Local businesses and community groups would be given the right to rent premises if they are empty for a year.

An MP says a proposed mayor for three counties would be remote and not a well-known local leader.

The government is consulting on allowing hybrid and online participation in more council meetings.

Once filled with toiletries, the bags are donated to women fleeing domestic abuse across east Dorset.

The GMB union claims BCP Council announced the proposal in a "scrooge-like" email to employees.

Isabelle Pepin was fined £500 after leaving a cabinet outside her house for free collection

A council sets up an emergency rest centre in Bournemouth for displaced residents.

The charity We Are Humans says the severe weather response is not a long-term solution.