A power cut is causing disruption at Bournemouth railway station. We will be bringing you updates as we get them.

Swanage’s 2006 Regatta and Carnival drew 250,000 visitors, featured 100 events and raised £26,000 for 30 Dorset charities and community groups.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole drivers face road closures and temporary road works in October due to BCP Council and utility works. Expect delays

BCP Local Plan consultation delayed until November by a Penn Hill by-election, as plans for 45,000 homes raise Green Belt and infrastructure concerns.

Police have confirmed a man who died after being pulled from the sea at Durley Chine Beach in Bournemouth was aged in his 70s. His death is not being treated as suspicious.

NHS staff from University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) took part in the Teddy Bear Trek, walking from Poole Hospital to Royal Bournemouth Hospital.

Dorset Police patrol Verwood after burglary, criminal damage and safeguarding concerns, with an arrest made and enquiries continuing alongside e-bike checks.

BCP Council has said it has not had a response from the government about its SEND reform plan

Opposition councillors have accused BCP Council of “setting a bear trap” for future administrations after new figures revealing nearly £50 million in uncollected tax over the past four years

Nearly £50 million in council tax and business rates has gone uncollected by BCP Council over the past four years.

Bournemouth South police tackle anti-social behaviour as drinkers join a clean-up, while Dorset Police make GBH and rooftop arrests and warn over URBEX dangers.

A sweeping transport blueprint has set out a vision for Dorset's future, with a range of rail, road and public transport projects identified as priorities for investment over the next decade.

A New Forest fisherman was caught dredging for scallops in a prohibited area of the Solent after fisheries officers spotted his boat during a drone flight.

Dorset Museum and Art Gallery recorded a combined income-and-expenditure shortfall of about £4.78m over the four financial years after its major redevelopment, figures filed with the Charity Commission show.

A carer has been recognised after performing CPR for 25 minutes on a Bournemouth woman who had gone into cardiac arrest.

A former Royal Marine from Bere Regis has safely completed a 17,500-mile solo row across two oceans in what is believed to be a new world record.

The latest annual Legal 500, often described as the legal profession’s ‘bible’, places Ellis Jones as a Tier 1 firm for Commercial Litigation in 2027.

Tops Day Nursery in Lymington held the event in honour of Barnaby, a child who attended the nursery, and raised £2,800 for the UK Infantile Spasms Trust.

Taking place from November 25 to 30, 2027, the six-day MYTIME Sahara Challenge is a fully supported, professionally guided trek through the Sahara.

Oakhaven Hospice dedicated a plaque to Leon Crouch, recognising the "substantial gifts" he made during his lifetime and beyond.

A Hamworthy care home has fulfilled resident Dorothy's dream to attend her granddaughter Stephanie’s wedding.

A 66-year-old man was punched in the face in a Richmond Park road rage incident on September 24 and needed seven stitches at Bournemouth Hospital for his injuries.

Upton Country Park car park hours change for autumn: gates now open at 8am and lock at 6pm. Visitors are urged to leave before the evening closure.

Boots has reminded people aged 65 and over and vulnerable people that its free flu jab programme has opened for 2026.

Shoppers at Home Bargains are being warned not to eat two recalled items if they have allergies, sensitivities or intolerances to some allergens.

A binman has revealed one item that should never go in your recycling bin otherwise your bins might not be collected.

Sky TV customers can expect at least seven changes in October.

Homeowners are being told to put cotton balls around their windows to prevent spider from coming in.

An expert has revealed if it can save you money on your energy bills by running household appliances at certain times.

A major emergency response is underway on Bournemouth Beach after a man was pulled from the water. Police, ambulances and air ambulances were among the emergency services seen at the scene.

A man has died after being pulled from the sea near Durley Chine Beach, Bournemouth.

A 19-year-old Christchurch man has been arrested on suspicion of child abduction after missing 13-year-old Kairo, who vanished from Bournemouth, was found safe.

Residents packed a community meeting to vent their anger over the growing number of motorhomes and campervans parked along the cliffs.

An urgent search is underway for a 13-year-old boy who has been missing since Wednesday.

A NEW indoor padel club has opened near Wimborne.

Nostalgic 1980s photos capture Dorset’s love of animals, showcasing people, pets and livestock and the county’s long-standing animal welfare tradition.

A new darts hall promising a space to play, compete and have drinks has revealed when it plans to open its doors in the New Forest.

A planning application has been submitted for the construction of a self-build detached home in Poole.

A 15-year-old girl missing from Scotland may have travelled to Bournemouth, police have said, as they issue an urgent appeal to find her.

Five men arrested after a machete attack at Boscombe Chine Gardens, Bournemouth, were released on police bail as Dorset Police inquiries continue.

A major car park operator with more than 800 sites in the UK has entered administration again.

Four men arrested after a man was seriously injured in an alleged fight in Bournemouth have been released on police bail.

Gas-Elec, founded in 1996, provides gas and electrical safety for residential properties across the UK.

Hospitality bosses are not “gagging” to pay a proposed tourist tax, a Hampshire MP told ministers.

A rare set of First World War gallantry medals that belonged to a nursing sister is set to go under the hammer from Charterhouse in Sherborne on November 12.

Imogen Harman, from Ringwood, received the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Young Heart Hero Award after overcoming a life-threatening heart condition.

Gullivers Farm Shop and Kitchen in West Moors, Dorset, has been earning praise for its service and food among other factors

Almost one in every four pounds spent on holidays with Bournemouth-based Not Just Travel in September went on a cruise, up from fewer than one in five.

Plans to convert a building in Bournemouth into a vehicle repair shop and MOT station have been submitted to improve facilities to accommodate electric cars.

Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of), written and directed by Isobel McArthur, will run at Lighthouse Poole from January 26 to January 30 as part of its UK tour.