A council has said it requires more funding for full bus service improvements despite securing £12m from the Government. Over the next three years, £6.8m in revenue funding will help Dorset Council ma...
More than 800 candles were displayed along a waterfront, each carrying a personal dedication in memory of lost loved ones. Poole Quay, in Dorset, was illuminated in a sea of light on Saturday for fami...
A council is offering free parking in the run-up to the festive season. Dorset Council said the initiative was intended to support local businesses and encourage residents to shop locally. Free parkin...
Katie Waple,South of Englandand Stephen Stafford,South of England BBC The Budget announcements were eagerly followed across the south of England An increase in the minimum wage, a three-year freeze on...
A new campaign to recruit foster parents features a video of Father Christmas reading a child’s heartfelt plea to feel safe this festive season. Dorset Council said hundreds of children and youn...
A council is warning about road closures due to the start of work to change the road layout of a junction. Dorset Council said it would improve the layout at the Gore Clump junction on the C13 Blandfo...
An investigation has been started after a female member of staff at a football match was targeted by “serious, obscene” language by an opposition fan. The incident happened last Saturday d...
A fire that left a block of flats uninhabitable for more than two months was likely started accidentally by batteries thrown in a rubbish bin, the fire service has said. The blaze at the Ammonite buil...
A school has warned parents about a group of young people causing disruption, threatening members of the public and allegations of dealing drugs. Twynham School in Christchurch, Dorset, is encouraging...
A thieving seagull “sneakily” stole a visitors handbag say hospital staff. The incident happened at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH), part of the University Hospitals Dorset, when a vi...