THE stepson of aristocrat Sir Richard Sutton, who died of stab wounds to his chest at his north Dorset home midweek, has been charged with his murder.

A BUSY Wimborne road will close for 18 months to ensure a “safe working area” along the road.

A MAN who killed a cat by putting it into a sack and drowning it in a water butt because he thought it would spread Covid has avoided a jail sentence.

THE second stage of the easing of England’s lockdown takes place tomorrow.

OFFICERS gave initial first aid to a skateboarder with a head injury in Duck Lane skatepark, before extracting him from his “precarious” position.

POLICE have confirmed the man seen at a dental practice in Bournemouth in a "confused" state has been found safe and well.

A YOUTUBE video provides an insightful look at Brownsea Island in 1962.

A PROPERTY in North Dorset which has ‘lovely river walks close by’ is set to go under the hammer later this month for £275,000.

People in England will be able to enjoy a number of freedoms they have had to go without for months.

POOLE Hospital’s nuclear medicine department has benefitted from a £2 million boost to buy and install two new Siemens scanners.

A BOURNEMOUTH restaurant has applied to BCP Council for a licence to allow the premises to sell alcohol.

WEYMOUTH has been named the second best UK town for seaside properties.

Salmonella poisoning, food allergies and pieces of plastic are just some of the reasons behind a number of urgent product recalls across the UK.

SECTIONS of Charminster Road will be closed to all vehicles to allow for roadworks.

VOLUNTEERS are needed to help run the Lewis Manning Hospice Care charity shop in Christchurch.

Brits enjoyed their fair share of takeaways in 2020 during lockdown.

Five family farm stays to try in the UK in 2021.

Beetles play a vital role in every healthy garden, according to the RHS and The Wildlife Trusts.

AROUND 100 people gathered in Bournemouth to protest against the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown restrictions, just two days before restrictions ease.

A LARGE police response is currently dealing with an incident in Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth.

AN EX-HUSBAND launched a poster campaign to falsely accuse his former wife’s new partner of being a child abuser, a court heard.

DAZZLING Arnaut Danjuma scored two and set one up as Cherries​ moved into back into the Championship play-off places.

ORGANISERS of the Bournemouth Air Festival remain "confident" that they will be able to host this year's event – despite three other summer UK airshows being grounded due to the pandemic.

DORSET Police said it tried to dissuade protesters from campaigning against Covid restrictions in Bournemouth but thanked them for their “sensible approach”.

Gun salutes have been fired across the UK, in Gibraltar and at sea to mark the death of the Duke of Edinburgh at the age of 99.

THE 83-year-old fatally stabbed at his £2m home in Gillingham died of stab wounds to his chest, a post-mortem has revealed.

THIS year marks the 20th anniversary of the announcement of the closure of Bournemouth's Winter Garden.

DOZENS of areas across Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole and the rest of Dorset have recorded fewer than three coronavirus cases each.

Bournemouth town centre is getting ready to welcome back visitors in the next stage of lockdown easing.

JUST four coronavirus cases were confirmed in Dorset over the last 24 hours, latest figures show.

A MAN aged in his 80s attended Westbourne Dental Practice in a “confused” state, causing concern for his welfare.

COASTGUARD teams were tasked to help police search for a man in Poole Quay.

A SAFETY app has been helping residents choose better routes by avoiding 'high crime zones' in Dorset.

JUST four Covid patients were admitted to University Hospitals Dorset sites over the most recent weekly reporting period, according to NHS data.

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THE search is on for the mystery owner of a Euromillions ticket bought in west Dorset who has won £141k.

The Dorset pubs in need of new landlords.

A NEW Forest road has been blocked after a bus became stuck performing a three-point turn.

THE Covid case rate across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has risen slightly – but has more than halved in the wider Dorset area, latest weekly figures show.