Dorset News

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

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

Teenager injured in collision with car in Bournemouth

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'

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

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

Firearms amnesty announced in Dorset for certain illegal blank firers

Man jailed for violent abuse of woman in Dorchester

Fundraising appeal helps secure land around Cerne Abbas Giant

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

Oxfordshire man arrested and murder investigation launched after incident in Poole

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

Devon and Torbay unveil plans for community funding and transport improvement

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

Exmoor residents encouraged to take part in housing needs survey

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