Police investigating the death of a motorcyclist said it was never considered a “tragic accident” after a Range Rover ploughed into the driver.

The English Channel can be unforgivably fickle, and on Saturday, March 13, the ocean off the coast of Dorset became perilous.

Cliff Top Music Festival has been given permission to operate a two-day event after having changes to its licence heard by a committee.

Plans for a £1.8million expansion to a council owned leisure centre in Christchurch have been approved.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road network is among the best maintained in the country according to a new government league table.

A woman has been charged and is due to appear in court next week in relation to a serious injury collision in Bournemouth.

A woman found guilty of murder and a man found guilty of attempted murder are set to be sentenced today at Winchester Crown Court.

The former chief executive of BCP Coucil has got a new job on the board of the Health and Safety Executive.

A Bournemouth man who carried out a “cowardly and bullying” attack on his ex-girlfriend at her home near Salisbury has avoided prison

A Sandbanks restaurant has submitted plans to update its layout after a lounge area become a yacht chandlery.

The Duchess of Sussex has launched an 18-dollar (£13.40) bespoke leather bookmark with lifestyle brand As Ever, which is made in the UK and is said to be “a small reminder that rest is part of the ritual”.

The world’s largest garden wildlife survey returns this month.

Calls have been made for improved signage after a HGV became stuck on a busy hill

The father of a teenage girl left critically injured in a horse-riding accident has shared a hopeful update as doctors begin the careful process of waking her from deep sedation.

The New Forest Mummers have raised more than £2,000 for Minstead Trust with their traditional Christmas play.

A New Forest group is bringing an ancient tradition back to life.

AN ANNUAL art prize is open to inspire, champion and celebrate creative talent across the county.

AN EXHIBITION focuses on the challenges faced by dementia carers will be open to public this weekend.

Dutton Gregory has unveiled a new brand as it enters 2026, signalling its focus on future growth and its ambition to become a top 100 UK law firm.

The featured businesses span sectors such as regulatory water testing, production efficiency, AI-driven services and legal technology.

The Post Office in Christchurch will be relocating following the appointment of a new postmaster, it has been announced.

THE ALDI supermarket at Canford Bottom has been approved  – for the second time. Dorset Council’s east area planning committee originally agreed the application for the store in September  – afterwards receiving a solicitor’s letter from ri...

The scrapping of council tax discount for beach huts in Mudeford has been approved by BCP Council’s Cabinet.

Edwardian organ players raise hundreds of pounds to support those with prostate cancer.

The world's largest garden wildlife survey returns this month, with hundreds of thousands expected to count the UK’s garden birds for the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch.

New Milton Town Council has launched a search to identify the 'community champions'.

A POOLE couple have spoken of their happiness after buying their own four-bedroom home, saying it is “a big relief to finally be in a place of our own.”

A Bournemouth accountancy firm has joined a practice that rates in the top 40 in the UK.

A LIBRARY in Bournemouth closed temporarily due to partial ceiling collapsed is expected to open in February, BCP council have confirmed.

BCP Council are urging residents to surrender their leases to burial sites to help address the shortage at Christchurch cemetery.

A family-run business has celebrated the 'landmark achievement' of 25 years in trade.

Eighteen Restaurant & Bar has opened in the Kings Arms Hotel in Christchurch.

A FUNDRAISER has been started in loving memory of a devoted father of two who passed away following a fatal collision in Poole.

Visitors have until February 28 to visit the Kings’ View platform, high within the Keep at Corfe Castle before it closes.

Silpa Vijayan, a former nurse at Dorset County Hospital, appeared before the Nursing and Midwifery Council Fitness to Practise Committee which deemed her fitness to practice as a nurse impaired

Police are continuing their searches for a missing man

The enabling works for the Cherries’ stadium expansion plans have been recommended to be approved by the BCP Council planning committee.

His achievements are the stuff of legends, cut from the determined grit of river silt, steamy jungle humidity and a strong love of discovery.

Plans to transform a derelict town centre pub that has stood empty for at least 20 years have been unveiled

A man was "robbed at knifepoint" on Sunday morning and a teenage boy has been arrested after an incident in Bournemouth town centre.

A gas leak in Broadstone has forced a partial road closure.

DORSET COUNCIL has issued new guidance encouraging schools to ban mobile phones and parents not to provide smartphones to under-14s, calling them a 'distraction and a source of harm'.

DORSET Police says there will be an increased emergency services presence in Poole Port today due to a training exercise.

Underground Nights in Boscombe has reopened under new management.

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A NEW Prama charity superstore is set to open in Bournemouth next month.

A MAN was fatally stabbed after a fight broke out between two groups of young people in Bournemouth Square, a court has heard.

The family of a missing man from Spetisbury are pleading for the help of the public.

Diverse Abilities’ Treecycling 2026 has officially wrapped up.

A restaurant chain in Bournemouth town centre has permanently closed its doors.