Christmas help for crew stuck on cruise shipspublished at 12:09 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2020
The Sailors' Society has been doing shopping for staff looking after the mothballed cruise ships.
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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.
Christmas help for crew stuck on cruise shipspublished at 12:09 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2020
Attempted murder arrests after man stabbedpublished at 10:24 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2020
Two women and a man have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was stabbed in Bournemouth.
Dorset Police said the man, in his 40s, was stabbed in his chest and hand in Norwood Place shortly after 21:45 GMT on Monday.
He remains in hospital. His injuries are not described as life threatening.
Two women, aged 34 and 31, and a man, aged 61, remain in custody.
Cordons were put in place overnight in Kimberley Road, Stamford Road, Seabourne Road and Norwood Place.
Community choir has surprise Christmas hitpublished at 00:06 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2020
A community choir from Dorset landed on the iTunes chart with their "Covid-secure" charity single.
Read MoreWeather for the Week Aheadpublished at 18:41 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2020
Weather for the Week Ahead
Man jailed after causing fatal multiple-car crashpublished at 12:44 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2020
Harvey Amey is jailed after admitting causing a fatal four-vehicle crash in Dorset.
Read MoreByron Bay beach ‘all but gone’ in Australia stormspublished at 10:43 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2020
Heavy rain and huge ocean swells batter popular tourist spots, prompting hundreds of calls for help.
Read MoreSouth Live: 14 December to 20 Decemberpublished at 07:07 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2020
All the latest headlines from across Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Read MoreThree donkeys die in national park crashpublished at 13:19 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2020
They were hit by a car in an area of the New Forest where animals roam freely on the open heath.
Read MoreQueensferry Crossing reopens after emergency drillpublished at 08:52 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2020
The route, connecting Edinburgh and Fife, reopened after being closed for an emergency drill overnight on Saturday.
Read MoreIs global warming making hurricanes stronger?published at 00:10 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2020
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was one of the most active on record - was it due to global warming?
Read MoreWealdstone 2-1 Weymouthpublished at 17:42 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2020
Wealdstone end a five-game winless run in the National League as they come from behind to beat Weymouth.
Read MoreBournemouth ease to Huddersfield winpublished at 17:06 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2020
Bournemouth keep pace at the top of the Championship as they make easy work of thrashing Huddersfield Town.
Read MoreWeather for the week aheadpublished at 15:35 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2020
A fairly mild week ahead but often windy with spells of rain for most. There's a hint of something colder arriving as we move closer to Christmas.
Read MorePedestrian dies after being hit by carpublished at 09:08 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2020
The woman in her 70s was struck by a car on Quay Road in Christchurch on Tuesday.
Read MoreRyanair to restart flights from Bournemouthpublished at 18:59 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020
The budget airline operator restarts flights to destinations including Faro, Alicante and Tenerife
Read MoreWeather for the week aheadpublished at 17:25 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020
An often wet, windy but mild forecast over the next ten days as multiple areas of low pressure head our way. There will be some drier slots too.
Read MoreClimate Checkpublished at 17:06 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020
In the latest Climate Check from BBC Weather, Sarah Keith-Lucas looks back at a year of extreme heat, exceptional rainfall and record CO2 levels.
Read MoreHotel murder suspect held under Mental Health Actpublished at 15:20 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020
A woman in her 20s, who was working as a receptionist, was found dead at a Bournemouth Travelodge.
Read MoreWarnings after further scam calls in Dorsetpublished at 15:03 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020
An elderly couple have been conned into handing over their savings to fraudsters, in a scam being linked to two others.
Image source, GoogleA man and woman living in Bridport, Dorset, lost £10,700 in two separate scams on Wednesday involving people posing as couriers after receiving calls from bogus police officers.
On Thursday a couple in their 70s received a call from a man claiming he was a detective inspector and that a woman working for their bank was being investigated.The caller then told them to withdraw £6,000 before claiming the serial numbers on the notes were fraudulent.A fake courier then collected the cash from their home on Redbridge Road in Crossways.
Dorset Police has warned people to be "extremely vigilant" and appealed for witnesses.
Armed officers respond to man on roof in Bournemouthpublished at 13:54 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020
Image source, GoogleA man has been arrested after climbing on the roof of a building in Bournemouth.
Dorset Police said armed officers and a police helicopter responded to the incident in Cecil Road, Boscombe, around 08:30 GMT.
They said four vehicles parked nearby were damaged.
The 39-year-old man was brought to safety and arrested on suspicion of criminal damage, the force said.