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Crushed e-bikes and e-scooters are sending a loud warning to those breaking the law on Dorset’s roads.

New analysis finds Bournemouth and Truro are the UK’s least likely places for a white Christmas, with no snow on the ground at 9am since 1979.

Bournemouth's Jewish Living Experience Exhibition welcomed schoolchildren and the community from November 2-5, exploring Jewish culture, traditions and life.

Ballard School in New Milton launches H.E.R programme to boost teenage girls’ wellbeing, confidence and resilience through nutrition, body image and PE.

A staffing problem in a Bournemouth nightclub led to the creation of a workforce-management platform that serves some of the UK's most prominent cultural venues.

Dorset photographer Heather Field’s Floating Worlds exhibition in Christchurch captures cold-water swimming with Chill Dorset’s Chilly Dippers.

Dorset Innovation Park adds 125 full-time jobs and £500,000 in efficiencies, as plans progress for a defence skills centre and £20m autonomy project.

BCP Council planning applications include hotel HMO conversion, West Hants Club expansion, flats, garage and garden kitchen. Comments close November 20.

A black-comedy spy-action thriller, a new Godzilla film and a biopic drama about the production of Rocky are among films in BCP cinemas this weekend.

Churchill Gardens in Boscombe reopens with new play equipment and surfacing as part of BCP Council’s £4.6m Plan for Play project.

Oxfam Swanage charity shop is selling second-hand Christmas trees for £34.99, saving Dorset shoppers money while raising funds to fight poverty and inequality.

GTA VI may mark the end of midnight game launches, as Bournemouth and Poole’s 2007 PlayStation 3 queues recall Dorset’s lost gaming ritual and camaraderie.

The following cases were heard at Poole Magistrates' Court:

Dorset author Steve Couch publishes third novel, Imogen Imagine

A festive recycling campaign is turning old Christmas trees into vital support for people with disabilities.

The McDonald’s franchisee, Matthew Street, who operates restaurants in Poole, Bournemouth, Boscombe, Ferndown and Branksome, has raised £6,868 for Ronald McDonald’s House UK as part of the recent McHappy Day fundraising and other initiatives.

Dorset’s police commissioner has spoken out against plans to create regional "mega-forces."

Anita Chennell, 81, was refused access to a station's disabled toilet prompting an apology and review from the railway

Police have revealed the cause of a crash which led to delays on the M27 during the morning rush hour. Hampshire Constabulary received a report of a non-injury collision at junction 3, near Southampton Docks, at 7.27am on Thursday, November 5. However, officers did not appear to attend the scene,…

Alison O’Donnell has described her departure from BBC crime drama Shetland as “overwhelming”, adding that it will take her "years to get over it".

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.