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Rob Marsden

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Local News, Sport, Events & Weather for the Dorset Coast

Newsquest Young Reporter Scheme returns as aspiring journalists can see name in print

Running from September to April, the scheme is open to students in Years 10 to 13.

'Bournemouth has 190,000 reasons to believe in its town centre'

Around 190,000 square feet of commercial space is sitting empty across Bournemouth town centre.

Teddy bears' picnic brought childhood memories to life at Dorset care home

Dozens of treasured teddy bears of all shapes and sizes came out to play at a Dorset care home’s picnic.

Care home in Poole keeping residents active with special 80s themed event

A care home in Poole is set to hold an exercise event designed to keep residents and the local community fit.

New event inviting Dorset jobseekers to help build children's services workforce

A flagship careers event is inviting jobseekers from Dorset to explore roles in children’s services across the South West

Safeguard Community Support: 'When the community calls, we respond'

From Wareham to Winton and Charminster, the message from local people is clear – they want to see a reassuring presence in their communities, and Safeguard Community Support is listening.It has been another busy couple of weeks for SCS, with our volunteers continuing to...

Betting company applies for premises licence to operate betting shop in Poole

Betting Shop Operations Ltd seeks licence for Jenningsbet at Culliford Crescent, Poole. Submit comments to BCP Council by September 24. Gambling Act 2005.

Dorset business reaches major milestone as demand grows for renewable energy

Excel Energy, based in Dorset, has installed approximately 4.9MW of solar capacity and more than 2.3MWh of battery storage across UK sites so far in 2026