PROPERTY developer Richard Carr plans to transform a "substantial" town centre site - and plans include a large nightclub, cinema and apartments.

A THATCHED home was wrecked in a blaze tackled by more than 50 firefighters.

FOR the first time in more than eight months, University Hospitals Dorset has recorded a day without any coronavirus patients.

IT MIGHT still be six months until even the early stages of the festive season but council chiefs have confirmed when the spectacular Christmas Tree Wonderland will return in Bournemouth.

POLICE were "run ragged" with alcohol-fuelled crime as pubs were opened for the first weekend in months.

MANY people claim to have seen or had an experience with the supernatural, and people of Dorset are no different.

COUNCILLORS have given the green light for a Boscombe restaurant to serve food and drink from its new beach decking.

ACCESS to the main dual carriageway across the New Forest is going to be affected for a month as work is carried out on a deteriorated cattle grid.

The government is expected to reveal results from its review of social distancing measures this week.

Boris Johnson remains sure that large-scale wedding celebrations will be able to return following the next stage of lockdown easing.

POLICE patrols have been stepped up in a north Dorset town following reports of anti-social behaviour and drugs use.

TRAFFIC is delayed on the A31 near Ringwood this morning.

MORE rain showers are on their way to Dorset this week after the county was hit by wet weather over the weekend.

INSPECTORS have continued visiting Dorset eateries to rat them of their food hygiene.

A MAN who showed a "flagrant disregard" for court orders was labelled "narcissistic" before being locked up for a year.

A PROPERTY in a rural Dorset village is set to go under the hammer later this month for just £130,000.

Drivers are being warned of 20 items that could pose a serious risk when driving

The celestial event is expected to be visible at dawn on May 26, when the moon is at its closest point to Earth.

WAREHAM'S historic Rex Cinema, one of the longest-running independent cinemas in the country, is set to reopen.

HALF a dozen empty units in a Poole shopping centre could be converted to provide an adult education facility.

THERE are zero Covid-19 patients in hospitals across Dorset, and case rates across the county remain at "low levels", health officials have said.

A SECOND World War Lancaster pilot who spent his life in Southbourne after serving in the war has passed away aged 99.

WAREHAM'S historic Rex Cinema, one of the longest-running independent cinemas in the country, is set to reopen.

DORSET is a national leader in council climate change and ecological policies – according to the senior councillor heading up the response.

A BBC Radio Newcastle presenter who studied at Bournemouth University has died aged 44 after short illness.

MORE drivers across BCP are going green as the number of electric vehicles registered in the area surged last year, figures show.

A SEVEN-figure funding package has enabled the Port of Poole to buy a new environmentally-friendly crane.

POOLE Business Improvement District (BID) will operate for a second five-year term after winning support from 73 per cent of traders who took part in a ballot.

HUNDREDS of excited birdwatchers have been tuning into a live webcam ever since the plucky two-year-old male returned to Poole Harbour from overwintering in Africa.

A LEADING comparison site for green energy is rebranding its service for business following a surge in demand.

HUNDREDS of people in Dorset expressed interest in fostering children but just a fraction applied to do so, figures show.

I COMPLETELY agree with the letter from Marion Pope that our precious greenbelt must be protected.

A snapshot of Westover Road, Bournemouth in 1989 when Fortes restaurant was a main feature along the road which unfortunately closed not long after. Other shops at the time were Rags, Pentax Cameras, Russell & Bromley. What are your memories of West...

I LOST interest in the Eurovision Song Contest many, many years ago – but I was astonished, indeed bewildered would be a better word, to learn that the countries so far eliminated from this year’s Eurovision included Australia!

ALTHOUGH female life expectancy is higher than men in the UK, shockingly women on average spend less of their life in good health compared with men.

I REALLY do think that the planning department of BCP Council should be called to account for their decision to allow a block of flats to be built opposite a public car park at Ashley Cross.

I AM getting so fed up with the continuous negative stories being dished out by Harry and Meghan over their personal mental health due to their upbringing.

A HORTICULTURAL conservation charity is calling for volunteers from Dorset to help save ten different plant groups at risk of being lost from our gardens.

FIRE crews are currently dealing with a large thatched property fire in Cowgrove Road, Wimborne.

HUNDREDS of 'free Palestine' campaigners marched through Bournemouth town centre and gardens this afternoon, May 22.

JONATHAN Woodgate insists he is unsure whether today was his final match in charge of Cherries.

THE popular fireworks at the beach in Bournemouth are "still on track" as council chiefs continue to press ahead with a range of summer events.

FINDING a beach that is perfect for yourself and your dog can be difficult.

ONLY TWO new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed across Dorset within the past 24 hours, according to the latest figures.

A BOY was taken to hospital after being hit by a glass bottle during a reported fight in Bournemouth.

A MAN stole several packets of cigarettes, vape liquid and £40 from a customer after demanding money from staff.

FIREFIGHTERS tackled a fire on Turbary Common last night.

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A MUSEUM has applied for permission to carry out “opening up works” to develop the design of a “subsequent larger project” across the building’s estate.