Disruption on trains between Bournemouth and Brockenhurst after a vehicle hit a bridge at New Milton.

G&T’s World of Cards is to close on Christmas Eve, over rent costs.

THE TOP level of parking at Castlepoint Shopping Centre has been closed temporarily due to the cold weather.

A road in Dorset is closed both ways this morning.

BEACH hut tenants are facing significant fee increases next year which will deliver an additional net £300,000 for the council despite plans to invest more money back into the service.

Rail passengers have faced delays and disruption this morning after a car crashed into a bridge in New Milton causing damage.

BCP Council sent out gritters to treat all the major commuter routes across the conurbation last night.

SCAMMERS have been using the name and logo of a reputable Dorset business to lure people into handing over hundreds of pounds on the promise of a job.

DORSET Police has launched a new campaign aiming to reduce the number of drink and drug drivers across the county in the run up to Christmas.

A DEFINITIVE decision on whether the controversial Keyhole Bridge traffic order should return will be made next week.

MEMBERS of Bournemouth Indoor Bowls Club have launched a petition to keep the site open after the council announced it would be ‘pausing’ the club’s services for 12 months from April 2023.

Dorset could see 'a light dusting of snow' as health bosses issue a cold weather alert covering the county until Monday.

A MAN has been arrested in relation to a series of thefts from vehicles in the Charminster and Winton area.

A CYCLIST is being taken to hospital following a crash in Westbourne this morning.

A bus driver has been praised for her kindness towards passengers, with two recent incidents highlighted for their caring nature.

GP surgeries across Bournemouth and Poole are giving advice to parents worried about Strep A and Scarlet Fever in their children.

An underpass in Christchurch has been vandalised again, a year on from being renovated.

PRIME minister Rishi Sunak has been invited to visit a Bournemouth school which is set for a multi-million-pound rebuild.

PLANS are taking shape to beef up powers to tackle anti-social behaviour at beaches and open spaces during the peak summer season.

The Coca-Cola truck may not be stopping here this year, but that doesn't mean we can't look at pictures of when it came to spread festive cheer in the past.

OVER 100 more claims to evict people from their homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole were made this summer than in 2021, figures show, amid a huge increase in repossession activity across England and Wales.

Here's some items you'll find in the middle aisles of Aldi and Lidl this week including Harry Potter LEGO, Remington straighteners, Hot Wheels toys and more.

WHEN we think of carnivals we usually conjure up images in our minds of festivities in the summer sunshine. But occasionally they're not in the summer and quite often there's no sunshine!

A POPULAR carol event is set to return this festive season.

A THREE-day festival of business next year will include the return of the Dorset Business Awards.

WHEN I retired from general practice in 1983, bed blocking by patients who could not be discharged from hospital because they had nowhere to go to convalesce was a serious problem.

A lovely evening at Poole Quay with Christmas illuminations lighting the way. Photo by Debs Baker

The six-part “Harry & Meghan” show, billed as “unprecedented and in-depth”, is airing exactly three months after the death of the late Queen.

Harry and Meghan’s Netflix docuseries is sparking controversy before it has even aired

EMERGENCY services attended the scene of a car fire on a roundabout in Poole.

Emergency services are at the scene or a road traffic collision at Goulds Hill.

An evidence officer from Dorset Police has admitted stealing nearly £15,000 in seized cash from the force.

ST MUNGO'S, in partnership with BCP Council, has activated the area’s severe weather response today in response to the Met Office predicting temperatures of 0 degrees or below for at least three consecutive nights.

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There are almost 50 known cases of serious Strep A infections in South West England say figures from figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKSHA).

DEVELOPERS will soon submit their final plans to demolish an empty office block and build a three-tower residential development in Bournemouth.

A HARDWARE store is to close its doors after three decades of serving Parkstone, with its owners taking a well-earned retirement.

The celebrity chef, Mark Hix, has reached boiling point with local officials who have opposed his plans for an outside decked eating area.

A CYCLIST has criticised the planning of the new cycle paths at Whitecliff and Baiter parks for being too susceptible to flooding.

TEN swans, three geese and one coot have been found dead in Poole Park following an outbreak of bird flu.

A man was shot with a slingshot or air weapon whilst walking in Bourne Valley Nature Reserve last week.

HEALTH experts in Dorset say a well-established process is in place to tackle a rise in children becoming ill with Strep A and scarlet fever.

Dorset business owners say they are “fed up” with their Business Improvement District (BID) and are questioning where their money is going.

Former health secretary Matt Hancock has announced he will not stand for the Conservatives at the next general election after appearing on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!

A Dorchester hotel has once again made it on to a prestigious list compiled by a national newspaper featuring the best places to stay in the country.

A child at a Weymouth nursery has been diagnosed with Strep A.

A SPEED camera in Bournemouth, which has been out of action for more than 10 years, will not be replaced.

Two boys went to hospital after suffering head injuries during an assault by a group of masked youths.

A COLD spell is expected this week and Dorset forecasters are saying it could potentially snow with the right conditions.

Services between Weymouth and Poole experienced disruption after a train hit a supermarket trolley.