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Diverse Abilities, Dorset’s disability charity, collected and recycled 2,488 Christmas trees from the local Dorset and Hampshire community.

A popular music festival in Highcliffe will go ahead this year, after scaling back its plans for expansion due to objections by residents.

The application came before the planning committee for a second time, with the vote once more being in favour of the Aldi application.

Broadstone Players are presenting ‘Deckchairs’ in Broadstone War Memorial Hall theatre from 24 to 28 February.

Roads, care and jobs funding are included in the council’s budget for the coming year, with a Council Tax rise of 4.99 per cent.

The collision happened on 5 January opposite the Popworld nightclub in Old Christchurch Road, and the man in his 20s died on 12 January.

A man has been arrested and released on police bail, but officers are still appealing for witnesses to the collision.

If you’re still feeling the January blues, this entertaining pantomime might just be the tonic.

Ferndown hound Tricky was chosen as ‘Miss October’ for the Humane Research Trust’s annual calendar.

Three young neurodiverse adults will be offered support from six months to three years at a shared home in the town.