A POOLE woman said she was “horrified and mortified” at the unkept site where her husbands’ ashes were spread in Poole Crematorium.

A MAN who was caught with 71 indecent images and distributed a further 43 images, some including children as young as three, told police he “stumbled across the images” and was collecting more before sending the matter to the police.

Schools across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole have recorded Covid-19 cases in recent days.

The UK's green list of countries has been updated and there are some destinations you can fly to from Bournemouth. Read more:

JUST £750 has been budgeted by The Charter Trustees for Poole for the hiring of mayoral cars for use at public engagements.

A CASUALTY who sustained a head injury after slipping on rocks along the Kimmeridge Bay was taken to hospital.

A HOST of stars including Ant & Dec, Martin Clunes and footballer Marcus Rashford are supporting an online charity canvas auction for a Christchurch hospice and palliative care unit.

BOSCOMBE’S new 50ft owl mural has been turning heads – but not as much as a real owl and its handler.

SWANAGE Town councillor Debby Monkhouse says she, and others, still have their doubts about the reasons for a review into the town’s ambulance car service.

The countries will be added to the green list at 4am on Wednesday 30 June.

Could it be BBQ weather this weekend? Here's the forecast for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

RISING Covid cases across Dorset is a cause for concern – according to the county’s public health director Sam Crowe.

NO refugees have yet been placed in Dorset under the government’s new UK Resettlement Scheme, figures have revealed.

A SERIES of walk-in Covid vaccination clinics will be held in Bournemouth for younger people next week, as cases of the virus continue to rise locally.

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A CANCER support centre is looking for a new home in Bournemouth due to redevelopment plans at their current site.

I WOULD have hoped your reporter, who is also the chairman of the Christchurch Independents Councillors Group, would have recognised the difference between ‘improvement opportunities’ and ‘proposals’ because that is what I have highlighted.

PEOPLE in Poole are being urged to look beyond lockdown by taking part in Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life this autumn, following last year’s cancellation.

THE AWARD winning Highcliffe Charity Players are to celebrate their 50th birthday in suitably with ‘Treasure Island'.

A DORSET based charity has made a huge breakthrough in the battle against one of the world’s oldest known diseases.

A FORMER SAS sergeant from Poole is embarking on ‘the world’s worst ever book signing tour’ to promote his debut novel.

If you think you have what it takes to turn heads, then ITV producers want to hear from you.

Bournemouth University has risen 12 places in the THE Young University Rankings 2021.

PUPILS of a Bournemouth Ballet school are “over the moon” that their schools’ 30th Anniversary performances will go ahead.

A MARKETING company which has been hired by a UK-wide parcel service says it has seen business confidence return “with a boom”.

FOR AT least a month now there have been open manholes and safety barriers blocking the pavement on Grove Road, Parkstone, near the junction with Blackburn Road.

I READ with total and utter disgust that Lloyds Bank is to close its Westbourne branch.

LIKE many others I fail to see the logic of suspending the vaccination programme at the BIC for a cheerleading competition.

MORE than 130 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset within the last 24-hour period, according to the latest statistics.

THERE has been no recorded Covid-19 related deaths across Dorset hospitals for more than 50 days, according to figures from NHS England.

A CYCLIST was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition after a collision involving a stationary van.

EX-COUNCIL leader Vikki Slade has spoken out against BCP’s handling of parking and tourism during the conurbation’s busiest weekends.

NEW powers to clamp down on alcohol-related anti-social behaviour have been approved by BCP Council.

A CHEERLEADING team has defended plans for a national contest to go ahead at the BIC next month – which will see the vaccination programme there suspended.

Dorset Police have launched three new operations to improve their domestic abuse services following a huge rise in reports through lockdown. Read more:

STUDENTS at four schools in Wimborne are isolating after confirmed Covid cases.

A ROGUE animal trader jailed for putting the UK's rabies-free status at risk has been given a further sentence after failing to pay a previous fine.

Nearly one-million coronavirus jabs have been given in Dorset. Read more:

A MEMBER of restaurant staff was smashed in the face with a glass picture frame by a man who was refused entry to the premises.

HOMEBUYERS in Dorset are being hit by "scandalous" delays in the conveyancing process caused by a Dorset Council backlog in dealing with 'Local Search' requests.

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DOGS bought over lockdown could be at risk from the deadly parasite lungworm, warn vets.

Adverts will be subject to heavier online restrictions and a 9pm television watershed from the end of next year.

A MOTORIST who tried to explain away his erratic driving down to Poland's early exit from Euro 2020 has been warned his car could be seized.

RNLI called to the rescue after person fell off yacht in Poole Harbour. Read more:

Today will be the second review since international travel resumed on May 17 amid reports of a shake up to the travel system.

CHERRIES are set to kick-off their 2021-22 Championship campaign at home to West Bromwich Albion.

Hopes of a creating a National Park in Dorset have been dashed after the county was left out of a Government announcement.

Take a look at the spectacular supermoon pictures sent in by our Camera Club.

Driver stopped by police in Bear Cross for speeding.