunderstorms will be hitting the UK this week as breezier weather will appear by the end of the week, forecasters have said.

HIGH praise has been given to two north Dorset nurseries in their first Ofsted inspections since opening.

CHANGES to housing targets for councils are “inevitable” under the next Prime Minister, according to the deputy leader of BCP Council.

Location, location, location.

A new list has been published naming a Dorset village among the poshest places to live in the UK – find out which location takes the crown.

Adults over 50 and those clinically vulnerable will be offered the first Covid-19 jab to target two strains of the virus.

A Jurassic Coast cliff collapse last week was the second landslide of its kind in the area in a fortnight, likely caused by the extreme heat.

A NEW Lego convention is coming to Bournemouth later this year.

A RINGWOOD pub has been shortlisted in the Great British Pub Awards.

ALMOST 50 legal notices were issued to people camping on BCP beaches over the weekend.

HOLIDAYMAKERS and residents across BCP are being urged to make a small donation that will help local people who are experiencing homelessness this summer.

CRIMINALS may be “making up for lost time” this year by targetting businesses after a drop in rural crime in Dorset in 2021.

A NUMBER of years ago you kindly published a letter from myself bemoaning the state of Bournemouth Airport as the ‘Portakabin of holiday misery’ – with an unlimited number of schemes to induce anger, frustration and general despair amongst its ...

Beautiful sunset as it dips behind the cliffs along Bournemouth beach taken by Suzanne Patterson.

WAS this the worst parking seen in BCP over the weekend?

FIREFIGHTERS are currently tackling a fire in a ground floor flat in a residential area of Bournemouth.

THE MASSIVE heath fire at Studland has finally been fully extinguished, three days after it ripped through around five hectares of the peninsula.

ALMOST 2,000 properties are without power in parts of Bournemouth and Poole this afternoon.

A WOMAN who was arrested on suspicion of murder has been released without charge.

DEVELOPERS granted permission to build 60 new homes in a Dorset village have applied to the council to remove the obligation to make “up to 50 per cent” of them affordable.

A SENIOR nurse has won more than £21,000 from a private healthcare company after she was fired for sending a message to colleagues complaining about the lack of PPE.

POOLE Maternity Unit has reintroduced restrictions meaning partners will no longer be allowed to stay overnight.

AS MANY of us are having to tighten our belts because of the cost of living crisis, sometimes it does no harm to see how the other half live.

THE new operator of three former Yellow Buses routes has launched services this week.

American rapper The Game is set to appear for an exclusive date in Bournemouth this winter.

A MAN who arranged to meet a ’15-year-old boy’ with the intention of having sexual activity with him has been spared an immediate prison sentence.

FIREFIGHTERS rushed to a Dorset field to tackle a blaze involving a hay baler.

A TRUE petrol head who lived life quite literally in the fast lane with a love of all things motor sports, and a loving husband and father has died.

TWO people have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the 'sudden' death of a man at a property in Poole.

MOTHERS who have stayed at Poole Maternity Unit have written an open letter to the CEO at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, following the reintroduction of visiting restrictions.

MOREBUS will not hike fares now it has a near-monopoly locally – but will have to put them up because of inflation, its boss says.

THE man behind plans for an e-Grand Prix in Bournemouth said “unless the town does something big quickly, it is going to slide economically”.