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Businesses in Dorset are urged to learn a lesson about going to court after Prince Harry and claimants were hit with multi-million-pound costs at High Court

Diverse Abilities is looking for volunteers to support The Treehouse in Hurn, where they maintain grounds designed for children and adults with disabilities

A speechwriter is launching a pair of thought-provoking political events set to go ahead in Bournemouth.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council has been ranked the worst authority in the south-west for housing delivery.

Liz Hutchings from Poole, will walk 44 miles in the Braver Together Community Challenge this September to support RMA – The Royal Marines Charity.

A woman says she was served raw chicken in a burger from a Bournemouth takeaway before becoming sick just hours later.

A church organist in Dorset has been playing at the same church on the same instrument every week for more than 70 years.

Tom Hayes: For far too long, cash-strapped councils have failed to repair broken play equipment while valuable green spaces have been sold off for development.

tep back into a sweltering 2006 summer day with these pictures of locals enjoying Lymington Saltwater Baths in New Forest, Hampshire.

A bus driver was ‘left bleeding’ after he was assaulted by a passenger in a ‘rare but troubling incident’.

Paul Goldstein and local civic leaders gathered at Kingfishers on Thursday 27 August to support conservation challenge.

Residents at an independent living accommodation say they feel like ‘prisoners in their own home’ due to a broken lift keeping them confined to their rooms for more than a week.

Police are investigating the ‘sudden’ death of a woman which is being treated as “unexplained”.

Police, forensics and the ambulance service have been at a property in Canford Heath for much of today.

The engine of a 30-foot yacht carrying four people and a dog failed and triggered an emergency response from HM Coastguard as it drifted too close to cliffs.

Lymington Lifeboat Called to Two Boats Aground

Emergency services, including Dorset Police and Coastguard, responded to a medical incident at Bournemouth Pier West on Sunday morning. Water safety tips shared.

After almost eight extraordinary years, last night we closed the doors of Twelve for the final time. 🤍

Arrests, drug searches and a seized knife were among the outcomes of recent police activity in the Boscombe & Christchurch Neighbourhood Policing Team.

A New Forest ranger had to put out a BBQ as wildfire risk continues.

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.