Firefighters and staff have been honoured for their long service and acts of bravery at an annual awards ceremony

Deacon Blue will perform at the BIC on October 19, 2027, as part of a new tour marking four decades since the release of debut album, Raintown.

Discover the SS Kyarra, a First World War wreck off Swanage, Dorset, sunk by a torpedo on May 26, 1918, killing six crew and attracting divers.

BCP Council has warned that it is “almost inevitable” they will have to ask the government for emergency financial support if social care demands continue rising.

Two men have been arrested in Christchurch following a dramatic armed police operation on Bridge Street linked to an attempted robbery involving a firearm on Marlow Drive.

There has been an armed incident in Christchurch. Our reporter is there at the scene. Updates will follow here

BCP Council has said that efforts to get more people walking and cycling and the cost-of-living crisis are reducing income from car parks and seafront services, which is contributing to financial pressures in this year’s budget.

BCP Council is not ruling out a council tax rise above five per cent or higher charges for services to plug a £27 million budget gap