Police have cordoned off part of Christchurch Road in Boscombe after reports of a fight last night.

RESIDENTS of an East Dorset village have been given pamphlets detailing the “masterplan” for 1,700 new homes.

A POOLE grandmother left incensed by instructions to remove ornaments from her late husband’s grave has defied orders by supergluing them to his headstone.

Passengers on a TUI flight were left disappointed after being diverted to Gatwick – with one passenger claiming the plane arrived back in Bournemouth before he did.

A DEVELOPER has defended the clearance of ground earmarked for a potential housing scheme in Highcliffe.

At the heart of any vibrant town centre are independent traders who bring something unique to the high street.

A NEW pop-up restaurant will be hitting Bournemouth’s beachfront, in one month.

FIVE arrests were made yesterday across Bournemouth and Poole in connection with modern slavery, money laundering, sexual assault and rape.

A NEW parcel distribution warehouse, touted to become “one of the largest” buildings in Poole, is beginning to take shape.

A WELL-known construction company building a landmark development on Poole Quay has given notice that it intends to appoint administrators in an effort to rescue the business.

A RURAL pub fundraising for Ukrainian farmers- The Langton Arms is Pub of the Week.

TWO flats in Bournemouth have been closed down by the courts with visitors banned from entering them for three months.

MORE than four double decker buses worth of beams will soon be delivered to the A31 at Ringwood as the bridge demolition works are completed.

COMPLAINTS against Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole councillors have almost doubled over a year – although new measures being brought in may reduce further rises.

Coombe House School opened last month: parents and staff say the school is under resourced and under staffed.

SECTIONS of the A338 Wessex Way are set to be closed overnight next week.

Drivers are being urged to watch out for nearly 500 cyclists on Dorset’s roads this Sunday as the annual Macmillan Dorset Bike Ride takes place.

It comes after Royal Mail managers voted to strike on Wednesday (29 June).

Previously, all over 75s received a free TV licence but this stopped in July 2020 due to BBC budget cuts..

Law changes pushed through this month could have a huge impact on the future of transport in this country.

A MISSING man from Bournemouth has been located, police have said.

A SOUTHAMPTON man sporting a pair of snug budgie smugglers at a popular festival has gone viral – and he could appear on a billboard.

A WATER tower in the New Forest is now home to a new breed of peregrine falcon chicks.

A BOURNEMOUTH business has helped to beat a world record for the largest parade of ice cream vans.

THE Dorset Heart Clinic has been rated ‘good’ by a watchdog in its first report since its foundation in 2017.

FEWER people were killed or injured on Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole's roads in 2021 than in the year before the pandemic, new figures show.

I WRITE to highlight the unbelievable proposal to build a surf lagoon at Brocks Pine.

Stunning Saharan dust sunset taken at Sandbanks by Simon Treasure Photography.

Police are appealing for help in the search for a missing man from Bournemouth.

The Vamps will head out on The Greatest Hits Tour.

The 'round round' girl group are heading out on the road this autumn.

Chris Pincher quit his role of deputy chief whip following an incident earlier this week.

Concerns have been raised surrounding potential increases in payments for the 2023/24 financial year.

Here's a roundup of suitcases and bags, ideal for your summer holiday.

ICE creams, sun hats and flip flops at the ready – “very warm” weather could be on the way for Dorset next month.

A BUSINESS which employs hundreds of people at Bournemouth Airport has been placed into administration and sold straight away to a different arm of its Chinese owner.

TWO women stole more than £350 worth of items from a Beales store in Poole as police issue a CCTV image.

A DORSET school has told parents students’ bags will be “periodically” searched and a sniffer dog will be brought in in a bid to “protect them from the dangers of illicit drugs”.

A THUNDERSTORM could bring “lightning, hail and heavy rain” to Dorset later today, the Met Office has warned.

Burlington retail arcade to be sold at auction in July

THE BIRD aviary in the Lower Gardens has been repainted in a bid to make the birds more visible.

POLICE say a ‘regular group of local teenagers’ are behind anti-social behaviour (ASB) at Tower Park in Poole.

DATES have been set for a parole hearing which could see Bournemouth murderer Russell Causley released from prison for the second time in two years.

PLANS for “huge” improvements at Poole Bus Station could finally come to the surface before the end of the year.

STUDENTS from Ferndown Upper School arrived in style at their prom on Wednesday evening.

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a store front on Old Christchurch Road caught fire in the early hours of this morning.

FANCY frocks, dapper suits and big smiles were on display at Compton Acres in Poole on Thursday night.

FOCUSING adult social care services on clearing the hospital bed-blocking backlog leads to more people going to hospital, BCP Council’s chief executive has warned.

A VAN suspected to have been involved in flytipping in Dorset has been seized by police.

A HELICOPTER was scrambled to a tourist hotspot in Dorset following an injury to a woman.