A SPECIAL constable "betrayed the trust placed in him" when he searched for people's personal information on a police record system.

BOURNEMOUTH, Christchurch and Poole will be the focus of a ground-breaking pilot scheme this summer which will see drone-based technology used to tackle the issue of litter.

More than 700 women and girls reported being raped to Dorset Police in the space of just one year, alarming figures show - while seven women and girls were killed in the county over a three year period.

A ROGUE animal trader unlawfully imported puppies and falsely claimed they were rabies-free to customers.

SEVENTY years ago, the model town in Wimborne opened its doors for the first time.

AN EXPLODED battery caused a fire in a Poole home in the early hours of this morning.

FOUR chainsaws were stolen from a vehicle parked in north Dorset.

CREWS on their way to tackle a chimney fire in Swanage were delayed by careless parking.

A COMMUNITY orchard planted and tended by volunteers has again been targeted by vandals.

A POLICE officer investigating complaints of anti-social motorcyclists came across a motorbike travelling down a pedestrian path.

AN aggressive and threatening beggar was arrested for breaking an anti-social behaviour injunction.

THE Sandbanks ferry lost almost a third of its income in the year when a fault put it out of action for 16 weeks.

A CHANGE in shopping habits and the ongoing pandemic has been blamed for the large number of shops in Boscombe closing their doors for good.

A FREE school in Bournemouth which as of last year had only 31 pupils across its youngest two year groups, has cost the taxpayer £20 million in premises overheads alone, a freedom of information response has revealed.

Bournemouth has been crowned one of the happiest places to live in Britain according to the latest ONS study.

Commuters to and from the Bournemouth area will now benefit from a cleaner journey following a deep clean of the road, verges and gullies last week.

The temporary rule change is to help make high streets safer as lockdown restrictions begin to ease in England.

From today, the second phase of the first stage of the Prime Minister's road map will begin. 

THESE pictures were taken in 1991 when John Major was Prime Minister and James Cameron's Terminator 2: Judgement Day came to the cinemas.

TRIBUTES have been paid to a keen cricketer who played in a Dorset Over-50s cricket team.

PLANS by BCP to sell off the 'Waitrose' car park in Christchurch have hit a dead end after the idea was rejected by full council.

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COASTGUARDS in Christchurch have urged water users to exercise “extreme caution” when entering and leaving Christchurch Harbour due to the shifting on the sand bar near Mudeford Quay.

OVERNIGHT closures will be in place every evening this week to improve the layout of one of Bournemouth’s busiest roundabout.

BCP COUNCIL have formed a new panel focussed on bringing back pride to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area.

DORSET insurer LV= has gone from loss to profit as bosses gear up to sell the business to an American private equity company.

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PLANS to improve the lives of Dorset children with SEND (special educational needs and or a disability) have been unveiled by Dorset Council.

The John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation has recently supported pupils from Ferndown Upper School, awarding a total of £10,000 to 24 students, providing three scholarships and 24 bursaries.

DORSET Police has launched a new programme to protect victims of domestic abuse by challenging and changing the behaviours of serial offenders and those deemed to be the most high-risk.

A DISTILLERY has applied for a licence enabling customers to order alcohol online and on the phone, as well as consuming alcohol while on a tour on the facility.

A POOLE based charity is inviting residents to be part of an open exhibition at the Lighthouse theatre celebrating the Poole and Hamworthy area.

A RE-DESIGNED 55-bed extra care homes for St Martins in Queen Street, Gillingham has been unanimously agreed.

DORSET councillors have agreed further details over plans for a southern extension of around 961 homes for Gillingham.

COASTGUARDS, fire and ambulance personnel were called to Poole after a kite surfer collided with a tree at Sandbanks.

Take a look inside this incredible county house on the market for £5.25m in Ringwood.

PLANNING officials will decide whether to approve proposals for a low carbon energy recovery facility in Christchurch.

A ROAD in Bournemouth remains closed after a car collided with a telegraph pole last night in West Howe.

LULWORTH Rangers at Durdle Door are urging people to sign a petition to protect the coast from post-lockdown damage ahead of lockdown restrictions easing.

Fewer than 30 cases of coronavirus have been recorded across Dorset in the last 24 hours.

NO coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Dorset hospitals, latest figures reveal.

FIREFIGHTERS were called to Bournemouth following several reports of a car on fire in the early hours of this morning in Cavendish Road.

A FIRE has ripped through a home in the New Forest.

BOURNEMOUTH beach might have been voted 'best of the best' for 2021 on TripAdvisor, but that doesn't mean it pleases everyone.