Benjamin Atkins and Debbie Pereira are due to be sentenced at Winchester Crown Court today.

A fight that broke out at a Deadpool cinema screening at the Odeon left two men injured. 

Thugs who have been targeting a Bournemouth food charity have potentially prevented 150 families from eating for a week.

Free seats are being given away on all Jet2 flights from Bournemouth Airport next summer.

Between 2022 and 2024, there were 791 complaints of dog poo across Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch in public areas.

Letter: 'Wake up BCP and smell the stench of weed!'

DORSET has dropped down the league table for the safest counties, according to data from the Office for National Statistics.

BCP Council has formally accepted the Sandbanks neighbourhood plan.

The Fordingbridge Show was a dazzling display of rural revelry, a heady mix of history, horsepower, and homegrown heroes.

A bustling scene unfolded on July 2, 2004, as numerous vendors hailing from the regions of Normandy and Brittany displayed their wares in the Market Place.

A MUSIC enthusiast has organised a concert in memory of his mum by fundraising for Dementia Research.

External auditors have found some “significant weaknesses” remain at BCP Council one year one from a highly critical report.

A BOURNEMOUTH-based art therapy group has gained charitable status.

Plans have been lodged to install a self-service jet wash for car washing at a supermarket petrol station.

A FATHER and son duo have completed a mammoth 3,400-mile ‘reverse pilgrimage’ cycle ride from Cyprus to Canterbury.

THOUSANDS of badgers in Dorset are set to be culled to tackle a disease it spreads to cattle.

A new maternity and neonatal unit in Bournemouth is set to provide an ‘enhanced, modern, and updated birthing environment’ for expecting parents.

THE family of the diver who has gone missing near the Swanage coast have paid tribute to the 20-year-old.

AN INQUEST has opened into a woman who died while on holiday in Crete, Greece, with her family.

VEGANS have demanded BCP Council change its food policy to strictly plant based.

A FUNDRAISER has been set up for a schoolboy who was left in life-threatening condition after being struck by a car on his way to school.

A QUIRKY clothing store has been forced to chain its display mannequins after an attempted theft.

Christchurch town councillors have been accused of showing an ‘attitude of apathy’ and failing to ‘step up to the plate’ for residents.

POLICE are hunting a tourist dressed in pink flamingo shorts who keyed at least 10 cars while walking home from a beach.

FOR the thousands of its fans, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s Proms in the Park is two nights of good memories, fantastic sound and pure fun.

MILLIONS of extra pounds are to be given to various regeneration projects in Boscombe.

There are long delays on the A31 Westbound after a reported crash.

A MAN spat at a police officer after he was pulled over.

A GROUP of four people were caught making threats to members of the public with one brandishing a broken bottle.

Police officers were called to an area outside Bournemouth University accommodation blocks after reports of a drunk man causing issues.

The diver was first reported missing off the coast of Swanage at 6pm on July 23.

A MISSING person appeal has been launched for a teenager with links to Bournemouth and Poole.

A POOLE restaurant has teamed up with a charity founder to host its free weekly mental health and wellbeing session.

A NEW initiative by Dorset Police has been met with positive feedback from victims of crime.

The following cases were heard at Poole Magistrates' Court:

FIREFIGHTERS rescued an injured motorcyclist and brought them to an area of safety after a crash with a car near Wimborne.

A total of £200,000 in grants have been awarded to groups and charities to ease the cost-of-living crisis.

University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) has tested a new technology for patients with heart failure.

A MAN attempted to burgle a bike shop in Blandford.

The crisps are flying off the shelf at one Weymouth shop

Plenty of fun activities and entertainment will be available as part of the 2024 Swanage Carnival

Christchurch, nestled along the picturesque coastline of Dorset, boasts a rich history and charming character. Let's soar through the skies and explore Christchurch from above in the mid-2000s.

Its weathered headstones and sprawling lawns whisper tales of a bygone era

A READY meal provider is taking steps to reduce carbon emissions and protect the environment.

A NEW show celebrating the music and magic of legendary hitmakers Lionel Richie and Diana Ross is heading to Bournemouth Pavilion on Friday 16 August 2024.

The RSPCA Ashley Heath Animal Centre in Ringwood, Dorset has many pets, such as cats and dogs, looking for new homes

A new web page has been unveiled to mark the launch of a housing programme in the Dorset Council area.

A Bournemouth-based law firm has launched a charity partnership with an assistance dogs charity.

A Bournemouth nursery has been rated ‘outstanding’ with staff praised as “highly skilled” and “extremely knowledgeable”.

A major search operation is underway to locate a diver who went missing off Swanage yesterday evening,