WORK is underway to demolish a Poole hotel ahead of the construction of a £150million hotel and apartment development at Salterns Marina.

A MAN who groomed a girl and forced her to perform a sex act on him has been jailed.

A SECTION of a major Dorset road is closed following a crash involving two vehicles.

THE chief of the property developer behind the £150m scheme at Salterns Marina in Poole believes the project can help address a lack of "quality amenities" in the area.

ORGANISERS of the popular Wimborne Market have applied for permission to relocate the site when it ceases to operate at its current location later this year.

AN APPEAL has been launched by police to locate a woman who has gone missing from Bournemouth with her young son.

A CARE agency branded as unsafe and poorly-led has been rated as Inadequate and placed in special measures.

AFTER more than 165 years of trading, the famous Wimborne Market looks set to leave its current site.

MORE than 99 per cent of parents in the Dorset Council area awaiting confirmation of their child’s school have received the news their son or daughter gained one of their three preferences.

A CONVENIENCE store has decided not to stock disposable barbecues after the devastating heath fire in Wareham last year.

POLICE have warned residents to stay vigilant after receiving reports of rogue traders in the Hengistbury area.

FIVE people remain on Dorset’s most wanted list, including someone who assaulted an emergency worker.

BOURNEMOUTH

DRINKERS and diners will be hoping for good weather over the next few days on the first weekend since pubs and restaurants reopened their doors.

CIVIC representatives from across the Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch have paid their respects to the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Phillip following his death last week.

EFFORTS to revamp Poole Museum have been boosted with councillors unanimously approving funding arrangements for the £4.2 million project.

MULTI-MILLION pound plans to redevelop a block of council-owned flats in Bournemouth have been backed by councillors.

Mr Lewis was taking calls from viewers about their financial worries and shared a warning about “shyster” scammers.

EU NATIONALS living in Dorset and the rest of Great Britain are being encouraged to sign up to stay in the UK or risk living in the country illegally.

TWO women have completed a seven day, 77km running challenge as a tribute to a friend bravely fighting motor neurone disease.

O2 has teamed up with high street bakery chain, Greggs, to offer customers free baked treats every Friday or Saturday.

The nervous wait for parents is finally over, but what if your child isn't accepted into their school of choice?

AS lockdown forced many of us to spend much more time at home, a lot of people turned their attention to their gardens.

BOURNEMOUTH Emerging Arts Fringe (BEAF) has received £40,000 from the second round of the Government’s £1.57 million Culture Recovery Fund.

BOURNEMOUTH has been revealed to be the happiest place to live in England.

A MAN was punched and kicked by a man who is said to have verbally abused him earlier that afternoon.

Commuters in Swanage are to expect delays as a residential road in the town is to be closed for up to five days due to sewage renovation works.

Business activity increased across the South West private sector for the first time in six months in March, according to latest UK regional PMI® data from NatWest.

POLICE said there were “no issues” from pubs reopening on Monday and said high-visibility patrols in communities will continue as more people are heading out.

A POOLE care home celebrated a special birthday earlier this month after original plans were postponed due to coronavirus.

A CHRISTCHURCH based cricket club which attempted to reach all 18 county championship grounds in England and Wales inside a month have actually managed it twice.

A COMMUNITY music project based in Boscombe have been given a donation of £1,000 from JP Morgan to help fund the purchase of three violins for its students.

POOLE'S Lighthouse arts centre has confirmed a second season of outdoor shows.