Dorset News

‘Once in a century’ floods becoming the norm, warns Dorset Council leader

Rare Penguin chick from world's smallest species born at SEA LIFE Weymouth

£68million improvements planned for council housing in Bournemouth and Poole

Rain continues to drench south-west England as forecasters see 'no end in sight'

Parents in desperate fight to save daughter after UK treatment options run out

Dorset Council leader shares update on flooding

South West England and South Wales have seen rain every day so far in 2026

Drug dealer jailed for 16 years after being stopped by officer in Bournemouth

Farmer in north Dorset banned from keeping sheep after neglect conviction

Heavy rain set to cause even more travel disruption and flooding in South West England

BCP Council ‘bucking the trend’ with families spending less time in temporary accommodation

Man convicted of manslaughter of 18-year-old in Bournemouth after retrial

Firearms amnesty announced in Dorset for certain illegal blank firers

Council urges rail operators to act on Pokesdown accessibility as funding pressure mounts

Man jailed for violent abuse of woman in Dorchester

Fundraising appeal helps secure land around Cerne Abbas Giant

Boy, 13, arrested after e-bike collision in Poole

Council tax in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole could rise by 7.4 per cent

Giant response to appeal helps National Trust secure cherished Dorset landscape

Oxfordshire man arrested and murder investigation launched after incident in Poole

Poole's Twin Sails Bridge reopens after months of repairs

AFC Bournemouth submit expansion plans to increase Vitality Stadium capacity to 20,000

Police appeal for information on 31-year-old wanted Poole man

Further rainfall could exacerbate flooding in the South-West

BCP Council earns top grade for social housing standards

Appeal for witnesses after fatal moped crash in Christchurch

Storm Chandra: residents start returning to their homes

Drug dealer jailed for four years

Dorset continues to rank among top ten safest counties as crime rates drop further

Residents at park home sites around Bournemouth can return home but flooding risks remain

Two men jailed after attacking motorists near Dorchester

GWR: First battery-powered train to start carrying passengers

RNLI warning as large swell forecast to hit south west beaches today

Heart of Wessex Line: embankment upgrades to take place next month

Storm Chandra: widespread flooding and travel disruption continues

Dorset Council funded school buses will NOT be running today due to flooding