A man has been handed a hefty penalty notice after a short stay in a Poole car park, where he spent nearly the entire time trying to pay, and was unsuccessful.

BCP Council has announced its plans to invest half a million pounds into a major maintenance project that it says will improve a busy road and help prevent future potholes.

A father from Poole has created an app which helps people find child-friendly pubs across the UK. Pubs With Playgrounds was created by Poole-raised TV producer and father-of-two Alastair Duncan.

A woman says she is scared to leave home after a "dangerous" dog attacked her pet and terrorised her life.

A mother and her children were minutes away from drowning in a "traumatising" incident in the sea which saw them caught in a rip tide.

A case management hearing has been scheduled at Reading Crown Court for a former police officer accused of causing serious injuries during an incident outside a shopping centre.

A group of travellers have set up an unauthorised encampment in Poole.

An inquest has opened following the death of a man who was missing for more than two weeks.