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A wellbeing event is set to bring together members of the Armed Forces community for a day of connection and support.

A van suspected of being linked to fly-tipping and environmental offences has been seized by council officers.

An inclusive cycling event is set to bring the community together in support of a New Forest charity.

Dean Gaffney, Dan Osborne and stars from Love Island and Married At First Sight are due to take part in a celebrity charity football match at Portland United FC

When Dorset firefighter Dan Cabell arrived at the A31 wildfire, the sky had turned orange, trees were falling and the advancing flames sounded “like a jet engine”.

A Bournemouth woman who was allergic to peanuts died from anaphylactic shock, an inquest heard.

Local officers have worked relentlessly to compile evidence and secure a closure order for a property in Bournemouth.

RNLI volunteers and staff have been warned not to wear the charity’s branding because of the “unacceptable abuse” they have faced from anti-migrant protesters.

Number plate cameras could be installed at New Forest pub, with a decision date for the plans set

An update has been given into plans for an immigration centre in a Hampshire borough.

A second motorcyclist has crashed on Dorset Way amid growing concerns about loose chippings and dust from resurfacing works.

A children’s author and former investment manager has been fined for illegally damaging bat roosts during the conversion of a derelict church into his family home.

A man from Dorset has been charged with multiple driving offences after failing to stop for police before fleeing on foot and attempting to hide in an airing cupboard.

A beauty salon has submitted a bid to continue using an outbuilding at a property in Poole.

A proposal has been submitted to convert a four-bedroom flat into a six-person HMO.

Plans to turn a five-bedroom bungalow in Poole into an Ofsted-registered children’s care home for three children are open for consultation until September 25.

Plans to introduce self-driving robots to deliver groceries “within the next year” across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Bournemouth nightclub Lost seeks 5am opening on Fridays, Saturdays and bank holiday eves, despite residents’ noise concerns. Licensing decision pending.

Like the majority of town councillors, I was against the formation of town councils, but that battle was lost.

Harriet brings her Trying To Get The Feeling Again Tour to Wimborne’s Tivoli Theatre on October 30, ahead of her new album, As Good As It Was.

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”?