Sir David Attenbrrr, Ice Ice Maybe and Slip Not are among the names chosen for a council’s fleet of road gritters. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council asked residents to suggest &#...
Dozens of Santas are due to gather on Weymouth beach for the resort’s festive Chase the Pudding charity race. The annual sprint along the beach sees a pudding pursued by about 200 runners along ...
Two boys, a woman and two men are in hospital following a two-vehicle crash in Dorset. The collision, involving a white Range Rover and a blue Renault Clio, happened on the A30 between Castle Town Way...
Pedestrians and drivers are being warned to plan ahead as a town’s bridge is set to close for three nights. The Grade I listed six-arch Sturminster Newton Bridge in north Dorset over the River S...
A red cocker spaniel that disappeared from a kennel outside a home in a village is now back with its owner. Gerry went missing from Hilfield, between Dorchester and Sherborne, Dorset, on Monday betwee...
An exhibition where sci-fi meets sea-life with digital sea creatures swimming in glowing waters and interacting with visitors is on show at a museum. The Sound of the Sea exhibition at Poole Museum, i...
A man in his 70s has died in hospital three days after being hit by a bus. The pedestrian was struck on Somerford Road in Christchurch shortly before 08:45 GMT last Wednesday. Dorset Police said he di...
A seafront has been decorated with hundreds of handmade festive stocking to highlight the need for foster carers. The 471 stockings have been hung up along Weymouth Esplanade – each one represen...
A man in his 80s arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a woman in Bournemouth has been detained under the Mental Health Act. The woman, in her 60s, was found dead at an address in Wen...
A man in his 80s has has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a woman in Bournemouth. Dorset Police said the woman, in her 60s, was found at an address in Wentworth Avenue on Tu...