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Teenagers assault man at Branksome Chine
If you were on the beach near to the café on the early evening of…
South Western Railway rolls out body-worn cameras
In order to deter and reduce anti-social behaviour on trains and at stations, staff will…
Buzzcocks to appear at Dorset music festival
The Barnstomper festival being held in Cerne Abbas Brewery in the shadow of the Giant…
Wimborne open gardens raises nearly £4,500
As Wimborne in Bloom celebrates its 30th anniversary, a total of 22 gardens were open…
Pedestrian dies in Ferndown following collision with a highways lorry
Following the arrest of a man in his 30s Dorset Police are appealing for witnesses…
Same-sex penguin couple become surrogate parents in Bournemouth
Two male Humboldt penguins have successfully hatched an egg and are now the proud parents…
Poole goes vintage this weekend
There will be much to entertain visitors to Poole Quay this weekend as the town…
Order issued after dog destroys rare curlew eggs in Burley
A woman from Christchurch has been given a Community Resolution Order and issued with a…
Success for Bournemouth In Bloom summer show
Held in St Frances of Assisi Church Hall in Charminster, the Mayor of Bournemouth presented…
Three men arrested after teenage stabbing in Bournemouth
If you have any dashcam footage or witnessed this fight in Lansdowne Crescent on 13…
Wimborne Flower Festival to be held in September
The festival in the Minster Church of St Cuthburga will mark the 900th anniversary of…
Angela’s artwork inspires Boscombe mural project
Angela, a student from Kings Park Academy, produced artwork that helped to inspire the project…
Teenage drug dealer punched police officer in Bournemouth
A local officer spotted drug related activity in Central Gardens and subsequently a homeless man…
Surf’s up for sea dogs at Branksome – more bonkers than ever
The UK Dog Surfing Championships is set to ride the waves on to Branksome Dene…
Further arrests following Bournemouth stabbing
A man who was stabbed following a fight in St Peter’s Road, Bournemouth on Wednesday…
No support in Alderholt for plan for 1,700 homes
The proposal for a 1,700 homes development at Alderholt Meadows hasn’t gone done well with…
Tandem adventure raises more than £2,000 for Poole Hospital
Cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats on a tandem, the couple in their seventies…
New fines for lighting fires in Dorset
If you see signage forbidding lighting fires in many areas of Dorset, be aware you…
Summer drink and drive campaign launched in Dorset
There will be dedicated patrols and intelligence led proactive policing in this year’s drink and…
Suspected drug use and county lines tackled in Bournemouth
As part of Operation Viper, officers from Dorset Police have executed two warrants to tackle…
Men arrested for modern slavery in Bournemouth and Poole
Slavery is not just a crime of the past, and Dorset Police executed warrants at…
Wimborne actress joins theatre company which honed talents of Helen Mirren
Jasmine Ricketts, who attended Queen Elizabeth’s School, has won a place at the National Youth…
Six due to appear in court following animal welfare offences in Purbeck
Six people are due to appear in court following a warrant executed by officers in…
BCP free refill stations cut need to buy water in plastic bottles
BCP Council working with environmental charity City to Sea has launched a campaign to offer…
Put your questions to BCP Council leader
Drew Mellor will be online on Wednesday 6 July at 12.30pm to answer questions from…
Funding for community groups in Dorset including refugee support
The Dorset Welcome Fund invites applications to groups who offer activities to refugees settling in…
The Queen’s Baton comes to Poole and Bournemouth
Local people will be able to cheer when The Queen’s Baton Relay travels through the…
Still time to enter Dorset art competition
The deadline for entries to the Dorset Art Prize competition – with the theme ‘Messages’–…
Summer Reading Challenge at Dorset libraries
Children can meet the Gadgeteers and get to learn about science and innovation and the…
Fatal road traffic collision in Poole
Having been involved in a collision with a car the pedestrian in his 80s has…
Charity employees complete training
Despite challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, a group of employees from Diverse Abilities have…
Special educational needs survey in BCP Council area
An online consultation runs until Wednesday 27 July enabling parents and carers to put forward…
Dorset Heart Clinic declared ‘good’
In the first report since its foundation, Dorset Heart Clinic has been declared ‘good’ by…
Teenager arrested following Southbourne beach assault
Enquiries are continuing and Dorset Police would like to hear from any witnesses, particularly a…
Rock anthems at Tivoli, Wimborne
The Ultimate Classic Rock Show is coming to the Tivoli on Friday 16 July at…
Isabella swims her way to award
Allenbourn School pupil Isabella Haynes is the latest winner of the John Thornton Young Achiever…
Man arrested following Wimborne rape
Detectives from the Major Crime Investigation Team are appealing for witnesses who they know were…
Southbourne shaken and stirred
Vintage clothing, live music, artisan traders, dancing and laughter were the order of the day…
Older drivers urged to take advantage of Forum
Hampshire Constabulary are advising older residents to take advantage of the Older Drivers Forum following…
Wimborne green groups take a stand
Planet Wimborne, together with other community green groups, welcomed people to their stands during the…
Strictly star at Poole hospice golf day
The golf day, which included Kai Widdrington from Strictly and a number of professionals, raised…
Portable barbecue starts heath fire at Stoborough
Once again Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is reminding people of the dangers…
Model buildings weekend at Wimborne Model Town
People can enjoy the Model Buildings Weekend from 23-25 July when model making with 3D…
Wimborne Drama Productions staging Sense and Sensibility this month
The company are returning to Deans Court after an absence of two years with this…
Major crime team investigate Wimborne rape
The incident took place in Poole Road on Saturday 25 June and detectives would like…
Song and dance spectacular for Eaglewood School
The students who find it difficult to learn in mainstream education put on a skilful…
Child injured with ball bearing in Verwood
Anyone who was in Potterne Park at around 7pm on Monday 20 June and witnessed…
Hospital awarded for military staff support
University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) has been recognised for its support for the armed forces.
County’s creativity championed at Dorset Artists Festival
The first Dorset Artists festival at Lighthouse Poole attracted more than 80 delegates to present…
Tivoli welcomes London Repertory Players for the summer
This year audiences can enjoy five popular plays to be staged at the Wimborne theatre…
Crumbs! A new kitchen garden opened in Bournemouth
The new kitchen garden project for CRUMBS has been opened in Bournemouth to provide food…
Homes for refugees to be provided locally
Local people are being invited to help refugee families by pledging monthly financial support for…
Car parking charges to rise at seafronts
The cost to motorists to park close to the sea in the BCP Council area…
Three men arrested following Bournemouth stabbing
If you were in the St Peter’s Road area on the evening of Wednesday 22…
Free resource to help improve wellbeing in Dorset
People are being encouraged to enjoy their local landscape by using a new free resource…
Charities receive £100,000 from local Freemasons
In the first Freemasonry in the Community event since the pandemic, numerous local charities received…
Local hospital nurse recognised for green improvement
Helen Spencer-Jones from University Hospital’s Dorset will go forward to the RCN Nursing Awards in…
Elderly Poole man speaks out to warn of courier fraud
An elderly man from Poole who was targeted by fraudsters has spoken out to warn…
Dorset campaign to deter seagull feeding
Litter Free Dorset is once more running its ‘Don’t Feed the Locals’ campaign to preserve…
NHS therapist highlights DLD by tackling Three Peaks with a twist
There’s nothing like doing something the hard way, but if it highlights a language problem…
Health inequalities in East Dorset to be tackled
A £110,000 grant to University Hospitals Dorset NHS Charity will enable a 24-month project to…
Dorset dancers fly Team England flag in Dance World Cup
A team of 18 talented dancers from Dorset are aiming to set the world stage…
Poole Lifeboat sees unprecedented number of call outs in 24 hours
The busy period for Poole Lifeboat Station volunteers has continued with an unprecedented 24 hours…
KidZone scheme returns to beaches from Sandbanks to Highcliffe
The scheme, which provides wristbands, ensures that children and vulnerable adults are soon re-united with…
Secrets of the River Stour to be revealed
Pupils from Rushcombe School in Corfe Mullen are involved in a production which invites the…
Fundraiser for Dorset’s brain injury service
Travelling virtually from Land’s End to John O’Groats, the Dorset Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) team…
Conservation work begins at Poole Museum
Restoration and conservation work on two historically significant buildings on the Poole Museum site has…
More officers and resources for rural crime team
Thanks to an increase in funding, Dorset Police’s Rural Crime Team has expanded, and has…
Enter Wimborne in Bloom competition
The deadline is fast approaching for local people to enter the Wimborne in Bloom competition…
Have your say on parks in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Thanks to the Government’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund, seven parks are to share funding of…
Emmanuel Middle School celebrates ‘good’ Ofsted
In 2017 Emmanuel Middle School was placed in special measures, but it has now been…
Linwood School triumph at gardening competition
Linwood School’s Woodford Campus in Bournemouth beat 23 other schools to win a Platinum Jubilee…
Fireworks to light up Poole Quay this summer
The City Cruises Summer Spectacular will see a variety of entertainment on Poole Quay in…
Watch out for cyclists in Dorset on 3 July
The Macmillan Dorset Bike Ride starts in Corfe Mullen on Sunday 3 July at 8am…
Watch out for scammers
People are being warned to watch out for scammers, as 76 per cent of people…
Public back for Tie a Yellow Ribbon event
Forest Holme Hospice in Poole welcomed visitors back for its annual Tie A Yellow Ribbon…
Charity challenge finishes in Dorset after 7 weeks of walking
Stuart Bailey, a charity worker from Southampton, has completed a 7-week challenge during which he…
Incident involving a knife in Ferndown
If you saw a man with a knife on Ferndown Industrial Estate on 8 June,…
Bring a picnic, not a BBQ
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS) is asking that people take picnics, not…
Established jewellers in Wimborne to close
A family-run jewellers in Wimborne is holding a retirement closing down sale starting on Saturday…
Fern-tastic fun day out in Ferndown
The Fete on the Field held on 18 June and organised by the Ferndown and…
Amber wildfire alert for weekend as temperatures soar
An Amber wildfire alert has been issued for parts of the Dorset & Wiltshire Fire…
Upcoming interruptions to train services
There will be disruptions to train travel in the South West due to the planned…
Residents in a Poole care home request encore performance
Several care homes throughout Bournemouth and Poole have hosted musicians from Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and…
Three men jailed following burglaries in Ferndown and Poole
Three men have been jailed for burglary offences at homes in Poole and Ferndown after…
Are you having a giraffe? Mountain of litter picked in Dorset
In May, 177 Dorset residents took on the Litter Free Dorset Challenge and between them…
Wimborne’s Victoria Hospital meets accreditation standards
A Dorset community hospital has met national accreditation standards for its gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy services…
The Queen says thank you to RNLI volunteers
As a token of thanks, volunteers at Poole Lifeboat Station have been awarded a special…
Nostalgic ‘Roads to Rail’ steam rally
Do you like dressing up in Victorian, Edwardian or pre-Second World Ware period dress? Then…
Dorset volunteer needed to help save hens from slaughter
The British Hen Welfare Trust is seeking a rehoming team coordinator volunteer in Dorset to…
Food and arts festival returns to Highcliffe
Highcliffe was buzzing in the sunshine over the weekend as the annual Highcliffe Food and…
Thousands enjoy Wimborne Minster Folk Festival
Tens of thousands of people enjoyed what many described as ‘the best folk festival ever’…
Community wellbeing project set up in Boscombe
Opening on 2 July, the community building – which has yet to be named –…
£35,000 funding boost to help tackle NHS post-pandemic backlog
Grass roots charities and community groups will receive a share of funding to enable them…
People in Dorset needed to share their lives
Contact Dorset Council if you would like to become part of the Shared Lives scheme,…
Pedestrian dies in Poole bus collision
If you witnessed this collision in Turlin Road on Saturday 11 June, or have any…
County lines drug dealer charged in Dorset operation
The 49-year-old man was arrested in Poole, as part of a police operation to target…
Reported sexual assault in Poole
If you were at Branksome Recreation Ground on Thursday 9 June, and saw this incident,…
Man arrested in connection with rape investigation in Bournemouth
Following reports of a rape of a teenage girl on Bournemouth beach in July 2021,…
Breeding history made by birds of prey in Poole Harbour
Eggs have been hatched by a successful pair of fish-eating birds of prey that haven’t…
Dorset View winner splits £500 between seven Wimborne businesses
The winner of Dorset View’s £500 competition in the May issue is Kevin Metcalfe from…
Castleman Trailway improvements celebrated
Improvements have been made to the Castleman Trailway which follows much of the old Southampton…
Wimborne’s Tree Trail continues
The residents of the Dorset town of Wimborne Minster may have noticed that more trees…
Teenager assaulted in Fordingbridge
If you have dashcam footage of the incidents or witnessed these assaults and have information…
Football coach to take on 40km Bournemouth challenge
Christian Smyth together with the Christchurch under 8s plans to raise £20,000 for Poole Hospital…
Cash machine stolen from Co-op in Upton
In the early hours of 9 June, thieves drove into the front of the Poole…
Care homes across Dorset celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Among the Dorset care homes celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee were those belonging to the…
Space Youth Project to celebrate Pride Month
Local LGBT+ charity Space Youth Project will provide support to the local community with various…
Poole host of Ukraine mum says ‘we’re like sisters’
Nikki signed up for the Homes for Ukraine scheme and it has been a huge…
Good Samaritan sought after assault on teenage girl in Upton
Following further information from the victim the police learn that a man came to her…
Discounts available for carers in Dorset
Carers Week runs until 12 June and those who look after others are reminded that…
Beach gym for Bournemouth
Visitors to Bournemouth beach will in the future be able to increase their fitness levels…
Two festivals in one at Sculpture by the Lakes
Over 2,600 people visited the Dorset Garden Festival incorporating a Fire and Food Festival at…
Jubilee trail at Sturminster Marshall is open
Sturminster Marshall has a new Platinum Jubilee Trail, which was opened at the weekend during…
5 years in the Top 20 in the South West
A Ringwood-based home care company, also covering East Dorset, has been recognised as a top…
Dorset fire service supports carers
During this Carers Week, Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service reminds people it offers…
London Repertory Players return to the Tivoli
In a treat for theatregoers, five popular plays will be staged by this top company…
Service in Wimborne to commemorate end of the Falklands War
Everyone is invited to attend the service in Wimborne Minster church to mark the end…
Five people involved in fight in Wimborne on Jubilee weekend
If you witnessed this assault or have dashcam footage of the incident in the early…
Mermaids make a splash at magical Fairy Festival
A Fairy Festival at Swanage was a real crowd-pleaser incorporating a unique mermaid show in…
Roundup of Jubilee events in the area
It was a busy extended weekend (2-5 June) with street parties galore, picnics, lighting of…
Struggling Dorset households can apply for funding
People who qualify can now apply for funding from Dorset Council and in addition there…
Man injured in reported hit and run in Bournemouth
If you saw this collision in the morning of Saturday 28 May or have any…
Secrets of the Stour to be revealed
Wimborne Community Theatre and Millstream Theatre is staging a production from 6 to 9 July…
Support for people in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole during Carers Week
Carers Week runs from 6-12 June and there are three local drop-in events held at…
All for Dorset calls for independent candidates
Calls for independent, community-minded people to stand for the elections across Dorset in 2024 have…
Man and woman attacked in Ferndown burglary
Anyone who has any dashcam footage or witnessed any suspicious activity in the New Road…
Guide launched to create dementia-friendly community
If you have a loved one who has been diagnosed with dementia, this free guide…
Bournemouth students design Jubilee Sari
To be featured in the pageant on 5 June, 15 students from Arts University Bournemouth…
Arson suspected in West Moors fire
If any residents of Shaftesbury Road have any CCTV footage or witnessed someone setting fire…
Tie a yellow ribbon at Poole hospice
You can dedicate a yellow ribbon to a loved one on 15 June and it…
Home renovation rules change this month
In order to improve energy efficiency, new regulations are being introduced across the country from…
Teenagers steal defibrillator from Bournemouth school site
If you witnessed this group of people stealing the defibrillator from St Mark’s C E.…
Patriotic colours for Bournemouth bus service
The Jubilee bus will be taking passengers across the area to promote travel to Boscombe,…
More than 500 new affordable homes provided in Dorset
A total of 228 more affordable homes were built up to March 2022 compared with…
Tell your New Forest story
People are invited to share their stories about their relationship with nature and the landscape…
Bees are very welcome in Wimborne
Wimborne is one of six towns to have been awarded Bee Friendly Town status by…
Fordingbridge rector receives big send off
The Rev Canon Gary Philbrick, rector of the seven Avon Valley Churches, says farewell to…
Ringwood set to party for the Jubilee
Held at Carvers Recreation Ground, there will be entertainment from 11.30am including music, dancing and…
Beach huts vandalised in Sandbanks
If you were at Shore Road on the evening of Friday 20 May and saw…
Baby loss service in Wimborne Minster
The Mariposa Trust is running this service of remembrance in Wimborne Minster church at 3.30pm…
Ferndown care home resident celebrates centenary in style
Celebrations have been in full swing at Kings Park Care Home in Ferndown as one…
Jubilee party boxes delivered to West Moors’ care homes
West Moors Town Council has been busy delivering party boxes to local care homes to…
Man guilty of manslaughter following Lymington stabbings
A man has been found guilty of unlawfully killing a 23-year-old man from Lymington last…
Thousands hotfoot it to Cheese & Chilli Festival in Dorset
Chilli lovers turned up in their thousands to welcome back the Christchurch Cheese and Chilli…
Reduced bus fare offer over Jubilee weekend
Yellow bus fares will be reduced dramatically over the Jubilee weekend for those quick to…
Artwork display in Bournemouth town centre
Students across Dorset discover they can draw for an art exhibition taking place at Bournemouth’s…
Dorset CPRE calls for investment in green belts
With the green belt having been built on in many areas of Dorset, particularly Wimborne,…
Pillar box crowned in Ferndown for Queen’s Jubilee
In the build up to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, a Ferndown mum has been busy…
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