Local residents were warned of a strong smell of smoke overnight while crews brought the fire under control. The fire service ...

A man has died in and another arrested after a "hit and run" in the early hours of Wednesday morning in Poole.

A FIRE involving a boat broke out in Poole in the early hours of this morning. Multiple firefighters were called to the blaze within a boatyard in Woodlands Avenue at 2.22am this morning, Wednesday, ...

Emergency services are at the scene of a "serious collision". Dorset Police said the incident occurred on Wimborne Road in ...

A SERIAL flasher has been exposing himself to women, as other potential victims are urged to come forward. Three reports have been made to Dorset Police of a man indecently exposing himself to woman ...

The fire service said it received multiple calls about the fire at Upton Heath shortly before 23:45 BST Firefighters have been tackling two fires on heathland at nature reserves. The first, at Upton ...

A clean-up operation is under way after about 200 barrels of reservoir fluid including oil leaked into the water at Poole Harbour in Dorset. A major incident was declared when a leak occurred at a ...

A ROAD was temporarily closed on Friday morning after a bin lorry caught fire in Poole. Litter was dumped onto Walking Field ...

I visited a seaside town dismissed as a "s***hole" but I have to agree with locals who told me it's a "wonderful" place. Most of the residents and visitors I met defended Poole when I was in the town ...

AN MP says that banning junk food adverts online is not enough and is pushing for ad removal outside schools, youth clubs and anywhere ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Where In a suburb called Branksome Park, about 3 miles from Poole centre and a 15-minute drive from Bournemouth ...

Two new unitary authorities have formally taken control in Dorset after nine previous councils were merged. Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council said the change would ...