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Plans to turn a vacant warehouse into an indoor skateboarding arena have been given the go-ahead

⚠️ PUBLIC SAFETY NOTICE: HEMLOCK WATER DROPWORT ⚠️

A car wash has been ordered to stop jet washing services over breaches of noise control conditions

NHS is urging Brits to start booking flu jabs to ease winter demands in A&E departments.

A major housing development is being proposed in Dorset.

A man has been jailed after police found cocaine worth an estimated value of £120,000.

A man "inappropriately touched" a woman while she was working last month at a bar in Bournemouth.

Two people broke into a home in Ferndown

A man allegedly flashed a woman after shouting at her in a park in Poole.

Two people broke into a home in Ferndown

A man allegedly flashed a woman after shouting at her in a park in Poole.

A fire broke out in an industrial unit near Buckland Newton.

Police are continuing to investigate a reported rape in Boscombe.

The FCDO has warned holidaymakers to make sure they know what to do if their passport becomes lost or is stolen.

The Met Office has warned that an "unprecedented" El Nino could bring wetter and stormier conditions to the UK this autumn and winter.

The UK's only venomous snake has been rescued from the devastating New Forest wildfire.

A summer exhibition will celebrate the landscape, wildlife, and folklore of the New Forest through the work of 18 artists.

A university is teaming up with investors to turn student ideas into commercial success.

Finlay Galbraith, a Bournemouth University student, began a year-long placement with Dorset-based Ward Goodman.

Here are the latest planning applications submitted to BCP Council for towns within the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area

These old photos show the world-famous beauty spot of Lulworth Cove over the years

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.