TWO rogue traders who targeted elderly and vulnerable homeowners and undertook “unnecessary and inadequate” work charging thousands of pounds have been jailed.

POLICE have appealed for help locating ten wanted men across Dorset including a man who assaulted an emergency worker and an offence of fraud.

AN ESTABLISHED Bournemouth seafront restaurant will be bringing a new beach experience which aims to rival the likes of Ibiza this summer.

FOR millions of workers, the daily commute is currently a journey of a few yards.

DORSET Police officers were drafted in to help tackle a violent protest in Bristol last night.

RESIDENTS in Burton have reacted to a spate of four serious incidents, including arson and criminal damage, in the village on Saturday night.

RARE Peregrine Falcons have set up home on the roof of a Poole business.

POLICE seized three vehicles for a series of offences in Bournemouth.

POLICE seized a motorbike after reports of dangerous riding on a Bournemouth nature reserve.

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TGI Fridays will open in April with outside seating areas and a new alfresco menu.

THE suspended sentence a drug dealer received after he was caught with 66 wraps of crack cocaine and heroin could be referred to the Court of Appeal.

A PETITION calling on NHS bosses to safeguard the future of Swanage's paramedic car now has more than 5,200 signatures.

LIFEGUARDS have been preparing for what they expect to be another busy summer on Dorset beaches.

Students at Portfield School, run by charity Autism Wessex, made blankets from recycled crisp bags and sweet wrappers and donated them to a homeless shelter.

Lewis-Manning Hospice Care Patron Harry Redknapp took part in ITV’s Supermarket Sweep game show programme and won £500 to donate to the local charity hospice.

The son of former Ferndown Mayor Steve Lugg, who died of cancer aged just 54, has completed a punishing physical challenge in memory of his father.

A SOCIAL media marketing millionaire has picked a Dorset company as one of only 10 to distribute copies of his book to inspire local students.

OVER 3,000 rapid Covid-19 tests and improvements at a Poole college has been recognised by OFSTED.

Amazing picture postcard sent in by Doris Chambers from 1900 of the terrace of six four-story Regency style houses built on the Undercliff Parade by Dr. Thomas Compton, the founder of ‘Southbourne-on-Sea’. Dr Compton bought 230 acres of land in 1...

A MAN arrested on suspicion of murder following a death in Bournemouth has been released.

A DRUNKEN woman who bit a barmaid and a police officer during a "disgusting" incident in a Bournemouth pub has been jailed.

AN INFANT has died after being found unresponsive at an address in Fairmile in Christchurch.

A FORMER Poole teacher has been struck off indefinitely after admitting using "extreme sexualised language" during one-to-one role play scenarios.

A BOURNEMOUTH teenager has been arrested in connection with an assault by two men with a machete and a claw hammer in West Howe.

A TOTAL of 1,339 people have died with coronavirus in Dorset in the last year.

The Prime Minister will address the nation at 5pm, live from Downing Street on the first anniversary of the first Covid lockdown.

A ROLEX watch bought by a sailor for £32 in 1967 is expected to fetch more than £10,000 at auction.

THE second wave of coronavirus during the winter months hit Dorset's hospitals far more severely than what was experienced in the first wave.

COUNCILLORS have refused planning permission for the controversial redevelopment of the Steamer Point site in Christchurch.

A STUNNING $40 million dollar superyacht arrived in Poole this morning on its maiden voyage.

BOURNEMOUTH is quickly becoming the go-to place for people to move to which is leading to a competitive housing market.

Today marks a year since the first Covid lockdown was introduced. Follow latest updates.

IT was a ghastly year. 'Absolutely horrendous' at times.

THE sale of the Waitrose car park in Christchurch by BCP Council has been effectively scrapped.

It's one year since the country entered its first national lockdown.

A THREATENED outdoor education centre could be saved if community groups get the go-ahead to take over.