Dorset News

Air weapon reportedly fired at property in Shaftesbury

Man arrested after alleged assault in Boscombe

Fire Service shares air fryer safety advice amid growing popularity

Seal pup found on rubbish-strewn beach is rescued

Dorset Council criticises local government funding settlement

Liverpool man denies racially abusing Bournemouth footballer Antonine Semenyo

Dorchester man jailed after police uncover drugs and £25k in cash at Airbnb

RNLI offers safety advice for Christmas and New Year cold-water dips

Flood warnings issued and train lines closed ahead of Christmas rush

Wessex Fields purchased by University Hospitals Dorset

Lifeboat crew called to kite surfer spotted in trouble near Bournemouth

Chase the Pudding: hundreds turn out for annual charity event

2025 'year of the octopus', as numbers spike in the South West

Dorset Police investigate two serious collisions in Bournemouth and Poole

Councils adopt 100-year strategy for managing flooding and erosion in Christchurch Bay and Harbour

Cricket-based entertainment chain Sixes goes into administration

Man in his 20s stabbed in Boscombe gardens

Six arrests made in rural theft investigation spanning multiple counties

Two children and two adults seriously injured in crash near Sherborne

Government halts all trials of UK's Ajax armoured vehicles after another soldier injured

Failed asylum seeker pleads not guilty to rape of woman in Bournemouth

Above average rainfall helps West Country recover from prolonged dry weather

Tributes paid to two men from Poole who died in East Dorset crash

Council leaders call for Wessex devolution deal ahead of financial settlement

Controversial dog exercise area in Wimborne turned down after councillors raise concerns

Dog rescued in Kimmeridge after being missing for more than a week

Poole man 'killed wife then took his own life after her disease symptoms worsened'

Sixth person arrested on suspicion of murder after death of woman in Poole

Man jailed after assault on teenage girl in Christchurch

Teenage cyclist knocked off e-bike during robbery in Poole

Man arrested after suspected dog theft in West Dorset

Man charged after collision in Bournemouth town centre

Man pleads guilty to attempting to smuggle five men into UK

Family pays tribute to 73-year-old who died after bus crash in Christchurch

£11m enforcement package for Wessex Water confirmed by Ofwat

Witness appeal after serious crash in Poole