West Dorset News

‘Countryside is in peril’: Dorset PCC warns MPs of rising waste crime

Police CCTV appeal following robbery in Bournemouth

Oasis fan who died after falling at Wembley concert suffered 'multiple bodily injuries' - inquest

Man charged following alleged Poole burglary

Dorset Council tabling 'new approach' to managing hotels

Two more arrests after man seriously injured in Bournemouth assault

Cohousing scheme in Dorset celebrated for tackling housing crisis

Dorset Police launches two new mobile police stations

Police issue advice after three garage burglaries in North Dorset

SWAST 'committed to improving' as new league table comes out

Bournemouth beaches draw nearly one million visitors by rail

Former Dorset Police officer found guilty of gross misconduct

Former Dorset Police officer found guilty of gross misconduct

Police appeal after man suffers life threatening injuries in Poole collision

Price tag revealed for cleaning paint off Dorset roundabouts

Average rents spike by more than 2% across South West and West Mids

Dorset and Wiltshire locals urged to consider on-call firefighting

Bournemouth Airport strikes called off

Shillingstone station given green light to become operational heritage railway

Former Bibby Stockholm resident sentenced to community order for sexual assault

Increasing number fined for misuse of disabled parking bays

Council plans £6.5m LED streetlight overhaul to save money and cut carbon

Police appeal for witnesses after serious injury collision near Dorchester

Fire crews takle commercial fire in Bournemouth

Police renew appeal for witnesses after fatal collision near Dorchester

Bournemouth restaurant fined £40K and stripped of licence over illegal workers

Weymouth RNLI lifeguards rescue paddleboarders in difficulty

BCP Council: increased car park fine trial on coastal roads ends

Man arrested after reported hate crime in Bournemouth

Two hospitalised in North Dorset crash

Crews continue supporting residents after flat fire in Dorchester

More avian flu cases detected across the South West

Dorchester North development pledges greener future than Poundbury

BCP Council debt rises by £80m as SEND crisis pushes local authority to ‘technical insolvency’

New drop-in wellbeing hubs launch across North Dorset

160 hectares of Dorset heathland burned because of wildfires in 2025