Dorset News

Job cuts planned at Queen Elizabeth's School in Wimborne

Over half of adults in South West admit littering

Massive storm debris clearance underway at West Bay Harbour

Dorset Council allocates additional £5m to tackle flooding on county's roads

Refurbishment to begin on Winton Health Centre in Bournemouth

South West leaders push for urgent approval of Tobacco Bill

Salons and barbers invited to join campaign against romance fraud

Beavers released to help restore river and wetland

Plans for closure of Dorset and Wiltshire fire stations to go to public consultation

Trial of failed asylum seeker abandoned because no interpreter could be found

Mother of teenager who died in suspected 'suicide pact' tells inquest of son's mental health issues

Rescued turtle swept away by storm given VIP treatment on flight

Plans approved to increase amount residents pay for policing in Dorset

Almost 100 areas warned to expect flooding as downpours continue

Firefighters to protest plans to close eight on-call fire stations

Dorset couple plead guilty to supplying drugs and laundering money

Teenagers found dead at Dorset nature reserve in suspected 'suicide pact' - Inquest

Firefighters tackle blaze at block of flats in Bournemouth

Historic shipwreck revealed at Studland Bay following storms

Exclusive: South Western Ambulance receives 444 hoax calls in a year

Major investment to improve council homes across Bournemouth and Poole approved

BCP Council and Morebus move to protect 1.3 million bus journeys amid rising costs

Beavers to be released at two sites in South West

Teenager injured in collision with car in Bournemouth

‘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