A RESIDENT has said their daughter is terrified about what is going on outside their front door as they regularly see drug dealers and users outside.

FOOD BANKS across Dorset are helping people in crisis in the lead up to Christmas following significant increases in demand over the last three months.

PLANS to develop a mental health hospital in Poole are due to be shared with the public later this month.

A MAN who burgled a Dorset home and tried to sell his ill-gotten gains later that day was tracked through a laptop he had stolen.

WETHERSPOON has confirmed it currently has no plans to sell any more of its pubs in Dorset.

THE driver of a car which overturned on a busy road near Wimborne yesterday was taken to hospital for treatment.

MAJOR roadworks will take place on the A338 Wessex Way from Monday.

BOURNEMOUTH has a new bar – and it isn’t quite what you would expect.

Police say around 100 people are gathered at a Dorset beauty spot, creating road blockages and noise disturbance. Around 100 people are said to be at the Hardy Monument in Dorchester at the moment.

Dorset Police's mobile speed camera vans will be dotted around Dorset this week in a bid to curb speeding.

Dorset County Hospital Trust was caring for 11 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

A STAR-studded line-up for next year's hotly anticipated Camp Bestival in Dorset has been unveiled – featuring pop megastars and entertainers.

Around 1,600 jobs are under threat after fashion retailer Joules revealed it is set to appoint administrators following a failure to secure a vital cash injection.

VETERANS, families, civic dignitaries and people from across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole turned out to pay their thousands on Remembrance Sunday.

MULTIPLE charities attended an event in Poole over the weekend to offer advice to those struggling with financial issues.

Almost 20,000 patients were waiting for routine treatment at Dorset County Hospital in September, figures show.

“Excellent progress” is being made towards Dorset Council’s net zero target, according to a report - but a councillor acknowledges the challenge is ‘enormous’.

A CAR has overturned on a busy road near Wimborne this afternoon, prompting multiple emergency services to respond.

HE led the opposition to Castlepoint, warning that a shopping park with 3,000 free parking spaces so near Bournemouth would hurt the town centre.

A RINGWOOD mum's Facebook page has blown up after she shared her handy hack on how to preserve food in cans as a money-saving tip during the cost of living crisis.

TACKLING patients about their smoking habit while they are in local hospitals for other treatment is showing signs of success.

MAJOR safety improvements to a busy four-way junction in Poole, used by more than 400 children and pedestrians every day, are now complete.

CHRISTCHURCH MP Sir Christopher Chope was the only Conservative MP to back a Labour motion for the state pension triple lock to maintained.

BERYL is set to make a return to a part of Bournemouth after the scheme was pulled last year.

A DECEASED couple who fell in love with Dorset set up a fund to ensure continued support for the most vulnerable after their deaths.

What to do with your paper poppy after wearing it for Remembrance Day this November.

Some George at Asda children's clothing has been recalled due to fire and strangulation risks

As things stand, Delivery Saver codes are worth three Clubcard vouchers for people who use the scheme.

It’s been less than a year since their last visit but Fozzy returned to Bournemouth on Friday and treated the O2 to a set of thunderous rock songs that just about blew the roof off the venue.

Here's how you can score free drinks, UEFA Champions League tickets and a holiday to Italy in Greene King's winter promotion.

From Elsa to Ebenezer, here are the most popular baby names related to Christmas in 2021.

The pub for sale is located in Swanage High Street and is listed on Rightmove for £150,000

A PENSIONER has said she would rather be “thrown in jail” than pay a\ parking ticket which she was falsely given in Bournemouth.

KIND-HEARTED residents and staff at a Verwood care home have handed packages of food to a local charity reaching people in need this winter.

The following roadworks are being carried out within the BCP Council area by the council and various utility companies this week:

DORSET is said to be generally well-served with pharmacies – although there are concerns about access for some in more remote rural areas.

AN OUTDOOR clothing business which plants a tree for every order sold has been ranked one of the UK’s fastest-growing online brands.

Pictured here in the Arndale Centre, Poole, The Royal Clipper restaurant and Clock Coffee House cafe from July 1971. Today the Clipper is still a firm favourite at the Dolphin Centre.

SO as 636 fossil fuel delegates at COP 27 outnumber delegations from African countries and indigenous communities, and as the big global car-makers rush to make even more unsustainable products, do we have any confidence that leadership is really try...

Rishi Sunak has hailed the historic deal with France as contributing to his efforts to “grip illegal migration”

Commuters are experiencing heavy delays between Weymouth and London Waterloo after a "medical emergency" on board a train.

BOURNEMOUTH fell silent this morning as thousands across the town and conurbation paid their respects to the men and women who made sacrifices for our country.

NEW safety measures are being introduced to a popular recreation ground in Mudeford.

BUSINESSES are suffering from a five-week major road closure in Studland says its parish council who demand an investigation into the consultation process.

BOURNEMOUTH experienced temperatures of 18 degrees this afternoon amid one of the warmest November’s on record.

A JCB worth more than £7,000 which was stolen in Dorset has been found 130 miles away in Surrey.

WHAT’S the worst road for speeding in Dorset?

DORSET’S most famous couple helped launch an online art auction in Christchurch in aid of the ‘Mac Unit’ hospice.

WHO doesn’t love a fry-up.

A SAILOR was rescued by the coastguard in Hampshire after getting caught up in a strong swell in the sea.