East Dorset News

Man jailed for 8 years for attempted rape of woman in Bournemouth

Dorset businesses feel ‘relief’ after budget as Chamber says tax hit 'could've been worse'

BCP and Dorset councils react to Autumn Budget

Ex-Dorset Police officer found to have committed gross misconduct

Two teenagers assaulted and bike stolen on Portland

Police appeal after tobacco stolen from Weymouth home

Delays to SEND reform could deepen hole in BCP Council's finances

Bridge and waterfront remains closed at Poole Park

Wimborne Town v Plymouth Parkway postponed after coach crash

Ferndown shop shut down after repeated sales of illegal products

Police appeal after collision in Wimborne

People urged to get creative as BCP Council launches gritter name competition

Beach House Café allowed to stay open but faces tighter rules after licence review

Dorchester fire started 'most likely' by discarded batteries

Dorset Council launch 'Give the Greatest Gift' fostering campaign

BCP Council launches new strategy to make homelessness “rare, brief and unrepeated”

Councillor urges BCP to keep Solent Meads Golf Course open as petition passes 7,500 Signatures

Bournemouth ice rink to stay open despite cherry tree controversy

Organised crime gang sentenced for stealing more than £2m worth of vehicles

Detectives investigating fatal house fire in Weymouth give update

BCP residents asked to help shape council spending as financial pressures deepen

Poole MP says two-child benefit cap 'must go' to stop leaving 'kids behind'

Man arrested after reported racially aggravated incident in Dorchester

Wessex Water faces fresh calls for public ownership after regulator exposes failures

Police appeal after man assaulted during Boscombe robbery

Dorset school bans songs from KPop Demon Hunters as they go against 'Christian Ethos'

BCP Council welcomes new plans holding councillors accountable for misconduct

Weymouth stakes its future on £26m regeneration plan aiming to reverse decades of decline

‘Save Our Pubs’: Dorset landlords issue last-minute plea ahead of Chancellor’s budget

Failed asylum seeker appears in court charged with rape of woman in Bournemouth

Dorset Council delays rollout of recycling centre booking system until 2026

Arrest after reported rape in Bournemouth

Health Secretary apologises to Bournemouth woman harmed by banned pregnancy drug

Three teenagers taken to hospital after crash in Wareham

Wessex Water could have to pay £11m over wastewater failures

Rare fungus discovered in the New Forest for the first time