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Residents can now unlock exclusive discounts and perks through a new council scheme across the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area

A rare celestial event is coming this summer and a Dorset coastal cruising company is offering guests the chance to experience it in memorable style.

The council has apologised after a dead fox was left in front of a resident's home for six days.

A Bournemouth academy trust is facing government scrutiny over executive pay, with one staff member earning up to £250,000 last year.

A woman who lost her leg after developing sepsis says she has been left trapped in a home she cannot properly use while waiting years for vital council adaptations.

National and local leaders have come together to celebrate the ‘pioneering work’ of BCP council to connect people with nature

Hamworthy has appointed an independent chair to lead a neighbourhood board that will oversee a major government investment

A cemetery was vandalised in Corfe Mullen, leaving headstones damaged and memorial items stolen.

President Zelensky was seen heading back to Bournemouth Airport after a visit to a naval base in Portsmouth.

A van driver has been arrested after a crash involving a bus forced passengers to evacuate in Bournemouth.

Two men went on a spree of vandalism in Poole, smashing the windscreens and windows of five vehicles before fleeing the scene.

A charity craft fair is set to offer a day of crafts, music, and community spirit.

Passengers were evacuated from a bus following a crash with a van on Christchurch Road

Dorset Way is reportedly blocked following a 'three car pile-up'- updates to follow.

Two men went on a spree of vandalism in Poole, smashing the windscreens and windows of five vehicles before fleeing the scene.

A charity craft fair is set to offer a day of crafts, music, and community spirit.

Passengers were evacuated from a bus following a crash with a van on Christchurch Road

Dorset Way is reportedly blocked following a 'three car pile-up'- updates to follow.

Dorset Way is reportedly blocked following a 'three car pile-up'- updates to follow.

Passengers were evacuated from a bus following a crash with a van on Christchurch Road

Purbeck Cider launches People’s Choice cider in Dorset, donating £1 per litre sold to Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. Community-grown apples support charity.

Plans for a new 'build your own' waterfront home with panoramic views have been approved for a site in Dorset

Dorset is the location for Mike Leigh's Play For Today, Nuts in May, which is free to watch on BBC iPlayer

A YouTube video provides an insightful look at Brownsea Island in 1962.

Only Fools and Horses repeats are as popular as ever this Christmas - but did you know that the classic BBC comedy was not once, but twice filmed in Dorset?

Sandbanks Ferry staff were 'verbally abused' by passengers during a temporary suspension.

Hundreds of jobs are to be created at a holiday park as part of a major nationwide investment.

SHOULD there be a tourist tax in Purbeck – the “Purbeck Pound”?