European football makes its long-awaited arrival in Bournemouth this week.

Stunning photos taken in the New Forest show two male deer battling it out as their annual rutting season is underway

Daish’s Holidays, based in Bournemouth, won Best Tour Operator/Service Provider at the 2026 Group Travel World Awards.

Sandbanks Beach in Dorset named the UK’s best beach by Skyscanner, praised for its 20.8C summer temperatures, Blue Flag status and family-friendly sands.

Run Bournemouth 2026 raises more than £500,000 for charity as thousands race in six events, including the Bournemouth Half Marathon, 10K and Sophie’s Mile.

NatWest, at The Square, 5 Old Christchurch Road in Bournemouth, received a rating of 2.6 stars from 81 Google reviews, the third lowest in the South West.

Bournemouth is set to benefit from a major boost in rail capacity as part of an investment in CrossCountry services

A driver has been banned after speeding at 108mph in a 50mph zone.

Poole rower Lexi Gill has been selected for the Dakar Youth Olympics after being aided by a Lord-Lieutenant’s Fund for Young and Talented grant from DCF.

Get festive at The Tank Museum with two fun-filled days of a local craft market, live entertainment, and see Santa arrive in a tank, 14-15 November.

Bournemouth fans face the most expensive away-day pint among Premier League clubs competing in Europe this season.

Bournemouth University (BU) has been awarded funding to launch a start-up company to help people and businesses deal more effectively with cyber-attacks. 

Light Up Our Tree, organised by University Hospitals Dorset NHS Charity, will take place on December 3 at St Peter’s Church in Bournemouth.

Families charity Home-Start Wessex is delighted to have been awarded a Team of the Year certificate at the Volunteer Centre Dorset Celebration Evening 2026.

Bournemouth has been named one of the most dangerous places in England and Wales, excluding London, for school run collisions.

Paragon Skills, based in Bournemouth, is sponsoring the Health, Medical and Social Care category at this year’s Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards

National Trust sites across Dorset are gearing up for October half-term with a host of activities.

Residents from Trinity Manor Care Home in Sherborne were filled with joy during their visit to Henstridge Airfield

More than 9,600 people in Dorset took part in the 2026 Big Garden Birdwatch, helping to record more than nine million birds across the UK.

Children aged 8 to 14 can enjoy adventure, creativity and outdoor learning this October half term at The Treehouse in Hurn, near Bournemouth Airport.

Coffin Club hosts a funeral planning event at Poole’s Dolphin Centre on October 16, helping visitors explore ceremony styles and personal touches.

Asbestos has been removed from the roof of a Bournemouth library as repair work continues to allow the facility to fully reopen in the future

Work to refurbish three play areas across Bournemouth and Poole is progressing

No ground stability surveys have taken place since fears of a cliff slip shut a popular tropical garden

A woman who is at the end of her life said she had missed weeks of freedom due to a broken lift, which left her trapped in her flat.

As a 34-year-old ferry service made its final crossing to France from Poole, residents lined the waterside to wave goodbye to the “iconic” ship.

SOBO Beach: Community value must count, but we also must respect the process.

A domestic abuser who ripped off his partner’s pyjama top, put a pillow over her face and beat her with a bong has been given a suspended 36-month jail sentence.

The Monday Morning Group of Volunteers, known for tidying up the main streets of Wimborne Minster, were finalists in the Radio Solent Make A Difference Awards.

Alleyn Singers performed choral evensong and parish eucharist at Wimborne Minster on October 10 and 11, joined by Minster Lay Clerks and Choristers

The Government is proposing to remove road rights over a public grass verge that a Christchurch homeowner won planning permission to turn into a private garden.

Motorists asked not to block access to Bournemouth play area as improvement work begins.

Northern Ireland crisp maker Glens of Antrim Potatoes has ceased trading after entering administration, with 95 staff made redundant.

Two men have been charged with possessing flares at the Southampton v Portsmouth derby at St Mary's Stadium.

A WOMAN has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a crash in the early hours.

A New Forest school was evacuated following a medical emergency involving a pupil this morning.

Former Spandau Ballet frontman Tony Hadley has stepped up his campaign to help save a village pub near Thame

A man who stabbed another man in the chest in Bournemouth has been jailed for five years.

A record-breaking car restored by engineers at Beaulieu's National Motor Museum is just six months away from a planned return to the Florida beach where it made motoring history.

New 52-flat retirement scheme could leave Lymington 'dominated' by retirees

A planning inquiry into plans to build 51 retirement homes on the site of a former police station in Hythe is due to reopen next week.

A nursery in Poole has been closed by Ofsted after 'issues' were raised.

The story of High Contrast Cinema, Wimborne's not-for-profit, volunteer run community cinema showing films from the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Bournemouth & District Society of Model Engineers saved miniature railway after AFC Bournemouth stadium expansion forced them out of Kings Park.

Supporters packed into SOBO Beach this weekend as campaigners fighting to save the popular Southbourne seafront venue urged BCP Council to reconsider plans for its future.

Everest-29032 in Wallisdown is rated as the BCP area's highest-rated curry restaurant on Tripadvisor

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service attended 12 incidents involving solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in 2025, up from five the previous year and marking the highest annual total since at least 2018.

Transvision Vamp will perform a 16-date tour across the UK, including a show at O2 Academy Bournemouth on October 21.

SOBO Beach could lose its site after delays and a disputed BCP Council process, as concerns grow over Bournemouth’s financial crisis, services and leadership.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole drivers face road closures and temporary road works in October due to BCP Council and utility works. Expect delays