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There was a lot of energy in the town and a variety of activities for young people to enjoy as part of UPLIFT 2026.

Nominations for the six categories close on 31 May, with the awards ceremony at the New Forest and Hampshire County Show on Wednesday 29 July.

The £425,000 BCP Crisis and Resilience Fund will focus on providing funding for community meals and cookery workshops.

Forest Holme Hospice is now offering patients the chance to spend their last days in the comfort of their own homes.

Following the stabbing of a 16-year-old, police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with camera footage.

To be held on 1–3 May at Beaulieu, the BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair will be bursting with flowers and plants to wow visitors.

The event, which takes place on Friday 15 May, offers a 3km, 5km or 10km route from Bournemouth towards Southbourne.

49-year-old Simon John Turner of Reading was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment after defrauding several people

Overall crime dropped in Dorset in 2025, according to the latest ONS data, meaning the area remains one of the safest in the UK.

Discussion regarding the planning application for land off Birchdale Road, Colehill, lasted more than three hours.