Police are on the scene of an incident in the High Howe Lane area of Bournemouth. The police helicopter has been deployed.

A BRAVE couple who attempted to deter two teenagers trying to break into a Bournemouth property ended up being victims of a violent knife attack.

BOURNEMOUTH town centre is “dying”, according to a pub company boss who says the resort is doing worse than any of the other places in which he operates.

Can you spot what is wrong with this sign?

BCP Council has responded at length to Kris Gumbrell's complaints that Bournemouth town centre is "dying".

A MAN has been left frustrated with drivers who frequently and illegally park their vehicles at a pedestrian crossing in Wareham.

THE financial turmoil at BCP Council has been spelt out in a scathing report from the local authority’s own auditors.

“WE WILL definitely be off to Bournemouth then.”

A SIGNIFICANT increase in the annual fees for household garden waste collections have been defended by the leader of BCP Council.

HOME BARGAINS has re-opened in Christchurch- and it really is bigger and better than ever.

A SIX-YEAR campaign to register a woodland area on the edge of Corfe Mullen as a town or village green has been lost.

TWO Papa John's restaurants in Dorset have been forced to close for the past week after coming across “some issues”.

A GP surgery in Dorset has been found to be in breach of health and social care regulations.

Three people have been jailed today for their part in a Weymouth county lines operation.

THERE’S just over a month to go until Bonfire night.

With Halloween on the horizon, here are some of the best places in Dorset and the New Forest to pick your own pumpkins in 2022

TWO pigs called Pudding and Pie are among eight animals that need to be rehomed in Dorset.

THE most reliable train station in the Dorset Council area has been revealed with more than half in the bottom 25 per cent nationwide.

Halloween is almost upon us and there’s loads going on for kids big and small.

Details on cases involving 10 people which have been dealt with recently at Poole Magistrates' Court.

The warning came in Martin Lewis’ latest Money Saving Expert newsletter

Can you guess which busy part of Dorset this picture was taken in?

A PETITION calling for BCP Council leader Drew Mellor and deputy leader Phil Broadhead to step down will be debated at the next council meeting.

People who use day care services in the BCP area are being urged to respond to a council consultation about their future.

FOR the first time in two years, my husband and I ventured into Bournemouth to have an early evening meal at Cote and followed by a show at The Pavilion, which was a gift given two years ago, and the show got postponed three times.

“HMRC will never ring up threatening arrest. Only criminals do that."

What a perfect spot for a bench overlooking Kimmeridge Bay and the Jurassic coast line taken by Lewis Johnstone.

Mr Hunt denied that the UK was returning to an austerity era, but he did admit that “difficult” decisions needed to be made on spending.

REPAIRS to a faulty manhole on the A31 are said to be causing “chaos” for nearby businesses.

A MAN placed his mobile phone in a shopping basket in a Bournemouth shop on multiple occasions to record up girls’ skirts.

POLICE are looking for a missing “vulnerable” man in his 20s who was last seen in Poole.

THE air ambulance has landed on a Bournemouth recreation ground this morning.

CHRISTCHURCH MP Sir Christopher Chope has hit out at his 'hysterical' colleagues in parliament, while expressing his disappointment with the prime minister over her mini-budget U-turn.

The Scottish-born actor and comic was known for being a boisterous and decidedly eccentric Scotsman. 

Drivers have been told to avoid the A31 near Wimborne due to a faulty manhole

A MAN has been arrested in connection with an assault in Bournemouth which resulted in a woman losing the sight in one of her eyes.

There are long delays on the A31 at Ringwood due to a broken down car.

A FIELD in Dorset has been “mindlessly” vandalised after a car gained access and did doughnuts on the grass, damaging more than half the field.

A GERMAN-inspired venue said to be Bournemouth’s ‘best kept secret’- Brass Haus is Pub of the Week.

DRUG-TAKING, indecent exposure, threatening behaviour and drunkenness – just some of the problems in Bournemouth’s Westover Road at night.

A humble beach hut has gone on the market for a staggering £440,000 - the same price as a five-bed house in some parts of the country.

TWO men have been arrested in connection with more than 50 reported vehicle thefts across Dorset.

Prime Minister Liz Truss appointed Jeremy Hunt after sacking Kwasi Kwarteng earlier today

COASTGUARDS have helped a woman in difficulty in Bournemouth.

Poole Park Railway will have its official opening this weekend, but it has taken a lot to get to this point

A DAZZLING Christmas tradition on Britain's 'most festive street' confirms will continue this year despite the energy price hike.

DORSET’s first and only axe-throwing bar is to open at a new venue in Bournemouth town centre next week.

A MAJOR road in Poole is set to close for three days next week as part of roadworks.

THE sale of council-owned assets will be under consideration to fund transformation, the local authority’s leader has confirmed.

RESIDENTS have described the moment a "fierce" fire broke out in their street in Poole.