A WOMAN has described the moment her and her partner were viciously attacked by a gang of five teenagers whilst out for a walk with their puppy in a Poole park.

A DRAMATIC thunderstorm roared, rumbled and flashed across the skies over Dorset on Monday night.

A SUPERMARKET chain says its campaign for a new store in Poole is gaining momentum as a long-awaited decision on the proposal looms.

SHOPPERS in Bournemouth have had their say on the health of the town centre, after the huge changes in the past few months.

INCREASED construction costs and higher inflation rates have left the a gap in the budget for a new link road from the A338 Spur Road to Royal Bournemouth Hospital.

NEW major bus routes, priority at more junctions and new CCTV at Poole Bus Station are some of the schemes that will be delivered through an £8.9million pool of funding from government.

THIS is the moment a shelf cloud was spotted over a Dorset beauty spot during a huge thunderstorm on Monday night.

BUSINESSES are showing interest in the string of shop buildings left empty in Bournemouth town centre, the deputy leader of the council has said.

THE owners of a new family-run restaurant in Bournemouth have said they are “bringing something new to the town”.

Volunteers onboard Weymouth RNLI's Atlantic 85 vessel received a remarkable surprise this morning.

AN old-fashioned sweet shop making its own fudge on the premises- Truly Scrumptious is Trader of the Week.

A retired couple are selling the ultimate ready-made lifestyle - by putting their harbourside home on the market and throwing in their luxury beach hut and motor yacht.

A DEVELOPER has tabled plans to flatten a Bournemouth community centre and build a block of 14 flats.

MORE thunderstorms could be heading to Dorset for a second day running.

A RECORD number of blackmail offences were reported to police in Dorset last year, figures show.

MORE THAN a third of patients who had their operations cancelled at the University Hospitals Dorset Trust over three months were still waiting to be treated four weeks later, figures show.

INCOMING prime minister Liz Truss has been warned against filling her cabinet team just with those MPs who supported her leadership campaign.

On sale for £1.2 million- the unassuming bungalow which is hiding a huge secret.

NEXT year’s Air Festival may see a new plane in the show, as Muscle bi-plane pilot Rich Goodwin revealed he is building a new craft.

Health experts have revealed their dream foods to help you fall asleep and stay asleep.

Martin Lewis and experts from GoCompare have both recommended the same cost saving measure

As the cost-of-living crisis has many worried about the impact on the housing market in the coming months, four ways to boost your chances of selling fast.

It is encouraging anyone who still has them to use them or deposit them at their bank or a Post Office before the end of September.

Nev Schulman, host of MTV show Catfish, has spoken out to raise awareness over the latest Facebook scam.

The Christmas cash boost will not need to be repaid and will not affect any other benefits you may receive.

The Sky Sports presenter said if she can save just one person, then speaking out was worth it.

AN EXHIBITION of prints from hand-coloured engravings is to open in Kimmeridge for the next month.

THREE 19-year-olds have been released under investigation following an assault in Bournemouth.

The search is on again to discover and recognise the South West’s best and brightest small businesses.

RINGWOOD has been playing host to 50 first dates as a group of water voles has been moved to the town.

THIS week I answer two questions from readers on the subject of bladder issues. As always, my advice reflects current guidelines and practice, but cannot be a substitute for consulting your own GP.

COLUMNIST and trained counsellor Fiona Caine answers another set of reader dilemmas.

THE Bournemouth Air Festival​ is spectacular and brings in huge amounts of finance to the Dorset area.

Love the place we live.

Outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson could claim up to £115,000 a year to run his office following his exit from Downing Street.

The Great British Bake Off Dorset contestant, ‘Compost Carole’, reveals what it’s like heading into the tent for the very first time.

Read Boris Johnson's speech in full as he heads to Balmoral to meet the Queen.

Dorries is said to be returning to the back benches.

Boris Johnson appeared to take a shot at his fellow Tory MP’s likening leadership of the party to a relay race

A COUPLE walking their dog in Poole were the victims of a “very nasty incident” after being assaulted by a group of male teenagers.

A WOMAN has urged the police to take action after reporting motorcyclist mounting the curb and travelling down a pedestrianised street.

THUNDERSTORMS could cause disruption across Dorset on Monday afternoon and night.

A POPULAR vegan restaurant in Bournemouth has been forced to reduce its opening hours amid “difficult times”.

DATES have been announced for next year’s Bournemouth Air Festival, after more than 600,000 people came to Bournemouth’s coastline to enjoy the annual event.

The announcement came today at the QEII Conference Centre in central London on the same day Parliament returns.

TERSE and frank exchanges over the state of BCP Council’s finances descended into a fractious and tense atmosphere as councillors sought to get clear answers over the budget and defunct beach huts scheme from the local authority’s leadership.

Meetings between BCP Council’s political leadership and the government over the failed beach hut sell-off were ‘informal with no official minutes or records kept’.

THE OWNER of an independent pub in Bournemouth has issued a plea for customer support amid rising utility costs.

FOODIES from all walks of life turned up at the Bournemouth Vegan Festival on Saturday, September 3.

A MAN was stabbed in Bournemouth town centre in the early hours of Sunday morning.