Fire service are attending a fire in Boscombe and Sovereign centre has been closed.

STAFF at Bournemouth and Poole college will take part in three days of strike action this week after talks over pay and working conditions failed to reach an agreement, the University and College Union (UCU) has said.

A fundraiser has been set up after a “special” volunteer in the non-league football community died while managing a club he set up with his son in the 1990s.

The Fleur de Lys in Cranborne, Dorset, has been named among England's top 50 pubs with rooms, according to The Telegraph.

In response to the recent letter regarding Keyhole Bridge, the person who thinks that the road should be permanently closed to traffic obviously doesn't have to rely on a vehicle to get to work.

BCP libraries are celebrating The National Year of Reading with a special offer designed to welcome the youngest of book lovers.

A bakery in Bournemouth has submitted new plans to improve the façade of the building.

A leisure centre in Poole has submitted plans to replace a tennis court with a padel court.

NEW planning proposals have been lodged with Dorset Council, covering a range of residential extensions and property alterations in Ferndown, Charlton Marshall, Corfe Mullen, Canford Bottom, and West Moors.

This strange-looking specimen - a sea hedgehog - is one of only four to be caught off the south coast

Dorchester was ranked among England's top 10 worst housing markets for 2026, according to analysis from Zoopla

Hundreds of drivers have been caught speeding in the New Forest by police

A BOURNEMOUTH charity helping with the prevention and relief of poverty has received a donation of £1,500 from a national charity.

Residents are being encouraged to ‘help shape the future’ of a Georgian mansion in Poole.

A seven-day celebration will take place across seven pubs in and around Bournemouth to mark the life and work of Scottish poet Robert Burns.

A pub chain is urging residents to visit their local as pubs face ‘one of their toughest winters yet’.

On pitches, courts, tracks and touchlines across our area, there are people whose passion for sport goes far beyond results or trophies.

When is a beach hut not a beach hut?

Dorset residents are being urged to help support children and young people in care.

A Bournemouth MP has welcomed new paternal leave rights which come into effect this spring.

New Forest District Council has started writing to residents about its new waste and recycling collection service.

Live pro wrestling will be coming to a church in Poole later this month.

An entrepreneur from Bournemouth is taking part in a 1,200km tuk-tuk challenge across India to raise funds for three "transformative initiatives."

A housing association is launching a new fund supporting equality, diversity and inclusion activities in communities across southern England.

A HAIR salon owner from Sandbanks has said he feels “very lucky and grateful” to his customers after being named Men’s Stylist of the Year 2025.

The following cases were heard at Poole Magistrates' Court:

ADVICE has been issued to mariners ahead of repairs to Twin Sails Bridge in Poole later this month.

A vehicle was completely destroyed in an incident after it caught fire on a major Dorset road

The former chief constable of Hampshire police is set to face a gross misconduct hearing over allegations of having sex on duty - and lying to senior policing figures about a sexual relationship

A former criminology lecturer stole more than £10k from supermarkets in the Southampton area.

A FLOODED road that is said to turn into an ‘ice rink’ in the winter has still not been repaired after nearly three years of reports.

A MAN accused of stabbing an 18-year-old to death in Bournemouth town centre is standing re-trial for manslaughter.

A NEW Burger King is set to open at a holiday park in Poole as job listings have been posted.

PLANS have been proposed to slash a road’s speed limit to 20mph in Wimborne.

A MAN who was arrested in Bournemouth after he attempted to smuggle a group of men from Belgium to the UK by lorry is to be sentenced in court this week.

A MURDERER and an attempted murderer are set to be sentenced this week after a motorcyclist was killed and two others critically injured.

POLICE will begin seizing mobile phones and SIM cards from illegal migrants this month under new powers in the Border Security Act.

A 29-year-old man from Ringwood has been charged with two counts of non-dwelling burglary, police have said.

A TRIBUTE has been paid to a young father who died following a crash in Poole.

A bike was stolen after an outbuilding was broken into overnight.

A GROUP of young people have damaged a window of a charity shop during two separate incidents in Dorset.

A hospice charity is holding a community drop-in event in Swanage.

A 70-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly sexually communicating with a child online and attempting to incite them into sexual activity.

In the village of Burley the hidden gem cafe of noohn can be found which has been praised by plenty of visitors

Anti-social behaviour injunctions have been put in place in Bournemouth town centre to ‘create a town centre that everyone can enjoy’.

Bournemouth Library is hosting a reading group where attendees can come and join in climate conversations.

A "one-of-a-kind" production is coming to the Bournemouth Pavilion this month.

ROGUE traders are said to be targeting elderly people with cold calls in Merley.

Dorset's disability charity, Diverse Abilities, is seeking volunteers for ongoing projects, its own events, and community events throughout the year.

Visitors to Upton Country Park have been reminded the park will remain open as usual over the coming weeks despite planned roadworks.