Tributes have been paid to a 12-year-old schoolgirl who took her own life earlier this year.

Tom Hayes, the Labour MP for Bournemouth East, has welcomed new assurances from BCP Council that golf can continue at Solent Meads.

A man in his 60s was left unconscious with a serious head injury after an assault in Poole.

A few place names in Dorset have been ranked among the rudest you can find in Britain.

An inquest has opened into the death of a New Forest woman whose body was found on a beach.

An appeal to convert a barn into a home has been dismissed.

A farmer who won Britain's Got Talent this year has secured planning permission for Dorset's first rural indoor padel club.

England’s only natural World Heritage Site, the Jurassic Coast, is celebrating 25 years since it received global recognition

A cosmetics pioneer and a global manufacturing leader from Dorset have been named among Make UK’s 130 Honours.

Housing provider Abri is set to deliver 37 high-quality affordable homes for the local community in Upton, following the exchange of contracts with Wyatt Homes.

Oak Academy, Bournemouth, held its annual open evening, giving parents and prospective pupils the chance to hear from new Principal, Danielle Fisher.

Khaled Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns will be performed at Lighthouse Poole from Tuesday, May 11 until Saturday, May 15, 2027.

Leeds Building Society has confirmed that its Bournemouth office will remain open until at least September 2031.

Charity and social enterprise BH Live has announced a £1 million investment in the gym and fitness facilities at Littledown Centre, Bournemouth.

Ian W Brown will be at Lighthouse Poole, on Thursday, April 22, 2027 at 8pm.

Dorset Nightstop, run by Action for Children, is appealing for more volunteer hosts and drivers after a rise in referrals between April 2025 and March 2026.

The award-winning Coastal Comedy Club will debut at Verwood Hub on Saturday, October 17, with a headline set from comedian Angela Barnes.

A team of Bournemouth University students and their game ‘Don’t Croak’ are nominated for the best student game category at the TIGA Games Education Awards.

More than 120 coach tourism professionals will gather in Bournemouth for the Coach Tourism Association’s (CTA) Winter Networking event in November.

Former Royal Marine Dave ‘Dinger’ Bell nears finish of 17,500-mile solo row from Peru to Kenya after 300 days, raising £50,000 for Rock2Recovery charity.

Kingston's inaugural food festival, planned for Saturday, October 3, from 1pm to 5pm, promises a celebration of local fare and talents.

An author is inviting readers to a special book launch in Christchurch for her latest psychological thriller.

Homeowners in Lymington have been cutting their asking prices by an average of £17,361

Diverse Abilities, a charity supporting children and adults with disabilities, will host its first-ever Oktoberfest event on October 24 at The Treehouse in Hurn

Wimborne Food Festival, sponsored by Ellis Jones Solicitors, filled the town with stalls, tastings, cookery demonstrations, talks, and competitions.

A man with a unique collection of road markers and country boundary posts from 1909 wants to reinstate them to 'preserve the UK's heritage'.

Port Regis School, located near Shaftesbury, won the Environmental Achievement Award in the Talk Education Awards for Innovation in Education 2026

Across Dorset, 2,672 people took part, spotting 38,438 butterflies and day-flying moths during the three weeks of the Big Butterfly Count

Bournemouth-based Holt Recruitment Group raised £7,044 for Home-Start Wessex through its annual fundraiser, Anything but an Ordinary 100 Miles.

“BCP should do it,” has become the oft repeated mantra from Reform.

Property consultancy Vail Williams secured the tenants at Horatio Court, located on Hannah Way at Gordleton Industrial Estate in Lymington in the New Forest.

Residents in Hamworthy will be going to the polls today to elect a new councillor to Poole Town Council.

Schmidt has announced the opening of a new showroom in Ringwood, scheduled for October 2026.

A Christchurch mum has turned letters to her son into a self-published children’s book.

Westbourne turned back the clock for a day of Victorian flair and steampunk spectacle.

A woman has branded a £110 parking fine an "unethical money grab" after being penalised for entering the wrong car park code despite paying for her parking.

The following cases were heard at Poole Magistrates' Court:

A charity shop in Poole was left in a “horrendous” state after a man allegedly broke in and ransacked it.

As October approaches, gardeners are being urged to complete these tasks to prepare their gardens for the colder months.

A petition calling for the DWP State Pension age to be lowered says the change could help free up jobs for young adults.

More than 750,000 homes could benefit from cleaner, cheaper heating after the Government announced £90m of investment in heat networks.

Tesco is now an option nationwide on Deliveroo, after it was trialled in 147 stores around the UK initially

HMRC says 827,000 matured Child Trust Funds remain unclaimed, with young adults urged to check if they have an average £2,310 waiting.

Christmas holidays can be wholesome but if you forget to do this one thing, you could make it a stressful and expensive experience, experts have warned.

These household spices that cost £1 each can be used to keep spiders away from your home in the autumn.

Up to 700 Asda stores are set to have InPost Lockers installed to make sending and receiving parcels a lot easier.

A man has been arrested after officers investigated a report of indecent exposure at the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu

Hobbit Day and the discovery of a £64,000 first edition of The Hobbit, have brought Tolkien’s links to the South Coast back into the spotlight.

A mum who had no idea she was pregnant gave birth to an 8lb 1oz baby just FIVE hours after going to hospital with “excruciating” stomach pains.

Former Olympian Dalton Grant led a surprise coaching session for Wimborne Athletic Club athletes