A serving officer from the Dorset Police force has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in a Public Office and Data Protection Act offences.

Armed police were deployed to a train station following reports that two men had been seen carrying suspected firearms in Poole.

The following cases were heard at Poole Magistrates' Court:

A WEST Lulworth building could be changed into a seasonal hot food takeaway.

A PLANNING policy clash could scupper plans to convert a Sherborne hotel into extra care apartments.

Children have been accused of terrorising a Ferndown suburb with a slingshot, with residents warning "this cannot continue.”

The Green Party has joined calls for BCP Council to release a list of all its owned and leased land and properties.

Residents, businesses, and visitors are being invited to help shape the future of heritage in their communities.