Summary

  • Huge numbers of visitors flock to beaches in Dorset and Hampshire

  • BCP Council declares 'major incident' in response to the numbers of people

  • People from as far away as the midlands have come for the day to the coast

  • The scenes have been described as a "complete breakdown of decent, normal behaviour"

  • Reports of anti-social behaviour, illegal parking, piles of litter, overnight camping and gridlock

  • A councillor said she was verbally abused and spat at as she directed traffic.

  1. Warning over dog attacks after 18 lambs killedpublished at 15:26 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2021

    Insurance firm NFU Mutual says more new dog owners are now walking in the countryside.

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  2. Winds blow sand on beach into 4ft-high steppublished at 13:30 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2021

    Photographer Gillian Mackay spotted the unusual scenes when she was at Tenby's Castle Beach.

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  3. Struggling market has 'opportunity for revival'published at 12:16 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2021

    The weekly Wednesday market has seen its revenue halved during the pandemic.

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  4. Bluebirds sign Goodridge & NdjolIpublished at 11:29 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2021

    Barrow sign striker Mikael Ndjoli from Bournemouth and bring in Burnley midfielder Mace Goodridge on loan for the rest of the season.

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  5. Heavy snow closes motorway and schoolspublished at 10:22 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2021

    Heavy snow closes the M62 east of Rochdale overnight and schools across east and north Lancashire.

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  6. Cherries complete loan deal for Longpublished at 01:21 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2021

    Bournemouth sign forward Shane Long on loan from Southampton until the end of the season, subject to EFL approval.

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  7. Man 'murdered after noise row' at over-50s blockpublished at 20:10 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2021

    Christopher Stocks threatened to "stab or shoot" people a day before he killed a resident, jurors hear.

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  8. Weather for the Week Aheadpublished at 18:33 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2021

    Weather for the Week Ahead

  9. Wycombe re-sign Bournemouth's Ofoborhpublished at 16:57 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2021

    Wycombe Wanderers re-sign midfielder Nnamdi Ofoborh on loan from fellow Championship side Bournemouth for the rest of the season.

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  10. Rain and snow forecast prompts weather warningspublished at 13:12 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2021

    The Met Office and Met Éireann issue separate warnings for counties in NI and Republic of Ireland.

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  11. Video shows 'freak wave' that threw man into wallpublished at 12:34 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2021

    The coastguard has warned the public not to get close to coastal storms after coastguard injuries.

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  12. Woodgate joins Bournemouth as coachpublished at 11:21 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2021

    Jonathan Woodgate is appointed as senior first team coach by Bournemouth following the departure of Graeme Jones.

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  13. Weather for the week aheadpublished at 17:01 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2021

    More rain in the forecast this week and also more snow, especially for the hills of Scotland and northern England. Further south it will be a bit milder for a time.

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  14. Watford sign Gosling from Bournemouthpublished at 13:16 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2021
    Breaking

    Watford sign midfielder Dan Gosling from Championship promotion rivals Bournemouth on a two-and-a-half year contract.

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  15. Weymouth 0-1 Notts Countypublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2021

    Elisha Sam scores the winner as Notts County move up to fifth in the National League table with a 1-0 victory at Weymouth.

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  16. Snow forces vaccination and test centre closurespublished at 17:52 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2021

    Two vaccination centres and a test centre remain shut as police warn of "treacherous" conditions.

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  17. Weather for the week aheadpublished at 16:13 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2021

    More rain and snow in the forecast as we look ahead into the first week of February as low pressure stays close to the UK.

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  18. Reading beat Bournemouth to go fourthpublished at 22:02 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2021

    Reading climb to fourth in the Championship with a convincing victory against out-of-form Bournemouth.

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