A MAN punched a member of a stag do to the ground in a Bournemouth sports bar after discovering the victim had done a body shot with his girlfriend.

A FAMILY left 'heartbroken' after their beloved cat dies from being shot in the head in a slingshot attack in Canford Heath.

A 31-YEAR-OLD man who was arrested on suspicion of raping a woman has been released under investigation as detectives carry out further enquiries.

TWO men allegedly approached two teenagers in Poole, demanded they got on their knees before pinning a girl against a wall and demanding she kissed him.

A HUGE military aircraft was seen flying over Bournemouth and Poole for a prolonged period.

A WOMAN was left 'lying in a pool of blood' after an 'ignorant' angler struck her in the head with a lead weight on Boscombe Pier.

CANFORD Heath Councillor Sean Gabriel has shared his 'disgust' as well as advice to the public after a cat was shot dead in a slingshot incident. 

A NEW blue plaque commemorating the BBC was unveiled in Bournemouth this week.

DORSET’s MPs have reacted to the news of Liz Truss stepping down as leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister.

PROBLEMS continue at Coombe House special school – with fewer pupils than planned, many teaching posts filled by agency staff and little likelihood of a permanent headteacher for several months.

A number of candidates will likely stand to be the next Prime Minister, but who do you want to see end up in charge?

THE pilot and wingwalker have been praised for their actions following the conclusion of an investigation into events that led to their aircraft ditching in Poole Harbour.

THE speed limit along a busy main route in Bournemouth will be temporarily reduced from 40mph to 30mph for almost four weeks from next month.

Some properties in Bournemouth that have been on the market for a while could be a great opportunity for a potential buyer

A BOURNEMOUTH councillor has quit the Conservative Party citing “utter chaos and incoherence” at a national level as a reason for his decision.

CHRISTCHURCH MP Sir Christopher Chope has let rip at his Conservative colleagues for ousting Liz Truss.

FOOTBALL bosses are set to launch an investigation after an elderly Saints fan was hit by a smoke grenade at an away game.

DORSET Council has reiterated the advice of Chief Veterinary Officers for poultry keepers to protect their livestock from the rising levels of bird flu.

The mother of a woman killed in a hit-and-run crash in Poole has spoken out as her family wait to get justice for their loved one.

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

A BOURNEMOUTH MP has backed the campaign to allow BCP Council to see its own level of fines as a deterrent against motorists parking illegally.

INTERNATIONAL film star Anthony Andrews trotted off with five top horse awards at the 40th Ellingham Show.

So you don’t have to go hunting for what you want to watch tonight, we’ve rounded up the newest shows and films added to Netflix this week.

A major rewilding project at the Mapperton estate in West Dorset is being featured in a BBC One documentary this week.

A LARGE section of Horseshoe Common in Bournemouth has been cordoned off after a woman was allegedly raped.

IS this the world’s oldest living Golden Retriever?

A LATE night attack on several cars in Wimborne has left victims "furious" as they are left to clear up and pay for the damage. 

OVERNIGHT closures will be in place for parts of a major A-road linking Dorset and Hampshire.

DORSET has missed out in the National Fish and Chip Awards 2022.

A HEROIN addict who committed a burglary, two assaults on police officers and a dozen thefts has been jailed.

LEWIS-Manning Hospice Care’s is ‘blown away’ by community support for ‘Candles on the Lake’ raising over £8k.

HIV testing rates in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole were well below pre-pandemic levels in 2021, new figures show.

AN ENGINE failure which led to a wingwalker plane crashing into the water in Poole Harbour during the Bournemouth Air Festival was caused by an issue with oil pipe, an investigation found.

WITH ever rising costs of living, energy, food, and transport, millions in our country are in dire circumstances.

Shazz Hooper captured Knowlton Church at sunset through the Wishing Tree.

The British public has begun asking whether a general election will take place in the near future, who will run in the race and who they will vote for. 

Supporters of Boris Johnson are backing him to takeover from Liz Truss following her resignation on Thursday

The Royal Mint recently announced a set of new 50p coins which are to feature the portraits of both Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III.

Part of Horseshoe Common has been taped off by police this afternoon. Follow latest updates.

A CAT has died after being hit in the head with an 'object' in a slingshot attack at Canford Heath.

Rishi Sunak, Boris Johnson, Theresa May and Penny Mourdant are all among the bookies favourites for next Prime Minister

Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned

We're asking Dorset MPs what they think about last night's chaos in government following a Labour motion on fracking.

Dorset's favourite celebrity Harry Redknapp will be doing a special booksigning of his new book in Bournemouth next week.

After insisting on Wednesday she is a “fighter, not a quitter”, a growing number of her MPs had said she should reconsider her stance.

FOLLOWING Prime Minister Liz Truss’s resignation, the Conservative MP for Poole Sir Robert Syms, said he was pleased as ‘things clearly weren’t working’.

THE former head of the civil service has admitted he is not the “slightest bit surprised” that Liz Truss has resigned as Prime Minister.

Delighted schoolchildren whooped and cheered as a world famous locomotive passed by the end of their school field.

POLICE are continuing to make enquiries into a large fire that destroyed two sheds and damaged another in a residential road in Poole last week.

POOLE’S MP has said there was an “element of pantomime” after yesterday's allegations of ‘manhandling’ in the lobby in Westminster.