Ramsay Health Care's New Hall Hospital in Bodenham has been praised by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in its inspection in May 2024, published in February.

Expansion plans for jet fuel storage at Bournemouth Airport has been approved – to cope with an expected upturn in flights.

Road closures remain in place on the A31 at the Ameysford Roundabout in Ferndown. Dorset Police received a report at around 8.45pm on Saturday, February 22 of the crash involving a white Peugeot 308.