Bournemouth news

'We lost our beautiful daughter': Parents welcome one-off MenB vaccine rollout

Ramen Hozan, opening in Bournemouth

Ramen Hozan, opening in Bournemouth

Food and drink business

New Japanese restaurant promising "memory, warmth, and sharing" opens in Bournemouth

Bournemouth University’s (BU) BSc (Hons) Product Design student Rupert Murphy has won the New Designer of the Year 2026 award for his ‘Re-Warm’ project at the New Designers Awards in London.

Bournemouth University’s (BU) BSc (Hons) Product Design student Rupert Murphy has won the New Designer of the Year 2026 award for his ‘Re-Warm’ project at the New Designers Awards in London.

Bournemouth University student wins New Designer of the Year Award in London

58-59 Westover Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 2BZ

58-59 Westover Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 2BZ

'Historic' sea-view restaurant in Bournemouth goes under hammer this month

NHS Dorset has been awarded funding to lead an innovative new programme that will improve access to obesity support for people across Dorset.

NHS Dorset has been awarded funding to lead an innovative new programme that will improve access to obesity support for people across Dorset.

NHS Dorset awarded funding to lead innovative new obesity care programme

Bournemouth death notices and funeral announcements from the Bournemouth Echo

Bournemouth death notices and funeral announcements from the Bournemouth Echo

Bournemouth death notices and funeral announcements from the Bournemouth Echo

Mudeford RNLI's Atlantic 85

Mudeford RNLI's Atlantic 85

Two people rescued after jet ski broke down two miles out to sea

Pebble Beach owner Mike Caddy (inset) is calling for a VAT cut

Pebble Beach owner Mike Caddy (inset) is calling for a VAT cut

Bournemouth hospitality businesses call for VAT to be cut 10 per cent

Wenzel's unit in Bournemouth town centre

Wenzel's unit in Bournemouth town centre

Bakery chain closes both shops in Bournemouth

LIVE - Probe into woman's death enters day three

LIVE - Probe into woman's death enters day three

LIVE - Probe into woman's death enters day three

Geordie Shaws Ricci Guarnaccio picture with some locals.

Geordie Shaws Ricci Guarnaccio picture with some locals.

From Geordie Shore and JLS stars to student nights out - Cameo closes its doors

Cameo party-goers

Cameo party-goers

Popular Bournemouth nightclub Cameo shuts its doors for good

Councillor Sharon Carr-Brown, Tom Hayes MP, and Friends of Charminster Library Secretary Louise Norman

Councillor Sharon Carr-Brown, Tom Hayes MP, and Friends of Charminster Library Secretary Louise Norman

Parliamentary debate draws national attention to future of Bournemouth libraries

This week, Jessica Toale MP welcomed DES Justice campaigners back to Parliament for a meeting with the Minister for Health and Innovation and the first parliamentary adjournment debate dedicated to DES.

This week, Jessica Toale MP welcomed DES Justice campaigners back to Parliament for a meeting with the Minister for Health and Innovation and the first parliamentary adjournment debate dedicated to DES.

British Government

Bournemouth MP backs campaigners' calls for a national inquiry into DES scandal

Traffic in Wallisdown Road

Traffic in Wallisdown Road

Crash between driver and motorcyclist on Wallisdown Road

Nichail Sixto was handed a near two-decade sentence for his violent sexual crimes and drug offences

Nichail Sixto was handed a near two-decade sentence for his violent sexual crimes and drug offences

'Unnecessarily violent' rapist jailed for nearly two decades

Michaela Higgins

Michaela Higgins

Mother of five remembered as ‘amazing woman’ after body found in Bournemouth

Richard 'Ricky' Ball

Richard 'Ricky' Ball

Manhunt is on for mum of five 'murder' suspect

Missing man William

Missing man William

Police 'increasingly concerned' over missing elderly man seen in town centre

Man comes forward in bank card theft investigation

Glenmoor and Winton Academies prom

Glenmoor and Winton Academies prom

PICTURES - Glenmoor and Winton Academies Year 11 prom

Police stock image

Police stock image

Concerns grow for missing teenager last seen near train station

What's on in cinemas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole this weekend

Image from 2025's Screams By The Sea festival.

Image from 2025's Screams By The Sea festival.

Screams By The Sea

Submissions are open for next year's edition of local Bournemouth film festival

A series of planning applications have been submitted to BCP Council, featuring housing developments, infrastructure upgrades, and residential alterations.

A series of planning applications have been submitted to BCP Council, featuring housing developments, infrastructure upgrades, and residential alterations.

Planning and development

The latest planning applications submitted to BCP Council in the BCP area

Roads affected include Westover Road and Hinton Road, where limitations have been made to parking, waiting, and loading to accommodate bus stands and bus stop clearways as part of Bus Service Improvement Plan works until February 2027.

Roads affected include Westover Road and Hinton Road, where limitations have been made to parking, waiting, and loading to accommodate bus stands and bus stop clearways as part of Bus Service Improvement Plan works until February 2027.

Temporary traffic restrictions in Bournemouth for bus service improvement works

Dominic Holmes, new Head of Employment at Steele Raymond Solicitors

Dominic Holmes, new Head of Employment at Steele Raymond Solicitors

Steele Raymond Solicitors

Senior hire at leading South Coast law firm as it invests in employment law

Community groups across Bournemouth are being invited to apply for funding from a new grant programme designed to support families to learn, grow and build stronger connections.

Community groups across Bournemouth are being invited to apply for funding from a new grant programme designed to support families to learn, grow and build stronger connections.

Community groups

Up to £1,000 in funding available to help Bournemouth families learn new skills

BU’s Battle Of The Societies (BOTS) competition at Chapel Gate in Bournemouth saw student teams battle it out in an array of fun events to raise money for the Dorset Cancer Care Foundation (DCCF).

BU’s Battle Of The Societies (BOTS) competition at Chapel Gate in Bournemouth saw student teams battle it out in an array of fun events to raise money for the Dorset Cancer Care Foundation (DCCF).

Dorset Cancer Care Foundation

Bournemouth University students stage week of events for Dorset cancer charity

Head & Wheble, a family-run funeral directors based in Bournemouth, celebrated their 100th anniversary in June with a special centenary celebration event at the Marsham Court Hotel

Head & Wheble, a family-run funeral directors based in Bournemouth, celebrated their 100th anniversary in June with a special centenary celebration event at the Marsham Court Hotel

Family-run funeral directors in Bournemouth celebrate their 100th anniversary

Schuh will close in Bournemouth town centre on July 12

Schuh will close in Bournemouth town centre on July 12

Schuh to get the boot as another Bournemouth town centre shop set to close its door

Police and BCP Council representatives meeting with businesses in Bournemouth Triangle on July 2

Police and BCP Council representatives meeting with businesses in Bournemouth Triangle on July 2

Police to meet monthly with Bournemouth Triangle businesses to tackle crime

St Peter’s students Joe, Joe, and Rocky spent successive weekends removing graffiti from the Boscombe underpass, supported by Meyrick Cleaning, which donated cleaning supplies, and Tom Hayes MP, who joined the project and helped to scrub away graffiti.

St Peter’s students Joe, Joe, and Rocky spent successive weekends removing graffiti from the Boscombe underpass, supported by Meyrick Cleaning, which donated cleaning supplies, and Tom Hayes MP, who joined the project and helped to scrub away graffiti.

Bournemouth MP helps students scrub away graffiti from Boscombe underpass

The ticket, worth £58,409.30, was purchased in Dorset for the EuroMillions draw on June 16, and matched five main numbers, but no Lucky Stars.

The ticket, worth £58,409.30, was purchased in Dorset for the EuroMillions draw on June 16, and matched five main numbers, but no Lucky Stars.

National Lottery

Winning EuroMillions ticket worth more than £58,000 unclaimed in Dorset

Jessica Toale MP is inviting young people aged 16 to 19 to apply for this year's Politics Summer School, taking place on August 24 and 25 at Bournemouth University

Jessica Toale MP is inviting young people aged 16 to 19 to apply for this year's Politics Summer School, taking place on August 24 and 25 at Bournemouth University

Bournemouth University

Young people invited by Jessica Toale to apply for free politics summer school

Woman denies sexually assaulting another and controlling her partners

Michaela Higgins

Michaela Higgins

Suspicious death - woman's body "was found in shed"

Police issue update on death of woman in West Howe

CCTV appeal: A man entered a Greggs store and took items from the counter without paying and assaulted and threatened staff members.

CCTV appeal: A man entered a Greggs store and took items from the counter without paying and assaulted and threatened staff members.

Greggs staff threatened and assaulted by customer who also took items without paying

Police investigation into woman's 'unexplained' death enters day 2

Police investigation into woman's 'unexplained' death enters day 2

Police investigation into woman's death now being treated as "suspicious"

Bournemouth Beach

Bournemouth Beach

Bournemouth Beach named one of the best-value seaside escapes in the UK

A team from Aspire Life is preparing to take on the adventure of a lifetime, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in February 2027 as part of a £20,000 fundraising campaign in support of Dorset Mind.

A team from Aspire Life is preparing to take on the adventure of a lifetime, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in February 2027 as part of a £20,000 fundraising campaign in support of Dorset Mind.

Children and young people

Aspire Life team to climb Mount Kilimanjaro next year in support of Dorset Mind

Arts University Bournemouth

Arts University Bournemouth

Real Living Wage

Arts University Bournemouth commits to Real Living Wage, trade union says

UK Dog Surfing Championship

UK Dog Surfing Championship

UK's wildest and most entertaining beach event returns to Dorset this month

Kimberley Davies with podcast guest Helen Thorn, bestselling author and comedian and one half of successful comedy duo Scummy Mummies.

Kimberley Davies with podcast guest Helen Thorn, bestselling author and comedian and one half of successful comedy duo Scummy Mummies.

Bournemouth's ‘Candid Divorce Lawyer’ hits 10K milestone with pioneering podcast

Highcliffe Castle

Highcliffe Castle

Highcliffe Castle

From Slop Pond to Highcliffe: new exhibition reveals town's transformation

Safeguard Community Support

Safeguard Community Support

Safeguard Community Support (SCS)

Safeguard Community Support: 'People should judge us by what we do'

Ben White in action in an England shirt.

Ben White in action in an England shirt.

AFC Bournemouth

South coast heroes to be praised as England prepare for World Cup clash

Oliver (4) and Bethany (7) Stevenson build a sandcastle on Southborne beach which is soon to be covered in shingle.

Oliver (4) and Bethany (7) Stevenson build a sandcastle on Southborne beach which is soon to be covered in shingle.

Nostalgic look back at the dawn of Bournemouth's sandcastle competition

Left to right: Charlotte Wishaw, Tom Hayes MP and Eleanor Ball

Left to right: Charlotte Wishaw, Tom Hayes MP and Eleanor Ball

Art exhibition from local university now on display at MP's constituency office

Tom Hayes MP and Principal Sarah Simmons outside Queen's Park Academy

Tom Hayes MP and Principal Sarah Simmons outside Queen's Park Academy

Bournemouth MP visits Queen's Park Academy to highlight ongoing SEND Challenges

Serena and Dave's England flag

Serena and Dave's England flag

AFC Bournemouth

Cherries couple quickly becoming lucky charm for England after latest victory

Beach Fest returning to the South Coast

Beach Fest returning to the South Coast

Beach Fest returns to the South Coast with sports, music and entertainment

Bournemouth Crown Court

Bournemouth Crown Court

Man in his 60s to stand trial for allegedly raping woman twice