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A man from Dorset has been charged with multiple driving offences after failing to stop for police before fleeing on foot and attempting to hide in an airing cupboard.

Highcliffe’s Diamond Divas choir has raised £86,000 for Macmillan Caring Locally after 14 years supporting the Macmillan Unit hospice in Christchurch.

Avon Cliff care home in Bournemouth hosted a Frank Sinatra-themed tea party, raising around £200 and food donations for Bournemouth Food Bank with community support.

Reform councillors face criticism after Bournemouth Town Council removed an Equalities Policy section, while legal protections under the Equality Act 2010 remain.

A beauty salon has submitted a bid to continue using an outbuilding at a property in Poole.

A proposal has been submitted to convert a four-bedroom flat into a six-person HMO.

Plans to turn a five-bedroom bungalow in Poole into an Ofsted-registered children’s care home for three children are open for consultation until September 25.

Plans to introduce self-driving robots to deliver groceries “within the next year” across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

About 120 people attended the first Creative Countryside Day at Tilefield Nature near Brockenhurst on Saturday August 22.

Michael Portillo will bring stories from politics, rail travel and family history to Poole's Lighthouse on November 14.

Wimborne u3a’s autumn talks begin October 16 with Martin Stewart on Britain’s first garden centre, followed by micro-artist Graham Short and Nikola Tesla.

Bournemouth nightclub Lost seeks 5am opening on Fridays, Saturdays and bank holiday eves, despite residents’ noise concerns. Licensing decision pending.

Like the majority of town councillors, I was against the formation of town councils, but that battle was lost.

Harriet brings her Trying To Get The Feeling Again Tour to Wimborne’s Tivoli Theatre on October 30, ahead of her new album, As Good As It Was.

Hoburne, which operates sites in Dorset and the New Forest, has been named the UK's best caravan park operator by Which?

Christchurch man David Walker led a £100-car Paris-to-Peking challenge in 2007, crossing 15 countries, the Himalayas and Gobi Desert for Unicef.

A Dorset family is bringing fresh energy to a much-loved village pub.

Tuckton residents at Cranleigh Court say food waste went uncollected for seven weeks, leaving overflowing bins, flies and maggots before a reporter intervened.

A car dealership will close in Bournemouth after a change in franchise strategy by the VW Group.

A decision date has been set on plans to introduce number plate cameras at a village pub car park.

These old photos show the world-famous beauty spot of Lulworth Cove over the years

Purbeck Cider launches People’s Choice cider in Dorset, donating £1 per litre sold to Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. Community-grown apples support charity.

Plans for a new 'build your own' waterfront home with panoramic views have been approved for a site in Dorset

Dorset is the location for Mike Leigh's Play For Today, Nuts in May, which is free to watch on BBC iPlayer

A YouTube video provides an insightful look at Brownsea Island in 1962.

Only Fools and Horses repeats are as popular as ever this Christmas - but did you know that the classic BBC comedy was not once, but twice filmed in Dorset?

Sandbanks Ferry staff were 'verbally abused' by passengers during a temporary suspension.

Hundreds of jobs are to be created at a holiday park as part of a major nationwide investment.