MOREBUS drivers paid tribute to a ‘much-loved’ colleague with a funeral cortege of vintage buses.

CONFUSION continues to surround Christchurch Cemetery with the council still refusing new grave purchases, despite a report suggesting up to 100 new spaces were available.

A MAJOR housing development for 875 homes could hit a key milestone in the new year almost four years after outline plans were approved.

A MAN assaulted his wife of 23 years to take £20 from her phone case to pay his drug dealer.

A NEW sustainable shared walking and cycle travel route through Poole is open for use after months of work – with a final phase to begin next year.

CONDOLENCES have been paid after a person died following a medical emergency ahead of a football game in Dorset on Saturday.

THE death of a man found in a Bournemouth street is not being treated as suspicious.

NEW safety measures are being introduced to a popular recreation ground in Mudeford.

HUNDREDS of patients at Royal Bournemouth Hospital have been left without access to TVs or phones during their stay.

AN INSPIRATIONAL engineer, teacher and council leader who dedicated more than 30 years to make Poole a better place, and a loving father has died.

PART of the A338 was closed for more than two hours on Sunday night due to a three-vehicle crash.

Dorset Police's No Excuse mobile camera vans will be dotted around the county this week.

A WOMAN has been arrested on suspicion of driving offences following a crash which closed a road in Winton.

AT A consultation meeting on Saturday, Christchurch residents shared their views to help ‘shape the future’ of the town.

THE MOST deprived areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole have been revealed in the latest 2021 census results, captured in March last year.

A WOMAN from Bournemouth who has lost 13 stone is inspiring hundreds of others to lose weight.

CHRISTMAS preparations are underway in Bournemouth Town Centre with just days to go before the opening of the Christmas Tree Wonderland.

MORE than 20 homeless applications have been made to BCP Council from Ukrainians who were housed in the conurbation through refugee resettlement schemes.

THE STEVE Bernard Foundation has unveiled a new free outdoor gym at Toft Zig Zag between the Bournemouth and Boscombe piers.

THE NUMBER of children in need in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has risen above pre-pandemic levels, new figures show.

Dorset Council and the county-wide Dorset Pension Fund, which involves other public bodies, are again being pressed to dis-invest from oil and gas.

AN ELDERLY woman was in "disbelief" when she discovered her car had been covered in spray paint, with a wing mirror broken off in an "awful" attack.

RESIDENTS in Dorset have voiced their opinions on a new service station being proposed along a busy dual carriageway, which will include a McDonald’s, Starbucks and a Popeyes.

A LUXURY “ultra-contemporary” property with views of Poole Harbour has gone on the market for £2.75m.

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Comedian Peter Kay surprised fans after announcing his first tour in 12 years during ITV's I'm a Celebrity.

McDonald’s is launching two deals on Monday, November 7.

Morrisons' Christmas ad will air today during ITV's Good Morning Britain.

See why we wear poppies and what the different poppy colours represent.

DORSET Police has recruited an extra 113 student police officers as part of the national Uplift programme.

MAJOR plans to transform Bournemouth’s former Beales store have been revealed – but what do people think of them?

The following roadworks are being carried out within the BCP Council area by the council and various utility companies this week:

BOSSES across Dorset are being asked what skills shortages are holding back their businesses.

AN someone please explain to me why BCP Council think muggins here, BCP tax payer, should be investing in property with either an horrific crime rate or roads that flood?

Old photo of Beales in Bournemouth from 1900, the store who's first shop called Fancy Fair was built in 1881.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he supported the decision to suspend Matt Hancock for entering I'm a Celebrity for the 2022 series

AN elected official has accused the police and local authorities of a “complete monumental failure” in their dealings with anti-social behaviour in Christchurch.

Bob Dylan’s devotees filled the BIC on a rainy Saturday night on the penultimate date of his Europe/UK ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’ tour.

I’m a Celebrity fans will be glued to their screens when the popular show returns tonight.

POLICE are investigating the “unexplained” death of a man in Bournemouth.

LOOK inside this 'incredibly special' home that backs onto Branksome Chine with direct access to the beach, currently listed for £5million.

NOISE, parties and destruction – this is what residents in Bournemouth say they are having to put up with because of ‘student parties’.

THE owner of a Dorset pub has spoken on the importance of community support amid “challenging” times.

A GARDENER who defrauded a vulnerable house-bound 95-year-old woman out of just shy of £25,000 to fund his alcohol and gambling habit has avoided going behind bars.

A CAMPER van driver slapped with a £75 fine for parking by a dropped kerb has described the action as “blatant discrimination”.

CHERRIES collapsed to their fourth defeat on the spin in spectacular fashion, squandering a 3-1 lead to lose 4-3 to Leeds United in a bonfire night bonanza.

BOSSES at charity store Barnardo’s has said demand at its largest store in the south, based in Bournemouth, is at its highest level ever since opening.

FISH and chip restaurant Sobo Fish in Southbourne is set to open a new wine bar in December.

A ROAD in Bournemouth is closed this morning due to a crash.

FIREWORK displays lit up the skies on Saturday night – despite the very wet weather.