HUNDERDS of thousands of pounds is being spent by police to upgrade cameras that catch red light offences in Dorset.

COUNCIL planners appear to have been caught out and left red-faced for the THIRD time over applications to erect 5G masts.

ARMED police were deployed after a teenage boy was injured in Bournemouth this afternoon.

A PROPERTY in Boscombe has been threatened with a full closure order after reports of drug related antisocial behaviour.

A CAMPAIGN stretching back three-and-a-half years over a huge housing development on former Green Belt land is set to come to a head today.

A CAR with a blue flashing light inside was seen being driven dangerously and in an "erratic" manner in Hurn.

A RAPIST who ignored his victim repeatedly telling him “no” has been jailed for eight years.

A POPULAR bistro and bar has closed its doors more than two decades and will be immediately replaced by a new live music bar.

AUTHORITIES will take a “more impactful stance” towards unauthorised encampments this summer, a council leader has vowed.

PLANS to demolish a former care home building and replace it with a four-storey block of flats have been rejected.

LEGENDARY Britpop band Space will be joined by eighties chart toppers Katrina and Dr & the Medics, as well as Spandau Ballet legend Martin Kemp, to headline a weekend of live music at Upton House next month.

Police are appealing for help in finding a missing woman from Bournemouth.

A FUNDRAISER is being held for a three year old who was born with cancer during the pandemic.

PLANE spotters had the chance to see one of the world’s biggest aircraft over parts of Dorset on Tuesday evening.

A SELF-storage business has opened a large third site in Poole.

Details of six people who have been sentenced at Poole Magistrates' Court.

BEACHGOERS are set for a barking mad sight this summer as a popular dog surfing championship rides its way back to Branksome.

BCP COUNCIL is being asked to back a motion from two Christchurch councillors in support of Ukraine.

Here is all you need to know about the celestial event that will bring an end to the meteor shower drought of 2022.

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A MAN has pleaded guilty to making thousands of indecent images of children and possessing extreme pornography involving animals.

A POOLE care home has been recognised nationally for creating their very own pub for residents to socialise during lockdown.

THE inquest into the death of a woman with “a passion for life and family” will not be resumed following the conclusion of the criminal proceedings.

WHEN a new princess was born on April 21, 1926, few expected she would ever be Queen.

WHILE these images were snapped locally the nation was experiencing a wealth of firsts on the television set.

THE chances of new 20mph limits for Dorset is low – according to a council report.

A YEAR on from the first ever #BlossomWatch Day, the National Trust is again encouraging people to celebrate the fleeting seasonal spectacle.

A MAN from Bournemouth has been handed a bill of more than £400 after being taken to court for littering a cigarette butt.

MORE than 100 street parties are being planned in the Dorset Council area to mark the Queen’s platinum anniversary.

A MAN has been fined by the courts for boarding a train without a valid ticket.

MORE than £10K has been raised for a children's hospice thanks to a furniture sale.

Benn Churchill captured this image of the changeable weather we are having with the rain clouds moving over the heath in the New Forest.

The Queen has the distinction of having two different birthdays.

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Until they make National Tea Drinking Day a national holiday, we're simply going to have to celebrate with novelty mugs.

The comedy series, written by Steve Coogan and Sarah Solemani, will take a look at gender politics and romance in Hollywood.

The doll will be released on the Queen's 96th birthday on April 21

Police and ambulance at an incident in Landford Way, Bournemouth.

MORE than £5,000 worth of tools, as well as a drone and wallet, have been stolen from the truck of a roofing business leaving the owner feeling “sick”.

AN INQUIRY will be held as developers attempt to overturn the refusal of major plans to redevelop a hotel site on Poole Quay.

A MAN laundered hundreds of thousands of pounds obtained from a “sophisticated” operation supplying illegal medicines across Europe.

FOUR men have been fined over £3,000 for poaching offences in Blandford following an investigation by Rural Crime officers.

THE overwhelming majority of parents have been offered a school place for their child at their preferred choice in the BCP Council area – but dozens missed out on any of their four preferences.

THE UK’S first ever eco-friendly mini golf attraction will be removed later this year, three years after it closed.

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A MAN has died after going into the sea off Chesil Beach.

The UK’s largest pub chain has pleaded not guilty to health and safety breaches after a student died outside one of its nightclubs.

A WEYMOUTH man has appeared in court in Liverpool accused of invading a football pitch and trespassing during a Premier League match.

A BOSCOMBE councillor has received confirmation that the Post Office in Boscombe Precinct will remain closed two days a week but will not close permanently.