The A351 Sandford Road is closed both ways this morning due to a crash

THE slides at Littledown leisure centre will remain closed with uncertainty over whether they will ever be replaced.

Police have renewed an appeal for the public's help to find missing Poole woman Susan Bardsley who was last seen shortly before 8am on November 28.

A CUSTOMER was outraged by the lack of respect shown to them when after an Evri delivery driver was caught on camera throwing their package at their front door.

A MAN has hit out at his internet suppliers after being left without a connection for weeks.

A BOURNEMOUTH man has defied the odds after being diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour in August 2021 and given a year prognosis.

More residents have raised concerns over the safety of water in the Bournemouth area.

PRESSURE is growing on Bournemouth and Poole hospitals’ A&E departments with patient demand rising month on month.

A MOPED reportedly failed to stop after a crash with a car in Bournemouth yesterday evening.

A VEHICLE fire in Poole prompted "numerous" calls to the service on Monday afternoon, November 28.

FOG could cause some travel delays this morning, the Met Office has warned.

EMERGENCY repairs along the A35 are “difficult” and could last several weeks.

A clothes shop in Dorchester town centre has closed.

Firearms officers who were first on the scene of the murder of Sir Richard Sutton, in north Dorset, were among those honoured at Dorset Police’s latest awards ceremony.

WE asked Facebook group We Grew Up In Bournemouth And Poole which pubs from the past they watched the World Cup in.

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

THE yoga studio in Poole that offers an escape ‘amid the chaos of the outside world’- Healing Haven is Trader of the Week.

A MAN died after being pulled from a river in Dorset on Sunday night.

A COUPLE who operated an illegal puppy sale operation must pay £150,000 within three months or risk going to prison.

Just under one quarter of hospital beds at Dorset County Hospital are being taken up by patients fit to be discharged, new figures show.

THIS YEAR’S Christmas Hamper Appeal run by local foodbanks will provide families with 200 hampers filled with food and seasonal cheer.

A MAJOR part of the traffic misery affecting motorists in Bournemouth is set to come to an end on schedule.

A MAN has been jailed for several months and ordered not to enter a Dorset supermarket for two years.

LOCKYER'S Middle School in Corfe Mullen has received a positive Ofsted report that rates the school ‘good’ in all areas.

A MAN jumped from a balcony onto a roof one storey below after a woman was reportedly assaulted at an address in Poole.

THE LITTLEDOWN Centre is expected to reopen tomorrow (Tuesday, November 29).

Dr Hilary is urging people to get a flu jab, as well as answering people’s most asked questions about vaccines

BBC shows including Strictly Come Dancing and Mrs Brown's Boys have been confirmed for Christmas specials.

Ovo Energy has joined the likes of Octopus Energy in signing up for the scheme where customers with smart meters could be paid for reducing their energy usage

The construction of a new sports hall at Poole Grammar School has reached an important milestone, with the completion of the steel frame this month.

IT'S beginning to look a lot like Christmas across Dorset.

DORSET’S beaches are beautiful all year round.

CHRISTMAS lights are being switched on all over Dorset.

DITCH the diet until January.

A SALON in Christchurch has teamed up with Christchurch food bank to help provide gifts after seeing a young boy's Christmas list of a biscuit and a hat.

UNEMPLOYMENT across Dorset is substantially down on last year as the country heads into recession.

'Reflection of Christmas'. Christmas Tree Wonderland in Bournemouth Lower Gardens by Shazz Hooper.

Madeleine was three years old when she went missing on May 3 2007 while on holiday in Portugal.

Met Office is warning drivers to be careful amid warning of heavy fog.

MORE than 100 people were dazzled by the return of a legendary Christmas lights switch-on event at Byron Road - despite the weather.

DORSET will have a seven day control centre to manage demand and capacity across the county as health services face one of their toughest ever winters.

Concerns over the impact on Bournemouth’s heritage have been raised over the proposals for the town’s Beales building.

A PLANNING application has been submitted to demolish a building at a recreation ground in Christchurch.

A SELLER of Apple products whose Bournemouth shop closed without warning has been wound up, with creditors paid barely eight pence for every pound they were owed.

POLICE are searching for a missing woman from Poole who has been upset recently.

IT was the "busiest year yet" at Ringwood Winter 'Wanderland', with hundreds of people turning out for the festive celebration.

FLOOD warnings and alerts are currently in force in parts of Dorset.

A journalist from Dorset has been arrested whilst reporting on a protest in China - leading to condemnation from the BBC over his treatment.

A FAMILY has been left ‘devastated’ after ‘brazen’ thieves stole a bike from outside their home.

Warnings have been given about the environmental impact of glass fibre boats sinking in Poole Harbour.