A MAN held a boy at knife point and forced him to remove his clothes before raping him on a fishing trip, a court heard.

BBC nature show Springwatch will be hosting its latest series at a Dorset nature reserve later this month.

Sandbanks’ Saltwater Sauna is extending its current site and establishing two new saunas with changing rooms on Avon Beach in Christchurch.

A number of cafés, pubs, restaurants and takeaways across Dorset and the New Forest have been handed new food hygiene ratings recently.

Palm trees, a fudge bus and a decorated bar are all part of new plans to bring some new life to Bournemouth town centre this summer.