A MAN is due to appear in court today in connection with the rape of a teenage boy on Bournemouth seafront.

A VOTE of no confidence in the leader of BCP Council, Cllr Drew Mellor, failed at an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday night.

CONSTRUCTION is well underway on a three-acre parcel distribution warehouse in Poole after planning permission was granted.

THE owner of a popular Poole pub which has been closed since January has said a new licensee will be announced “in the next few weeks”.

ARMED police attempted to engage with a man displaying “threatening behaviour” as they responded to a breach of the peace in Poole.

Canford Cliffs in Poole has been named as the top seaside price hotspot by property site Rightmove.

RESTORATION projects are underway at several historic locations in Poole as part of a million-pound town centre investment scheme.

Council tax rebates will be repaid to all residents of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole by the end of the month.

POLICE have pledged increased visibility and patrols in the area around Bournemouth seafront after a 14-year-old boy was raped in the public toilets.

THE MAN behind a Bournemouth group supporting Ukraine has spoken of his life changing trip to the war-torn country.

NEW DATA has revealed that MP Sir Christopher Chope has the lowest participation rate of all UK politicians in the House of Commons, since the last election.

Vote of no confidence in leader of BCP Council has failed.

NEW DATA has revealed the Dorset hotspots with the ‘UK’s most invasive plant’, Japanese Knotweed.

Couple tie the knot at Bovington's famous Tank Museum, after moving house close by.

Details on the offences of six people who have recently been sentenced at Poole Magistrates' Court

A STAR of the Great British Bake Off has revealed what she’ll be baking ahead of the Queen’s Jubilee.

UP to ten ‘family hubs’ could be developed across the Dorset Council area by social services.

THE proposed sale of an industrial unit site in Poole is unlikely to be pursued, according to the leader of BCP Council.

A COMMUNITY speed watch volunteer says has no plans to slow down having just celebrated his 90th birthday.

MOTORISTS are facing major delays of up to an hour on the A338 Spur Road this morning.

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A NEW restaurant in Bournemouth town centre has had its opening date pushed back.

AN ANNUAL celebration of cycling is to return with a new location for its 50-mile trek all in aid of a children’s charity.

Police and ambulance were called after a fight outside a pub in Charminster last weekend.

CARER SUPPORT Dorset, who support unpaid carers across the Dorset Council area, has been awarded £9,600 in funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK.

THREE people from Dorset have been dealt with by the courts for littering cigarette butts in Southampton.

A UNIQUE Jolly Roger flag made by submariners on the legendary HMS Unbroken during the Second World War is going under the hammer at auction.

A MAN from Ringwood has been fined more than £3,000 for assaulting a woman in London.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) are warning customers not to eat the product.

Upton House Concerts is taking place May 27th – 29th where you can enjoy three days of great music set in the beautiful grounds of Upton Country Park, Poole.

AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after a 14-year-old boy was raped in the public toilets at Bournemouth Pier.

Overall the ASA received 52 complaints about the adverts from Tesco Mobile

A MAN from Ringwood has been fined by the courts for speeding in a 20mph zone in central London.

Woodland story-telling event coming to Moors Valley Country Park, Ringwood, next weekend

MILLIONS of people are quitting jobs after “waking up and realising they’re a bit part in someone else’s story”, business leaders were told.

Looking back at Boscombe High Street back in the early 1970s years before the Sovereign Centre was built and Christchurch Road from Heathcote Road to Palmerston Road was pedestrianised in 1990.

This is how you can get your hands on a PS5 from Amazon today

Experts reveal their top safety tips for preventing dog thefts, as well as the breeds most at risk

The Queen is the first British monarch to celebrate the occasion having acceded to the throne on 6th February 1952, when she was just 25-years-old.

One UK ticket matched all seven numbers to win £184,262,899.10.

The iconic pottery company, Emma Bridgewater, has great Platinum Jubilee products to remember the occasion.

Plan the ultimate Eurovision party to cheer on UK entry Sam Ryder.

Cartwright & Butler have given their mouthwatering range the royal treatment with new limited edition products just for Platinum Jubilee.

Fire up the barbie! M&S has launched its grill range in time for summer.

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Teenagers have been causing trouble at Slades Farm on their dirt bikes.

There were “missed opportunities” in the communications between the specialist doctors treating teenager Gaia Pope-Sutherland before she disappeared, an inquest heard.

ARMED officers and police are attending an incident in Wallisdown this afternoon.

“Bickering” over a nitrous oxide canister led to a rise in tension before an outbreak of violence outside a Royal British Legion Club in which a father-of-one died and two others were stabbed, a court has heard.

A FARMER who goaded a black lurcher dog into attacking and killing a fox and filmed cockerel fights has been banned from keeping the animals for ten years.