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The Poole Harbour Festival is set to take place in July

Razorlight, The Coral, Reef and more for Poole Harbour Festival

RAZORLIGHT, The Coral and Reef will top the bill at the 2024 Poole Harbour Festival. They are joined by The…

Matthew Appleyard has been jailed over supplying cocaine. Picture: Avon & Somerset Police

Ferndown woman Sapphire Dennis in court after cocaine raid

A MAN and woman have been sentenced after dealing cocaine for more than two years. Matthew Appleyard, 31, of Milborne…

Thieves tried to access a keyless car in Poole. Picture: Dorset Police

Watch as thieves target keyless car at Poole home

OWNERS of keyless cars are being warned of thieves using technology to steal vehicles. Dorset Police has released footage of…

Controversial plans to change yearly MOT test scrapped

PLANS to change the way MOT checks on vehicles are carried out have been scrapped. The Government previously announced plans…

Billy Lardner tragically died after the crash. Picture: Dorset Police

Tyrone Franklin jailed over crash that killed 16-year-old Billy Lardner

A 25-YEAR-OLD who caused the death of teenager Billy Lardner in a crash in Christchurch has been jailed. Tyrone…

Sophie Ellis-Bextor is set to play at Poole Pride in June. Picture: Lighthouse

Sophie Ellis-Bextor to headline first ever Poole Pride event

POP diva Sophie Ellis-Bextor will headline the first ever Poole Pride event this summer. The Murder on the Dancefloor star…

Police are keen to trace this person after a handbag theft at M&S in New Milton

CCTV police appeal after handbag stolen in New Milton M&S

POLICE are keen to identify this person in connection with the theft of a handbag in Marks & Spencer. The…

142-year-old New Forest pub under fresh ownership

THE Lamb Inn at Nomandsland, on the border between Hampshire and Wiltshire, has new owners. It has been taken over…

Schools and other groups can take part in Plant Your Pants. Picture: The Countryside Trust

Plant Your Pants this spring – to see what’s going on ‘down there’!

PEOPLE in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire are being urged to plant their pants – yes, pants – this spring,…

Felicity Hooper on the South West Coast Path

Dorset woman completes epic 630-mile charity trek

AFTER 630 miles, climbing 115,000ft, a Dorset woman has completed an epic trek in aid of a disability charity. Felicity…