Live updates after two people arrested following a firearms incident and crash in West Howe on Saturday night

Officers have launched a full investigation after a car crashed into a bus stop and a firearm was discharged in West Howe.

POLICE visited homes and spoke with parents after identifying youths involved in antisocial behaviour incidents near Canford Heath Asda.

BCP Council is looking into the possibility of bringing a lido to the conurbation, the deputy leader has revealed. 

Police are investigating after a woman was hit over the head by a man in Bournemouth town centre before being robbed and sexually assaulted.

SEAFRONT hoteliers have implored the council to take action to prevent an “irreversible” decline in the region’s tourism trade with a new and clear strategy.

It comes after Brits experienced a record-breaking 40C heatwave in July and hosepipe bans are issued across the country as a result.

AN amateur boxer slapped his partner twice in the face after a row and drove off with his daughter in the car, as well a knife, and the door open.

AN eatery in Bournemouth will be giving discount to Yellow Bus staff following the company’s fall into administration.

MULTIPLE cycle lanes are appearing all over BCP.

Dorset Police received reports of dogging in Dorchester during a 12-hour Tweeathon providing live updates on calls being received by the force.

DORSET firefighters have seen a staggering increase in the number of open fires attended this year compared to last.

THE Post Office have said they are “working hard to find a solution” following the sudden closure of a well-loved branch in Dorset.

Details on eight cases which have recently been dealt with at Poole Magistrates' Court.

A MARQUEE restaurant, new car park and six ‘orchard room’ holiday units have been approved at Parnham House.

A DEDICATED team of council officers will be monitoring pupil suspensions and exclusions and challenging those schools who are not using these measures as a last resort.

NEW data has revealed that Lymington is the UK's best place to live for a longer life.

TRAFFIC regulations and road closures have been revealed for the Air Festival, which is set to return next month.

DETAILS have been released by BCP Council on some of the ways residents and developers can take steps to improve biodiversity.

THREE friends from Christchurch are teaching young people with physical and cognitive difficulties how to surf.

A DORSET boy is preparing to run in the London Marathon in support of his brother with Tourette’s Syndrome.

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THE inquest into the death of the man hit by a train has opened.

VISITOR numbers in Bournemouth skyrocketed by millions over the past year amid scorching temperatures and removal of Covid restrictions.

Gemma Bradley discovers the secluded Cooks Club Adakoy, Turkey, with its own spa, three private beaches and a marina.

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A universal household levy could offer a viable alternative to the BBC licence fee, a new report has suggested.

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Police are on the scene and the force helicopter is up following an incident in West Howe.

EMERGENCY services have attended a concern for welfare incident that saw large parts of Poole Quay cordoned off.

A teenager has died in a motorcycle crash in Verwood in the early hours of this morning.

POLICE are attempting to locate a motorist who fled the scene of a two-car crash.

A RETIRED policeman who grabbed his neighbour around the neck when a garden boundary dispute turned ugly has been convicted of assault.

Emergency services dealing with an ongoing incident in Poole town centre

MEMBERS of the public have flocked to Bournemouth to enjoy the first of hot weather spells predicted for the town.

DORSET Police gave an insight of real-time calls they received over 12 hours in a Tweetathon, we have selected some of the highlights.

EMERGENCY services have tackled a heath fire that had spread to nearby properties in Poole.

A VILLAGE post office has closed its doors in what has been described as a “very sad loss for the community”.

MORE than 100 former Yellow Buses drivers are left “delighted” as they secure a new job at Morebus.

JUST months after opening, XOXO in Bournemouth has closed its doors.

Fire breaks out near railway at Corfe Castle

The musicians, the audience with their traditional picnic hampers and tables, and the entire BSO team. They all agreed. It was great to be back in Meyrick Park.

A number of flats have flooded after a large water leak caused damage.

Archie Battersbee died at 12.15pm on Saturday, his mother Hollie Dance has said outside the Royal London Hospital.

THE man arrested after an alleged rape in the sea off Bournemouth beach has been released under investigation, police have confirmed.

Dorset Council has been accused of riding roughshod over its own climate and ecological policies in approving a 760-home development for the western edge of Bridport.

INVESTIGATIONS are ongoing into the ‘deliberately started’ heath fire at Upton which destroyed 0.6 hectares of land and caused “dreadful” losses to wildlife.

HUNDREDS more sexual offences were recorded in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in the last year, new figures show.

WITH temperatures set to soar again this month, a Slug and Lettuce ice cream van is coming to Bournemouth with free ice cream for one day in August.