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Motorists asked not to block access to Bournemouth play area as improvement work begins.

SOBO Beach: Community value must count, but we also must respect the process.

A domestic abuser who ripped off his partner’s pyjama top, put a pillow over her face and beat her with a bong has been given a suspended 36-month jail sentence.

As a 34-year-old ferry service made its final crossing to France from Poole, residents lined the waterside to wave goodbye to the “iconic” ship.

A woman who is at the end of her life said she had missed weeks of freedom due to a broken lift, which left her trapped in her flat.

No ground stability surveys have taken place since fears of a cliff slip shut a popular tropical garden

Work to refurbish three play areas across Bournemouth and Poole is progressing

Asbestos has been removed from the roof of a Bournemouth library as repair work continues to allow the facility to fully reopen in the future

European football makes its long-awaited arrival in Bournemouth this week.

The following cases were heard at Poole Magistrates' Court:

The following cases were heard at Poole Magistrates' Court:

No air quality testing was carried out during major roadworks on Dorset Way that coated homes and vehicles in thick dust and cost more than £500,00

TV star plans new agricultural barn at £2m luxury Dorset farm

A conwoman who swindled two brothers out of £76,000 by selling them fake Rolex watches and then lied about having terminal cancer has avoided jail.

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Police have confirmed that they are working with Ofsted following their closure of a nursery in Poole.

Police have conducted regular high-visibility patrols to address community concerns.

AN E-SCOOTER rider has been taken to hospital following a collision with a truck.

A crash involving a van and a bus took place on Ashley Road.

New 52-flat retirement scheme could leave Lymington 'dominated' by retirees

SHOULD there be a tourist tax in Purbeck – the “Purbeck Pound”?

MORE than 60 DJs and producers will jam out at this year’s Jurassic Dance Festival.

Thousands of petrol heads will soon be flocking to a Dorset castle for an annual motor show featuring more than 250 vehicles.

A POPULAR reggae festival will return to the Jurassic Coast later this summer.

A COMMUNITY cafe has announced it will close down after 13 years of trade this week.

Funerals can now be held in the Purbeck hills thanks to an exclusive partnership between a hotel and director.

ALMOST 500 solar panels are to be installed at a Purbeck tourist site.

A MAN has avoided an immediate prison sentence for placing his mobile phone in a toilet to record a teenage girl.