Charminster6 Jan 2026Library closes after partial ceiling collapseThe library in Bournemouth is closed while a structural engineer inspects the damage. 6 Jan 202619 Aug 2025Council's 3,750 homes plan 'would ruin countryside'Dorset Council's Local Plan would wipe out Hardy's Wessex landscape, campaigners say.19 Aug 20251 Dec 2024Wolf Hall's Dorset location filming secrets revealedForde Abbey and Wolfeton House are among the locations that feature in the Wolf Hall TV series.1 Dec 202426 Jun 2023Developer loses appeal to build near manor houseThe Planning Inspector said building homes would harm the setting of Wolfeton House near Dorchester.26 Jun 202316 Feb 2023Police still searching for missing teenagerPolice are still searching for a teenager who was last seen on CCTV at a supermarket on Saturday night.16 Feb 202320 May 2022Man denies murder and robbery after alley deathDamien Johnson is accused, alongside two others, of killing a 56-year-old man in Bournemouth.20 May 202230 Jan 2022Three men charged with murder after alley deathThe trio are set to appear before magistrates on Monday over the death of Michael Bastable.30 Jan 202227 Jan 2022Three murder arrests after body found in alleyPolice say the dead man's bank cards were used after his body was found in Bournemouth.27 Jan 202211 Nov 2021Police warning over rise in vehicle crimeMaps show where vehicles in the Charminster and Winton areas of Bournemouth have been targeted.11 Nov 2021...