MAJOR plans to regenerate Boscombe with an overhaul of the area’s infrastructure, transport, retail sector and housing have been unveiled to the public.

A fight broke out the Riviera Hotel on Sunday evening.

OUTRAGED residents are objecting to the construction of a 60-foot 5G mast next to a school in Charminster.

A POLICE officer who was tasked with searching for a vulnerable teenager the day after her disappearance has told a coroner he and his team were not given the support they needed to find her.

AN AMERICAN food truck parked up in the heart of Bournemouth- The Churros Kings is Trader of the Week.

AN INVESTIGATION is underway after a seven-year-old girl was reportedly sexually assaulted at a recreation ground last week in Poole.

A TOWN centre building which is classed as “unsafe and dangerous” could be flattened.

THE CLIFF in Poole is set to reopen this month after undergoing a significant investment that has given the pub a new look.

FLORAL tributes have been left at the scene after a man died after being involved in a crash with a bus.

METAL detectorists have been slammed for damaging the grounds and potentially stealing artefacts from a historic 12th century Dorset church.

MEMBERS of the public alongside civic bosses and business representatives have given generally positive reactions to the major Boscombe Towns Fund plans, unveiled yesterday.

Visitors to a brand new aviary that cost more than £400,000 have branded it a 'waste of public money' because they cannot see inside it.

HE’S searched around the universe and now he’s heading to Bournemouth.

A cat that went missing 10 years ago has been reunited with its delighted owner - after it was found 250 miles away.

The scam competition offers people the chance to win a cooler of beer in time for Sunday.

AN IMAGE has been released to help with a police investigation following a major emergency response in the Bovington area.

A THREE-day technical workshop will aim to shape plans for the revitalisation of Westover Road to make it “a jewel in Bournemouth’s crown once again”.

MEMBERS of the public have been praised for helping apprehend a man in relation to a sexual assault in Branksome.

RESIDENTS have heaped praise on the recently completed improvements to a major cycle and pedestrian footpath connecting Dorset and Hampshire.

ONE of the four councillors who resigned from the Conservatives last month have received new ‘cabinet+’ positions from the Tory leader of BCP Council.

Purchase scams, where people buy goods that never arrive or are not as advertised, are by far the most common type of scam.

Aldi has become the first UK supermarket to launch ice cream for dogs - just in time for summer.

A DORSET recycling centre will be closed all day on Wednesday June 15, Thursday June 16 and Friday June 17.

The parade will see Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn aligning themselves in the night sky

COLUMNIST and trained counsellor Fiona Caine answers another set of reader dilemmas.

THERE is a line from a well know stand-up comedy sketch which reads 'old people, you can’t beat ‘em… pity'. Yet elder abuse is no laughing matter.

THE owner of Dorset’s Morebus, Damory and Excelsior Coaches businesses has received two takeover approaches which it would be “minded” to accept.

AS a town centre hotelier I feel that the council need to decide what type of resort we are.

The Strawberry Supermoon is the last supermoon of the year – here’s how to see it.

Great capture by Nicky Wicks of a local squirrel enjoying a quick snack on a dandelion.

BUSINESS activity in the South West slipped to a four-month low in May, according to research by NatWest.

Hay fever suffers are being told that this week will see pollen levels be very strong.

Tripadvisor has today announced the winners of its 2022 Travellers’ Choice “Best of the Best” Things to Do Awards.

A MAN has denied three counts of sexual activity with a child over an alleged incident at Bournemouth seafront public toilets.

A POLICE officer and a woman were assaulted during a fight involving around 10 people outside a Bournemouth hotel on Sunday night.

FRONTLINE staff are “feeling the strain” as Royal Bournemouth and Poole hospitals continue to face challenges from high occupancy rates, bed blocking and a stretched workforce.

VIDEO footage has been released showing the moment a taxi driver’s car was broken into in Bournemouth.

A CYCLIST is being taken to hospital after a crash in Ringwood Road near McDonald’s.

A POPULAR seafood restaurant has confirmed it will no longer be serving cod due to global supply issues.

THE CAR used to steal an ATM machine during a ram-raid in Upton last week has been recovered, police have confirmed.

A BEACH pathway in Mudeford said to be “overwhelmed with sand” is causing frustration amongst residents.

The true impact of how the cost of living

A man has been arrested over the rape of a teenage girl at Bournemouth beach last summer.

Councillors for Poole have expressed their shock at two men attempting to abduct four-month-old baby.

DRIVERS are being hit by ever rising fuel prices.

POLICE have released an image of a man they would like to identify, as they continue to investigate a serious assault in Bournemouth.

A MAN has been charged with drugs and weapon offences as police continue their operation to tackle suspected county lines drug gangs in Dorset.

EMERGENCY services were called to a van on fire on the A31 near Minstead.

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of affray after reportedly threatening another man with a weapon in Ringwood.

A heatwave could be on the cards for the south this week - here's when the Met Office says it could be hottest.