HealthBus and YMCA Bournemouth Meet Homelessness Minister with Tom Hayes MP as BCP gets £4.7m homelessness boost.

Oak Academy, Bournemouth, held its annual open evening, giving parents and prospective pupils the chance to hear from new Principal, Danielle Fisher.

A beautiful Dorset lake at Parnham Park near Beaminster has been revealed as a location in the new Sense and Sensibility film

A business-led network has launched in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) to help prevent youth homelessness by supporting young people into work

The Feeling, known for their 2006 debut album Twelve Stops and Home, will play at the O2 Academy in Bournemouth November 7 as part of a 15-date tour.

A new film based on a Jane Austen novel, a survival thriller with Brad Pitt and a South Korean science-fiction action epic, are among films in BCP cinemas

Talbot Primary School in Wallisdown, Poole received high praise during its recent inspection under Ofsted’s new framework.

Debbie McGee, Diane Keen, and Anneke Wills, alongside Ray Dorset, will be in the Talking Pictures TV Film and TV Roadshow at the Tivoli Wimborne Theatre.

Bournemouth Pavilion’s Terrace Bistro has been recognised with a Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Award 2026, placed among the top 10% of restaurants worldwide

Simply Pleasure Ltd in Bournemouth has applied to renew its sex shop licence with BCP Council. Objections can be submitted until 6 October 2026.

Classic cars Doris the Morris Minor Tourer and Mabel the Mini Clubman will be auctioned by Charterhouse at Haynes Motor Museum on November 19.

Witchmark Distillery have been announced as an Executive Regional Partner of AFC Bournemouth for the 2026/27 season.

Family-run MK Gourmet Kitchen restaurant has opened at The Dolphin in Poole, offering varied, homemade dining options throughout the day for locals to enjoy.

Here are the latest planning applications submitted to BCP Council for towns within the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area

A man will shave his head to raise money for charity after his mother was diagnosed with a “devastating” incurable cancer.

This month marks a special milestone for Bournemouth Town Pastors, as we celebrate nine years since our very first patrol.

Bongo’s Bingo will bring its Halloween special, 'Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun', to the O2 Academy Bournemouth next month

Armonico Consort is bringing its 25th anniversary tour Supersize Polyphony 3: Venetian Blinders! to Lighthouse Poole on October 1.

Not Just Travel, Bournemouth’s largest travel company, has become a Senior Commercial Partner of the Bournemouth International Film Festival (BIFF).

BCP Council faces 140 objections to plans for Greggs and automated jet washes at Fairmile Road, threatening JP Motors, jobs and road safety in Christchurch.

Comedian Patrick Monahan will bring his show I'm Not a Terrorist, I'm Freddie Mercury to The Mowlem in Swanage on April 16, 2027.

Belonging: Our Search for Home, created by Wimborne Community Theatre, is being performed in the gardens of Kingston Lacy

Comedian Tom Stade is bringing his latest stand-up tour to two BCP venues this autumn and next year

New research from Avis has ranked Europe’s best wildlife driving routes, with the New Forest Wildlife Drive being named the best.

Hosted by Tom Hayes MP alongside Friends of Swanmore Gardens community group, the event brought people together to share vision for restoring Swanmore Gardens.

The Grove in Upton will reopen this autumn thanks to a partnership between YMCA Bournemouth and Lytchett Minster & Upton Town Council

Poole council orders Eric Stone to clear scrap, mobility scooters and rubble from his Pergin Crescent garden under a Section 215 notice from November 20, 2026.

The New Forest garden's annual Nerine Exhibition will run throughout October, showcasing its world-renowned collection of Nerine sarniensis (jewel lilies).

Two sons are preparing to walk hundreds of miles across the country in a desperate bid to help their terminally ill dad access potentially life-extending cancer treatment.

Owners of Tuckton Tea Gardens say a permanent licence to sell alcohol and host live music would help secure the business’s future, while objectors fear it could turn the site into a “beer and live music venue” and increase disturbance for resid...

Crown court case backlog in Bournemouth has fallen by more than three percent between March and June this year, according to data from Ministry of Justice data.

An infant school has been praised by Ofsted for its 'high ambition' and the 'warm and caring' environment it provides for pupils.

Pronto Bikes, run by Kate and Justin Hoy, is set to open in Ringwood in January, offering bikes, accessories and cycling community events in the New Forest.

Wessex Water is carrying out extra tests in Christchurch Harbour after reports of high E. coli levels.

A man who controlled and beat a woman for more than a year has been given a suspended sentence.

Pension withdrawals have soared by 70% in two years as savers react to tax concerns and a major inheritance tax change due from April 2027.

Parents typically wait until age five to open a savings account, potentially missing £3,794 in contributions

Four million households without smart meters are urged to submit a meter reading before October 1 as energy prices rise and bills increase.

Scientists have revealed the five staple food products that will increase in price by the end of 2026.

Around 3.2 million pensioners are due HMRC refunds after a state pension tax calculation error. Find out who is affected and what happens next.

Court hears manslaughter defendants worked at Bournemouth hospital before 'fatal' blow incident

A fire at a three-storey building brought a busy Bournemouth road to a standstill.

A fire has broken out at a three-storey building in Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth. We will bring you live updates as we get them.

Tributes have been paid to a 12-year-old schoolgirl who took her own life earlier this year.

M27 drivers face a series of closures as National Highways carries out verge maintenance and other works.

A farmer who won Britain's Got Talent this year has secured planning permission for Dorset's first rural indoor padel club.

Tom Hayes, the Labour MP for Bournemouth East, has welcomed new assurances from BCP Council that golf can continue at Solent Meads.

An obstruction on the A31 is causing delays for drivers this evening.

A 10-year-old boy was approached by two teenagers in Blandford and fled the scene.

A coroner has ruled that a man from Dorset was unlawfully killed in an attack by terrorists as he attempted to flee from a Mozambiquan hotel besieged by the insurgents.