Matthew Benjamin Wood was sentenced to three years and seven months in prison after he stole two watches from a jewellers in.

An Oxfordshire man who was arrested while in Bournemouth struck a boy with a wine glass, police have said.

Christchurch, a petite town in Dorset, has long been overshadowed by showier Bournemouth and Poole; The Mail on Sunday's Liz Gill checked into the Captain’s Club Hotel, ...

A 82ft (25m) tall crane will dominate the skyline of a historic market town for more than a year. The crane, which has a ...

The UK's first official "Nature Towns" have been crowned and are set to benefit from a £15.5 million investment in green ...

Christchurch and East Dorset Councils delivering services together Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 The Town and Country Planning… ...

Dorset's most prolific Japanese Knotweed hotspots have been revealed for 2025 by Environet, which includes Bournemouth, ...

A man found murdered in Dorset has been named as Edward Reeve. The seriously injured body of Mr Reeve, 35, was found by police in Christchurch on Tuesday, leading to the launch of a murder ...

Christchurch is also asking for the rest of Dorset to keep its current council structure. It is the only authority opposing plans to merge councils into two unitary authorities.

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The dealership, which is to be named Destination Triumph Dorset, will be located in Stony Lane and is expected to open in Spring 2021. It will be the third dealership in Destination Triumph’s ...