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The UK's smallest commercial cinema, which has offered visitors a unique experience since 2016, is closing for good.

More than £24,000 of parking fines were handed out on a single Bournemouth town centre road in one year, new figures show.

A care home which has stood empty for two years has been sold to a house builder.

A man has been charged with the murder of former MP Ann Widdecombe.

A man has been charged with the murder of former MP Ann Widdecombe.

Traffic is reportedly gridlocked on the A338 after reports of a crash. Updates to follow.

A 'large' fire spread across three fields as firefighters work to surround the blaze.

TWO huge cruise ships have brought large numbers of visitors to Dorset today.

A man who was trying to hitch a lift near a supermarket ended up stealing an unoccupied van and driving off 'at speed'.

Drivers who park illegally at BCP seafront sites will face London-style fines of up to £160.

A man in his 70s was hospitalised with serious injuries after being hit by a car.

Former England manager Kevin Keegan has died aged 75, he's family has announced.

Detectives investigating a courier fraud involving a victim in Bournemouth are issuing images of a man they want to identify.

FIREFIGHTERS have praised the quick thinking of a local farmer after a field fire broke out in north Dorset

A man has reportedly been committing acts of "outraging public decency" in the naturist section of Studland beach and Police are appealing for information.

A busy road in Bournemouth is reportedly blocked following a crash this afternoon - live updates here

The remains of disposable barbecues have been found at the scene of a fire that tore through ten hectares of New Forest woodland.

Forensics are investigating the cause of a blaze which tore through a bungalow.

English film director Guy Ritchie has won permission to turn accommodation at Compton Abbas Airfield into holiday lets despite residents' objections

Andy Burnham promised to “change the way we do politics” after being “appalled” by Westminster’s culture after his return to Parliament.

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”?