An 18-year-old who died while saving children from the sea has received a posthumous bravery award. Callum Baker-Osborne, from Coventry, was on holiday in Poole, Dorset, on 26 July 2021 when some of h...
A council is to consider a £2m plan to lower its energy bills and reduce carbon emissions. Dorset Council could spend £1.3m to replace streetlights with LED units and £700,000 on solar panels for coun...
Emily HudsonSouth of England BBC University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust has received funding for new hospitals In 2020, the then Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced 40 new NHS hospitals w...
Lorna Leahy Performers such as Aziya have stopped off at the Wedgewood Rooms Music venues in the South are missing out because touring bands are opting to play a small number of major cities instead, ...
Katie WapleSouth of England BBC Concorde landed in April 1996 at Bournemouth Airport in front of thousands of people “The interest from the local public was off the scale – we had 25,000 people ...
Stuart RustSouth of England Getty Images The public have been debating the pros and cons of a possible social media ban for children This week, the government launched a consultation on whether to ban...
The family of a 23-year-old student with a brain tumour is hoping to raise £200,000 to to pay for potentially life-saving treatment for him in Germany. Alex Warwick from Weymouth was taken to A&E ...
Bournemouth are closing in on a move worth about £30.6m for Vasco da Gama striker Rayan. The 19‑year‑old Brazilian is keen to join the Premier League to further his development, while there has also b...
A man has died in hospital nearly four weeks after a three-car crash in Dorset. Police said the collision involved a black Mini Cooper, a black Vauxhall Corsa and a BMW X3 on Ringwood Road in Verwood,...
A man jailed for stalking will face strict restrictions when he leaves prison after a specialist police unit secured additional measures to protect his victim. Matthew Ashley Foster‑Smith, 46, from Bo...










