Parents in Bournemouth back calls for better playgrounds as authority says it can not afford maintenance.

Others to receive honours include a bus company managing director and a retired senior nurse.

Holly, from Poole, Dorset, has been sleeping on a friend's sofa after experiencing problems at home.

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service sacked eight staff since the start of 2022, figures show.

The ponies, found to be in need of care and treatment, were removed from a field, police say.

Sir Christopher Chope suggested Badenoch would be less able to commit to the demands of being party leader.

Artwey Gallery will serve as an art exhibition venue for the community until February.

William Barnes bequeathed his works to Dorset's county museum, which he founded in the 19th Century.

Last year the pair raised the first white-tailed eagle in southern England since 1780.

A story about a helicopter stranded in a field was among the most read in Dorset.

A council receives funding of £27,500 for special equipment to remove chewing gun from streets.

Vikki Slade won the Mid Dorset and North Poole seat at the general election on Friday.

The new intake of MPs head to Parliament after being victorious last week.

With all results across the county now declared, the BBC live page for the election results for Dorset has now ended.

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It was a bad night for Conservatives in Dorset.

Tobias Ellwood lost his seat to Labour's Tom Hayes in Bournemouth East.

After 14 years at the helm, Richard Drax lost his place in Dorset South

He was beaten by Labour's Lloyd Hatton who polled 15,659 votes, gaining a majority of 1,048.

Connor Burns was ousted in Bournemouth West as Jessica Toale from Labour was successful.

There was a glimmer of joy for the Conservative's Simon Hoare who held on to his seat in North Dorset

Mid Dorset and North Poole was close but Liberal Democrat candidate Vikki Slade took the win.

By far the narrowest call in the county came in Poole, where votes were counted four times.

It was a big shock in a constituency which had been held by the Conservative's Sir Robert Syms for 27 years, as he lost out to Labour's Neil Duncan-Jordan, who had a majority of just 18 votes.

Another narrow Labour victory - Neil Duncan-Jordan has taken the seat of Poole from the Tories overturning a majority of 18,608.

After a number of recounts, it has been declared Duncan-Jordan won the seat by just 18 votes.

We have three more constituencies left to declare - two in Scotland and one in Essex.

Labour has narrowly won in Poole after votes were counted four times.

It is a big change for the constituency which has been led by Conservative party candidate Sir Robert Syms for 27 years.

Neil Duncan-Jordan, the Labour candidate for the area, won the seat with a majority of just 18 votes, on a night where his party won the UK general election with a landslide victory.

There has been a third recount in Poole as candidates wait to hear their fate.

That makes four counts so far.

The seat has been held by the Conservatives' Sir Robert Syms for 27 years.

Neil Duncan-Jordan is the Labour candidate for the constituency.

Following the election of Vikki Slade, leader of BCP Council, as MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, a spokesperson for the authority said:

“Council officers and cabinet are working through how this appointment may impact the council going forward.

"We will provide a further update in due course.

“Council services will, of course, continue as usual.”

Tristan Pascoe
Political Reporter, Dorset

Edward Morello polled more than 26,000 votes as the Lib Dems swept to victory in West Dorset - the first liberal win in the area for more than a century.