2+ hour, 7+ min ago  (203+ words) A BIKER and a car driver were taken to hospital after suffering "serious injuries" in a crash in Christchurch. The crash involved a red Skoda Citigo and a white and black Honda motorbike and saw the rider, a man in…...

23+ hour, 36+ min ago  (308+ words) VICTIMS of investment fraud lost around "1, 675 per minute last year, according to figures from the City of London Police. In 2025, a total of 34, 673 people reported investment fraud to the Report Fraud body, a 31% rise on the previous year. In Dorset,…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (10+ words) Charity shops issue donation warning'The New Stour And Avon Magazine...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (302+ words) BRASS music in Verwood is in rude " and loud " health. The town's contesting brass bands achieved landmark results at the recent West of England Regional Finals " some of the most significant in the town's 162-year banding history. Verwood Concert Brass…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (235+ words) A LATE-NIGHT bus journey in Wimborne was disrupted by a racially aggravated incident, prompting police to appeal for witnesses. The incident happened at around 10. 30pm on Tuesday, March 24, on the number 13 Morebus shortly after it left Wimborne Square. A man is…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (376+ words) THREE boys have been found guilty of taking part in the rapes of girls in two separate incidents in Fordingbridge. The boys, two aged 15 and one aged 14, were convicted of crimes after attacks in the town in November 2024 and January…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (511+ words) SCOTT John William Smith has been jailed for not stopping for police before running over a dog " which had to be put down " in New Milton. The 27-year-old, of Linnet Court, New Milton, was sentenced to 16 months behind bars when…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (297+ words) POOLE man Ben Murray has been jailed after using a stolen car to help him carry out a robbery at knifepoint. The 34-year-old has been handed a 10-year sentence for two counts of robbery and one count of theft of…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (445+ words) TRAGEDY struck at a Devon airfield over the weekend as a man from Poole died in a skydiving incident. Emergency services were called to Dunkeswell Aerodrome just before 1pm on Saturday (February 28), following concerns for the welfare of a male skydiver....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (539+ words) BUSINESSES and community groups across Wimborne are being invited to get involved as one of the town's best-loved festivals prepares to celebrate a major milestone. Discover Wimborne will mark its tenth anniversary this April, with organisers from Wimborne BID urging…...