Four men have been arrested and a number of vehicles seized, after police prevented an illegal procession of motorbikes and e-bikes in Bournemouth. Dorset Police said officers were alerted to posts in social media groups encouraging members to gather on Saturday on dirt bikes, e-scooters, e-bikes, quad bikes and other vehicles to “fight against Dorset...
Two men have died in a crash involving two cars on a rural road in Dorset. A black Audi A4 and a Blue Volkswagen T-Roc collided on the B3078 at Knowlton, near Wimborne, Dorset Police said. The two drivers, aged 24 and 57 and both from Poole, were pronounced dead at the scene. There were...
Sophie CridlandSouth of England Choir’s nude calendar in memory of former member A group of singers has gone nude for a photo shoot to raise money for a charity following the death of a fellow choir member. Relight My Choir, from Bournemouth, Dorset, are fundraising for the Natalie Kate Moss Foundation, which works to help...
It is beginning to look festive in the south of England this week with clear skies and beautiful sunrises. Join us as we take a few moments to relax and enjoy the beauty of Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight through the stunning images you have sent us over the past seven...
PA Media Bananas from the containers are being collected from the shore Containers of bananas falling from a cargo ship and news that an 11-year-old had become the youngest person to be made an MBE were among this week’s most popular reads. We have picked five stories from the past seven days across Hampshire, the...
Three alleged protesters from Palestine Action who are accused of breaking into a UK subsidiary of an Israeli defence firm and causing £1m worth of damage have denied the charges against them. Finn Collins, from Whitstable, Salaam Mahmood, from Abbey Wood, London, and Liam Mullany, from Poole, pleaded not guilty at Woolwich Crown Court on...
Police have launched an investigation after a carrier bag containing a human skull was found next to a statue in Devon. Officers were called to Kings Quay, in Brixham, at 15:40 BST on Thursday where t...
Marcus WhiteSouth of England PA Leonard Farruku took his own life on the Bibby Stockholm barge An asylum seeker who took his own life on the Bibby Stockholm barge would still be alive were it not for ...
George ThorpeSouth West and Seb NobleCornwall political reporter BBC Business owners think Extended Producer Responsibility would force price rises for customers Businesses in the South West have rais...
Ruth Bradley and Michelle RuminskiSomerset politics reporters, Taunton BBC Parents and children gathered outside County Hall in Taunton Dozens of families gathered outside a council’s headquarte...
Reading FC says it will support the “strongest possible action” if an alleged racist comment from one of its supporters is proven. The Royals’ League One match at Exeter City on Satu...
Available for over a year Several hundred swimmers took part in the Daily Dip for Dave sea swim at Gyllyngvase beach in Falmouth at the weekend. It was all in support of Ruth Hitchcock and her husband...
Daniel MumbyLocal Democracy Reporting Service Juliet Eardley More than 100 residents in Crewkerne have objected to the plans Residents in a countryside market town have said local services and infrast...
Is this the start of a new sort of unexpected at The Stoop this season? Eight minutes gone, snappy ball off the top of the line-out, and fly-half Marcus Smith attacks just inside Saracens’ 10m l...
Traders in a seaside town believe an online crime reporting tool will make a “big difference”. The UK Partners Against Crime (UKPAC) Business Crime Reduction Partnership was launched in Te...
A dairy farm in Dorset has been fined £6,000 and ordered to pay costs of £10,158.50 after cattle slurry was found to be polluting a nearby river. The owners of Manor Farm Dairy, in Hilfield, Dorcheste...