TRIBUTES have been paid to a "true legend" who led an initiative to help families cook healthy and affordable meals.

A LARGE fire broke out in the ground floor of a Bournemouth restaurant on Saturday afternoon, as dozens of onlookers watched firefighters tackle the blaze.

ITEMS reportedly destined for supermarkets in Europe have turned up on a number of Dorset beaches after containers on a ship went overboard during a storm.

A GROWING vegan community in the Bournemouth Triangle branded the ‘Vegan Triangle’ are said to be positively impacting the area but are calling for more support from the council.

Martin Roberts arrives in Poland with Bournemouth donations. Read more:

A heath fire broke out on Canford Heath on Saturday evening.

Officers were out in Bournemouth town centre last night "offering reassurance".

A MAN who caused more than £1,000 worth of damage to a council-owned bus has been ordered to pay compensation.

A DORSET school is preparing to hold a final reunion for students this year.

New mobile phone laws come into force for drivers on March 25 - what you need to know.

MEMBERS of the Friars Cliff resident's association have assured people in the area that the new parking regulations proposed by the council are not as ‘severe’ as they seem.

A MAN has avoided an immediate prison sentence for an assault at a late-night bar in Bournemouth town centre.

A POPULAR Weymouth beach café has been given planning consent for a larger kiosk.

CONTRACTORS carrying out a major road bridge replacement project have issued a “note of caution” over hitting a target of reopening the A35 by Easter.

A MAN has been jailed for several months after assaulting two men in Bournemouth.

DORSET families are being asked to donate a teddy bear for children in Ukraine as part of a ‘share a bear’ campaign.

READERS have been sharing their views after a 'topless' event was held at a pub in Dorchester - with another scheduled for tonight.

A MAN has been handed a court bill of more than £400 after failing to pay for a £5.10 train ticket.

A MAN has been fined by the courts for littering a rolled up cigarette.

BOURNEMOUTH, Christchurch and Poole has been selected by the government to pioneer a new strategy preventing homelessness.

A SIX-a-side football programme that has already helped over 15,000 men across the UK tackle obesity is underway in Poole.

PLANS have been tabled to install a Portakabin building to provide more canteen space at a Poole school.

A NEW novel has as its backdrop the English Civil War in Dorset, from Poole to a besieged Lyme Regis.

Netflix users have already seen a recent pay hike but it looks like a change to who can use your account could be on the way. See what could be changing.

A clinical pyschologist and previous host have shared practical and emotional advice to UK households taking in Ukrainian refugees.

London and Chester's venues have dominated the top ten list.

PizzaExpress launches a £5 pizza deal and here's how you can redeem the offer.

New rules have been implemented for the cars ahead of the 2022 season.

Police have been advised it is suspected that the fire was started deliberately.

For many of us, 2022 is the year of returning to travel. As travel restrictions ease across the globe, many will be hoping to make up for the lost two years of travel.

Fire crews have been called to a fire in Charminster Road in Bournemouth.

18-hour A&E waits and queues of 15 ambulances at BCP hospitals. Read more:

‘I’ve had enough’: Pub anger over ‘nightmare’ roadworks that damaged new car. Read more:

A 12 year old boy was robbed after being pulled into a Subway on Columbia Road in Bournemouth, by two boys, one of whom had a knife.

A 'PROLIFIC' thief has been banned from all Boots stores after stealing thousands of pounds worth of cosmetics, a court heard.

A SECTION of the A35 undergoing roadworks has reopened for the weekend, as Morebus complains it had no “prior warning”.

A WETHERSPOON pub in the town centre is set to close its doors for good.

A mega slip and slide will be opened in Dorset this summer, welcoming thrill seekers to a ‘watery adventure’.

Patients wait twice as long for ambulances compared to pre-pandemic. Read more:

A FAN has avoided a football banning order after lighting a flare in the concourse of the away stand at Vitality Stadium.

COVID-19 cases in Dorset are “rising quickly again” with the county facing its highest number of patients in a hospital bed with the virus so far this year.

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WHAT were you doing when the sonic boom shook Dorset?

Help from Bournemouth to Ukraine was formed three weeks ago by Karol Swiacki and Daniel Sulimierski from Food Plus, Boscombe.

A JUST Stop Oil activist from Weymouth disrupted a football match between Everton and Newcastle United by tying himself to a goalpost.

Details on eight cases dealt with recently at Poole Magistrates' Court.

IF you’re looking for a range of activities for the whole family to enjoy this spring, look no further than these offerings from Dorset's National Trust sites.

A rescue mission was launched after a person was seen to be in difficulties in the sea near Boscombe Pier.

Hundreds of child self-harm admissions at BCP hospitals last year. Read more:

A HOTEL is looking to offer jobs to Ukrainian refugees once they become settled in the area.