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Bongo's Bingo Christmas Cracker shows at O2 Academy Bournemouth bring festive bingo, dance-offs, prizes & Santa fun. Book tickets for 2025 Christmas events.

Say Aphasia launches new Sherborne support group for people with aphasia, a communication disability often caused by stroke. Monthly meetings start 24 Sept.

A new hub for disabled entrepreneurs has opened in Bournemouth.

AE Jolliffe & Son funeral directors in Ferndown expand team after major refurbishment. Popular ceremony room boosts growth for Douch Family Funeral Group.

Labour MP Tom Hayes urges action after Bournemouth Air Festival cancellation, backing local tourism, ‘Check In – Chill Out’ campaign, and Air Festival revival.

Lighthouse Poole staff to run Bournemouth Half Marathon on 12 October, raising funds for Big Christmas Appeal to support access to live theatre.

Wimborne Community Theatre explores the meaning of 'home' with outdoor performances at Wimborne Green Festival. Join discussions and share your story.s

Hip-hop dance show 'I’m Muslamic Don’t Panik' by Bobak Champion comes to Bournemouth, blending Persian tea, breakdancing, music, and cultural stories.

The Aldbury care home in Poole held a 1960s “summer of love” party with residents, families and staff celebrating Sixties nostalgia, flower power and fun.

Ringwood jiu-jitsu champion Darla Anderson, 13, receives £2,500 boost from Churchill Living to compete at Abu Dhabi AJP Youth World Championships.

Babcock International’s UK bus tour visited Bovington, engaging staff on defence jobs, recruitment, community impact, and support for the British Army.

The launch of Lighthouse’s new season is a sure sign that summer’s over and that thought was driven home in this production with a cosy set – complete with festive tree – which landed us in an 1860s New England Christmas Eve.

Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’ comes to Lighthouse Poole, 10–15 November, as part of the author’s 250th anniversary. Book tickets for this acclaimed stage adaptation.

Fifty people have so far volunteered to help at the Bournemouth International Film Festival 2025.

A number of pets at Dorset RSPCA branches in Ashley Heath and Dorchester are looking to find loving new homes.

Labour MP Tom Hayes secures tougher penalties for tool theft in Sentencing Bill 2025, with new protections for tradespeople and bans for repeat offenders.

A wet and windy Sunday night was brightened up by a near sell-out crowd at the Bournemouth Pavilion for the Irish comedian Joanne McNally and her Pinotphile tour.

Tom Hayes has called for asylum hotels in Bournemouth to close.

New 20mph zones are set to be introduced in five Dorset towns and villages this autumn.

Dorset vaccination service delivers nearly 7,000 perinatal vaccines in first year, protecting pregnant patients and babies from whooping cough, RSV, and flu.