23+ hour, 27+ min ago   (221+ words) Officers have seized a motocross bike after it was ridden illegally in a public park in Ferndown. The incident took place at King George V Playing Fields and was part of a wider week of neighbourhood policing activity in the…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (162+ words) A man accused of assaulting and kidnapping a woman has pleaded not guilty. Jake Snell, 25, of Brook Road, Bournemouth, appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court on Thursday, September 10, charged with several offences against a woman known to him. Prosecutor Alan Evans…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (375+ words) A greenkeeper at a prestigious Poole golf club has been jailed for four-and-a-half years for raping a woman while she slept. The victim, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, had gone to bed after a night out with friends…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (154+ words) Police have made five arrests and seized vehicles during a week of neighbourhood policing activity in Bournemouth. The arrests were made for a range of offences, including breach of a closure order, wanted on warrant, fail to appear, possession of…...

4+ day, 42+ min ago   (205+ words) A man from Dorset has been charged with multiple driving offences after failing to stop for police before fleeing on foot and attempting to hide in an airing cupboard. Dorset Police confirmed at around 1pm on Saturday, September 5 officers requested a…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (576+ words) A “flirty” former PE teacher who “exploited her position” has been convicted of having sexual relationships with three of her students. Bronwen James, 30, was found guilty of three counts of sexual activity with a 16-year-old schoolboy at Bitterne Park School in…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (488+ words) A MOTORCYCLIST suffered a serious fracture to his arm after a crash on Dorset Way. It comes after days of large amounts of dust on the road in recent days following surface-dressing work carried out by the council. The crash…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (425+ words) RESIDENTS feel “angry” and “vulnerable” after their food waste was not collected for seven weeks. Cranleigh Court, a retirement flat in Tuckton, has 21 residents and bins are meant to be collected every Monday. Marion Budworth, a resident, said: "I have…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (182+ words) The family of an "extremely" vulnerable man are appealing to the public for help to locate him after not hearing from him for almost 24 hours. Joshua Griffin, 27, known as Josh, has reportedly been missing for almost 24 hours, with his last…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (490+ words) MPs have launched an inquiry into party political funding following fraud within the SNP. The Scottish Affairs Committee said it will investigate the Electoral Commission’s oversight of party cash. The committee announced it would separately investigate the dual role of…...