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Take a nostalgic trip back to 1986 with these incredible unearthed photographs of =Dorset's changing streets.

Italian-inspired bakery Gio’s Deli has moved from the Triangle to Bournemouth’s West Cliff.

A retail giant that was a familiar sight on the high street was placed into administration owing almost £16 million.

Emergency services have descended on the New Forest after a large fire broke out on Sunday evening.

A large blaze has broken out in the New Forest as Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service ask people to avoid the area.

A woman was hospitalised with suspected fractured ribs after being thrown from a jet ski.

Firefighters were called out to a blaze in a wooded area near Bransgore in the early hours of Saturday morning.

A woman who had been reported missing in Poole since the early hours of Sunday morning has been found.

A crash has been reported on the A31 eastbound near St Ives

A woman has been reported missing after she was last seen in Poole in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Police caught 15 people speeding in a day in the New Forest including one who was 14mph over the speed limit.

Police and Crime Commissioner David Sidwick has urged the government to take stronger action against organised crime, warning that it is becoming more entrenched in Dorset communities.

Two young girls who went missing in Bournemouth have been found, police have said.

Plans to shift the Coastguard Rescue Service to an expenses-only volunteer model will no longer go ahead this September.

The warning comes as more people travel with family or share vehicles during the summer months.

Planters in a pub garden are believed to have been deliberately set alight.

STARS Dorset, which supports survivors of sexual violence and domestic abuse, held the event to thank the many people who contribute to its work across Dorset,

Pennyfarthing Homes is returning as one of four headline sponsors of the New Forest Show, which takes place from July 28 to July 30.

Gibbo Scaffolding Ltd seeks to amend its HGV operator licence to add 2 goods vehicles at Aviation Park East, Hurn, Christchurch. Objections invited.

An unusually large Georgian doll 'Dolly, is expected to sell for £3,000-5,000 in the Charterhouse two day specialist auction on August 20 and August 21.

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”?