When Donny Osmond brought The Avenue Shopping Centre to a halt for the grand opening of HMV, featuring a frantic 60-second trolley dash.

Dorset knife crime falls 25% in 2025, now lowest in south west. Police focus on prevention, youth support, and robust enforcement to keep county safe.

French rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot has said she is “deeply shocked” that three teenage boys have been spared custodial sentences over the rape of two girls in Hampshire.

A “significant” underground leak has led to a road being closed in Kinson.

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Music icons Boy George and Culture Club will perform in Bournemouth later this year at the Bournemouth International Centre on December 7.

Visitors are being invited to explore the wildlife of Brownsea Island after dark during a special evening bird and bat safari next month.

iplicit, an accounting software firm with an office in Bournemouth has been named one of the UK’s best places to work by The Sunday Times.

Afternoon tea, cakes and a raffle helped raise funds for breast cancer awareness at a care home event.

An award-winning comedy show is set to launch at a new venue.

A youth football club is preparing to bring together players, families and supporters for a charity challenge in aid of Dementia UK, aiming to raise both funds and awareness.

More than 100 residents attended Ringwood’s Annual Town Assembly, where a celebration of the town’s 800-year heritage took place.

AN annual jazz festival will celebrate its 30th anniversary this year.

A mass cook-along led by a celebrity chef brought around 80 people together to promote simple, but healthy cooking.

Pam Woodall is one of three finalists in BBC Gardeners’ World magazine’s 'Best of the best' competition.

Westminster Memorial Hospital in Shaftesbury has received both Platinum Status and the 2025 Innovation and Best Practice Award.

A garden centre and restaurant in Ferndown has raised more than £18,000 for a charity supporting children with terminal, life-limiting and serious chronic illnesses across Dorset.

A new £2.5 million community centre in Christchurch recently opened its doors to the public.

Campaigners opposing the proposed Canford incinerator are set to stage a demonstration outside Bournemouth Town Hall next month ahead of a planning appeal inquiry.

Approved plans to expand AFC Bournemouth’s stadium in Kings Park will deliver “not just for the club but the wider community”

More holidaymakers have been left without luggage and given 'empty promises' following a reported technical glitch at Heathrow Airport.

An entrepreneur from Dorset has won a national award for disabled entrepreneurs after building a specialist adaptive cycling and mobility business following a life-changing spinal injury.

A community refill shop in Fordingbridge is inviting local organisations and projects to apply for a share of £2,000 in grant funding.

A free talk aims to shed light on one of the most common and disabling health conditions.

A SPRING coffee morning hosted by Wimborne in Bloom has raised £662 to support floral displays around the town this summer.

It's wonderful that the regeneration of Boscombe is continuing with the magnificent Royal Arcade restored and rejuvenated to its breathtaking former elegance.

The Great British Bake Off contestant Maggie Richardson will join the judging panel for next month’s Battle of the Sausage Rolls in Poole.

Hundreds are expected to take to Bournemouth seafront in aid of Cancer Research UK when the Race For Life 10k returns on Sunday, June 14.

A market celebrating witchcraft, creativity, and community is set to return to the Royal Arcade.

TRADERS have hit out at recent road markings changes, saying the council 'are trying to destroy small businesses'.

Gas main replacement work is set to cause major disruption on Poole Road from Monday.

A Grade II-listed home believed to have been built in the 17th century is up for sale.

BCP Council congratulated the Cherries as the club achieved European football for the first time and qualified for the Europa League at the weekend.

Thousands of residents and visitors flocked to Bournemouth's beaches this bank holiday, with traffic chaos being seen across the weekend.

Thousands of people have flocked to Bournemouth beach on what's believed to be the hottest bank holiday on record.

Since the early 1900s, the Scout movement has shaped the lives of countless young adventurers across Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole.

AFC Bournemouth secure historic European football qualification, marking a major achievement in English football. Free bus travel for kids in August.

Hidden on the edge of the Solent sits a huge expanse of seawater that holds nearly two centuries' worth of British summertime secrets.

Bus passengers are facing ‘significant delays’ through Bournemouth town centre today.

A hot weather warning has been issued by the NHS urging residents to stay cool and hydrated.

Plans for tourist sites, camping and visitor accommodation have been submitted across Swanage and the wider Purbeck area for the 2026 season.

A dog 'remarkably' survived a 120-foot fall from a cliff and was later found by a drone being flown in the area.

Her experience is being shared by Epilepsy Action as part of its Missing Memories campaign for National Epilepsy Week.

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James carried all his own equipment and camped most nights, though he was often supported by the generosity of strangers.

Paultons Park in Hampshire has been ranked as the UK's best theme park for 2026, according to a new analysis.

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The Beaulieu to Bucklers Hard walk starts in Hampshire's poshest village and can be started at a 30-minute drive from Southampton

The rape case which saw two teenage boys spared jail is “appalling” and it is “right that law officers are urgently reviewing the sentences”, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said.

A WEEK of live music is filling St Peter’s Church with jazz, choral performances and lunchtime concerts.