A DRIVER fell asleep at the wheel and “drifted” across the road before crashing into a car heading in the opposite direction.

The sheer scale of a huge 'illegal' waste dump that has blighted a rural community for years can be revealed in these shocking aerial photos.

PASSENGERS have criticised Ryanair after being reassured their flight was just delayed after fully boarding – only for the company app to say it was cancelled.

A DEVELOPER has reassured concerned neighbours after attempts to add an additional floor onto a luxury apartment block was approved at the third time of asking.

FIREFIGHTERS were called to rescue a 2-year-old male horse who became trapped in a horse box on his way to his new home.

A MALE motorcyclist in his 40s died this morning after a crash with a car in Christchurch.

A POPULAR restaurant and hotel in Canford Cliffs has bid farewell ahead of closing this weekend.

FULL details have been released on Bournemouth’s top Christmas attraction.

A WELL-KNOWN musician and singer from Hampshire who is outspoken with his views on Covid has been found not guilty of breaching coronavirus regulations.

MASKED thieves armed with crowbars forced their way into a family-owned jewellery shop stealing high-value items in a two-minute smash and grab.

DRUM & Bass On The Bike event returns to Bournemouth for the second year, expecting to attract hundreds.

With Halloween on the horizon, here are some of the best places in Dorset and the New Forest to pick your own pumpkins in 2022

IT'S the grade two listed 16th Century thatched pub famous for a signature steak and kidney pudding which has been on the menu for three and a half decades, a dog menu and a former landlord who is said to haunt the place.

A BRIGHT light in the sky above Bournemouth has left some residents scratching their heads.

I VISITED Dorset’s biggest car boot sale, and here’s how it went.

THE closure of one of the main routes through Christchurch for gas works will overrun into next week.

A FOUR-month-old puppy is among a number of animals looking for permanent homes in Dorset this week.

POOLE racing driver Sam Bird will swap tyres for trainers this weekend when he runs the London Marathon for a local cancer charity.

PLANNERS behind a recently approved project for two new pedestrian and cycle bridges alongside a road bridge have hailed the decision.

A BUDGET shoe shop on a busy high street in Bournemouth is set to close in the future.

FIFTY per cent of BCP’s roads minimum need to be no through roads for anyone except cyclists.

Here is everything you need to know about clock changes in the UK in 2022.

What are the latest house prices in Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole? See how much your home could be worth

Parents across the UK will be worried ahead of the festive season as the ongoing cost of living crisis continues to bite.

Of the 10% of MOT fails due to tyres, worn down treads is the number one reported issue.

Crash on Barrack Road in Christchurch brings traffic to a standstill.

AN upmarket pub aiming to go ‘above and beyond’ for its customers- The Libertine is Pub of the Week.

SOMETHING “otherworldly” has landed in Bournemouth town centre for this weekend.

EMERGENCY gas works causing disruption in Upton will continue over the weekend and into next week, SGN has confirmed.

A SCHOOL bus driver who left a 15-year-old girl fighting for her life after knocking her down has admitted to drug-driving.

VEHICLES will be prohibited from travelling down a seafront road as part of an experimental traffic order over safety concerns.

PLANS to build two new bridges for pedestrians and cyclists either side of a more than century old road bridge have been approved.

A COUNCIL flat resident is perplexed at the lack of enforcement action over “unbelievable amounts” of dog poo left unpicked by lazy owners.

A CARE home group in Bournemouth predicts their energy bills per bed could rise by nearly 700 per cent.

BOURNEMOUTH Station has become 'gridlocked' due to 'major congestion' causing long delays.

EMERGENCY services are responding to a three-car crash in the car park of a Bournemouth supermarket.

THE owner of a care home in Bournemouth has called for more support following a damming inspection verdict.

STRONG winds forecast to hit Bournemouth this evening has forced Arts by the Sea Festival organisers to relocate its opening night.

A POOLE pub will reopen under new ownership next month following an "extensive refurbishment". 

COUNCILLORS at BCP Council have again clashed over regeneration plans for Bournemouth.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses following the theft of three motocross bikes stolen from a garden shed which left owners “devastated”.

A MAN has received a prison sentence for punching a dog in the head.

A NEW pathology lab at Royal Bournemouth Hospital is making "fantastic progress" as work begins on the inside of the building.

POOLE Library is anticipated to reopen in October following an extensive refurbishment – around six months later than originally planned.

EXPERTS are drawing up plans to protect hundreds of homes along a 17-kilometre stretch of Hampshire's coastline from rising sea levels.

A TEENAGE boy has been charged with drug supply offences after a quantity of class A and B substances were found at an address in Bournemouth.

Concerns are mounting after Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng came under fire for the mini budget announcement last week.

POLICE have appealed for witnesses after a motorcyclist received “serious injuries” following a crash in Bournemouth earlier today.

The Royal Mint has unveiled the first official coin effigy of King Charles III following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

A number of rail strikes will affect Dorset travel at the beginning of October 2022