Christchurch man David Walker led a £100-car Paris-to-Peking challenge in 2007, crossing 15 countries, the Himalayas and Gobi Desert for Unicef.

Hoburne, which operates sites in Dorset and the New Forest, has been named the UK's best caravan park operator by Which?

Harriet brings her Trying To Get The Feeling Again Tour to Wimborne’s Tivoli Theatre on October 30, ahead of her new album, As Good As It Was.

Like the majority of town councillors, I was against the formation of town councils, but that battle was lost.

Bournemouth nightclub Lost seeks 5am opening on Fridays, Saturdays and bank holiday eves, despite residents’ noise concerns. Licensing decision pending.

Wimborne u3a’s autumn talks begin October 16 with Martin Stewart on Britain’s first garden centre, followed by micro-artist Graham Short and Nikola Tesla.

Michael Portillo will bring stories from politics, rail travel and family history to Poole's Lighthouse on November 14.

About 120 people attended the first Creative Countryside Day at Tilefield Nature near Brockenhurst on Saturday August 22.

Plans to introduce self-driving robots to deliver groceries “within the next year” across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

A decision date has been set on plans to introduce number plate cameras at a village pub car park.

Volunteers across Dorset took on the challenge of pulling a Boeing 737 to raise vital funds for families in need.

A family home in Bournemouth has been ordered to stop running as an unauthorised House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).

Swimmers left 'disgusted and furious' were forced to cancel their club session after reports of sewage discharges into the sea off a Blue Flag beach.

A Poole motorcyclist suffered a serious arm fracture in a crash on the Dorset Way near Mannings Heath Roundabout.

Tuckton residents at Cranleigh Court say food waste went uncollected for seven weeks, leaving overflowing bins, flies and maggots before a reporter intervened.

A car dealership will close in Bournemouth after a change in franchise strategy by the VW Group.

A Dorset family is bringing fresh energy to a much-loved village pub.

A DORSET couple found love at a Poole-based community choir seven years ago and have recently celebrated their wedding.

A man on trial for rape told the court he was “shocked and sickened” by the allegations and maintains he “did not” rape her.

Plans to turn a five-bedroom bungalow in Poole into an Ofsted-registered children’s care home for three children are open for consultation until September 25.

A proposal has been submitted to convert a four-bedroom flat into a six-person HMO.

A beauty salon has submitted a bid to continue using an outbuilding at a property in Poole.

Reform councillors face criticism after Bournemouth Town Council removed an Equalities Policy section, while legal protections under the Equality Act 2010 remain.

Avon Cliff care home in Bournemouth hosted a Frank Sinatra-themed tea party, raising around £200 and food donations for Bournemouth Food Bank with community support.

Highcliffe’s Diamond Divas choir has raised £86,000 for Macmillan Caring Locally after 14 years supporting the Macmillan Unit hospice in Christchurch.

A busy road in Hythe is set to face a 10 week closure for gas works – but the start of the disruption has now been postponed.

Pannage is a New Forest tradition that usually takes place between September and November, but what are the dates for 2026?

The family of an "extremely" vulnerable man are appealing to the public for help to locate him after not hearing from him for 24 hours.

Second-year graphic design students from Arts University Bournemouth have been transformed vacant kiosk spaces into a vibrant public art display.

A small protest is currently taking place in Poole by the RNLI headquarters - updates as we get them

The event, organised by New Forest for Ukraine, will take place at Bramshaw Village Hall on Friday, September 11, and will feature a tribute to the late Kirsty MacColl by the South Hampshire folk band Kite.

The A31 was closed in both directions after a collision sparked a van fire exactly one month after a separate van fire on the same road ignited a heathland fire that destroyed more than 100 hectares in the New Forest National Park.

THE hosepipe ban introduced in Dorset for the first time in 50 years is to stay in place for now.

The A31 is currently closed in both directions between the Canford Bottom Roundabout and Merley Roundabout due to a road traffic collision involving three vehicles and and a vehicle fire.

The RNLI is a charity that exists to save lives at sea.

The RNLI and representative Neil Duncan have refuted false claims that asylum seekers are being housed at the RNLI hotel or local Poole sites.

We are appealing for information or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward as we continue to investigate a collision in Bournemouth.

We are appealing for witnesses or anyone with footage to get in touch as we continue to investigate an assault on a woman in Southbourne.

A detective sergeant who admitted accessing and sharing sensitive police information and lying to his manager has been spared dismissal.

Plans for a floating restaurant in Christchurch has have been submitted to BCP Council.

The following cases were heard a Weymouth Magistrates' Court:

A motorcyclist sustained an injury that is believed to be serious following a crash on the Dorset Way.

This weekend at The Montagu Arms in the New Forest, a fascinating wedding took place – and it is not what you expect!

A review of the New Forest National Park's boundaries is being considered by the park's board

Aspire-Life staff aim to raise £20,000 for Dorset Mind by trekking Mount Kilimanjaro in February 2027, with £4,000 already raised for the Dorset charity.

I have read the comments on the possible destruction of the Haven Hotel at Sandbanks, and notice that so far no-one talks about the important part in history that the hotel played with Marconi's use of that hotel for the development of his wireless t...

The following cases were heard at Poole Magistrates' Court:

A Poole MP is calling for a national pause on new AI data centres amid growing concerns over their environmental impact.

Seafood, music, and community spirit will take centre stage in a vibrant celebration of coastal culture this weekend.

A renowned Welsh choir will perform in Poole later this month to raise funds for cancer patients across Dorset.