West Dorset News

Police week of action in Dorset targets knife crime

Concerns raised as 27 children arrested for drug offences in Dorset

Once-in-a-decade revamp takes place at Cerne Abbas giant

Moordown store "hotspot for antisocial behaviour" and repeat shoplifting

Plans to expand Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium approved by BCP Council

Woman faces court in connection with Dorchester cyclist's death

Ministers urged to act as BCP Council warns illegal parking crisis will worsen this summer

Wimborne road safety petition backed by local MP after several near-misses

New swings, BMX upgrades and ponds planned across Bournemouth and Poole

Firefighters tackle blaze at Poole recycling centre

Blue Flags retained across BCP beaches as Sandbanks celebrates 39th year of top seaside status

New M&S Foodhall approved for former Homebase site in Poole

New M&S Foodhall approved for former Homebase site in Poole

Former Dorset police officer charged with GBH after detaining suspected shoplifter

Teenager found guilty of raping woman in portable toilet on Bournemouth seafront

Plans to expand AFC Bournemouth Stadium set to be approved

Marcos Senesi to leave Bournemouth

Women arrested in Poole following reported assault outside Munchies

Sir James Dyson still at the top of South West's Sunday Times Rich List

Dozen new bathing spots announced - including four in South West

Body found in search for missing Portland man

Dorset Council plans flood investigations after winter's severe weather

Ferndown Middle School closed amid sickness outbreak

Cornhill road in Sherborne reopens following safety works after fire

Sandbanks drivers face higher parking charges under new BCP Council proposals

Urgent repairs scheduled for The Cobb in Lyme Regis

National Trust confirm puffins have returned to Dancing Ledge

‘Every second counts’: Dorset and Wiltshire farmers rally against plans to close rural fire stations

Man accused of raping woman in toilet on Bournemouth seafront claims sex was consensual

‘Marketed like sweets’: Dorset schools launch anti-vaping lessons for children as young as 8

Brittany Ferries experiencing disruption after fire at data centre

Coastguard officer injured by exploding flint after bonfire at Charmouth Beach

Man, 60s, seriously injured after incident near traffic lights in Weymouth

Trade union calls for commission into electoral reform at Bournemouth conference

Cash machine theft investigation underway in Verwood

‘Visible and accessible’: Bournemouth get more neighbourhood police officers