CONTROVERSIAL plans to change the use of private farmland near Talbot Heath have been refused by councillors.

PLANS for a popular pub’s licence to be extended have been approved – subject to a number of conditions and despite concerns from neighbours.

BCP Council has vowed to increase cycle parking facilities across the conurbation following “increased demand” and lobbying from active travel groups.

A 39-year-old man has been released without charge following the sudden death of a man in his 60s.

Dorset Police officers are continuing giving evidence at the inquest into the death of Gaia Pope, 19, who went missing in Swanage on November 7, 2017 and was found in undergrowth on a clifftop less than a mile away 11 days later.

THE KINDNESS of a Tesco petrol station worker leaves one regular customer speechless.

ADDITIONAL burial space is likely to be found at Christchurch cemetery – but the suspension on purchasing new graves will remain in place for now.

RINGWOOD School is set to reopen today after an unauthorised traveller encampment caused a security breach.

A SENIOR planning officer has described plans to demolish an existing house and erect a five-storey block of flats in Poole as inappropriate and unattractive.

TEENAGER Gaia Pope's disappearance should have been treated as high risk as soon as she was reported missing, her inquest has been told.

A HAUL of 61 handbags and 21 items of clothing worth around £2,000 was stolen from a Bournemouth town centre shop.

NINE puppies have been stolen from an address in Bournemouth.

A NEW crematorium which is the only one in the New Forest has opened its doors.

THE countdown has begun to this year's Highcliffe Food and Arts Festival returning after a two year pandemic absence.

Details on nine cases that were recently dealt with at Poole Magistrates' Court.

A MAN has been fined £1,000 after being caught drink driving at around three times the legal limit on the A338 Spur Road.

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HOMEOWNERS in Dorset are being warned of issues surrounding structural repairs.

COVID cases across Dorset are dropping rapidly.

A DISABLED woman raises money for her own life-changing frame by running 10 miles with her rented frame to show how much a race runner can improve her life.

A COLLECTION of medals awarded to a teenage seaman for bravery during the Second World War are going up at auction.

A SERVICE of remembrance was held at Seaview Point in Poole on Saturday May 21 to mark the 40-year anniversary of Sailor Stephen Ford’s death.

A WOMAN who made a fraudulent claim in relation to selling an in demand games console has been ordered to pay compensation.

Have all you Platinum Jubilee cost covered as Aldi are offering shoppers the chance to win big.

A MAN has been fined by the courts for holding a mobile phone in front of him while he was driving.

A charity from Poole has celebrated one year of service helping children with special needs.

Check out the Royal Mint's largest ever coin that has been created for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

SMALL and medium-sized businesses are being warned to beware of scammers after a large number fell victim to cyber attacks.

AT LAST it is official, Bournemouth is not a city.

AN AWARD-winning marine electronics firm has celebrated its 25th anniversary.

Neighbours of Anne Close, Christchurch, get together to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee with a street party back in June 2002.

Disney+ has announced some new content that will be hitting the streaming platform in June, 2022.

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Any rashes children have are far more likely to be from chickenpox, researchers say

The gunman was identified as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos.

A DECISION looms over controversial plans to convert 30 acres of farmland in Talbot village into a publicly-accessible park.

A POPULAR community paddling pool is still on track to reopen before the end of the month.

VISITORS have been warned that they will be arrested if they enter an address in Poole which has been made the subject of a closure order by the courts.

Delays are expected in Shore Road, Poole for the next couple of days following emergency sewage repairs.

Hundreds of hungry people queued in Bournemouth town centre for a free tortilla this afternoon

THREE vehicles have been involved in a crash on a busy route in east Dorset this morning.

TWO illegal traveller encampments have been set up within two miles of each other as local authorities vow to deal “robustly” with such cases.

A STAG weekend took an unexpected turn for one group as they were faced with helping a goat in difficulty.

POLICE have launched an appeal following a two-vehicle crash near Sherborne.

A LARGE police presence responded to an assault on two men in Poole.

A WOMAN was airlifted to hospital in Bournemouth after a medical emergency.

An IMPRESSIVE dog trainer teaching your four-legged friends how to surf- Paws on Board is our trader of the week.

A COUNCILLOR has described a third fire on Canford heath in the space of a month as “hugely concerning” and urged anyone who sees suspicious behaviour to report it immediately.