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Aidan Dunn is smiling at the camera. He has short brown hair and wears thick plastic framed glasses. He has a pale blue collared shirt on and a navy blue blazer.

New chief executive announced for council

A finance officer for Dorset Council has been announced as the new chief executive for BCP Council.

A blue car with cables wrapped around the back of it facing away from a smashed Co-op shopfront which has a person walking out of the store in all white forensic overalls and a blue face mask. There is blue and white police tape at the front of the image and three police officers in yellow jackets can be seen on the left of the image.

Thieves smash shopfront with car and steal ATM

A VW Touareg was driven into a Co-op in Christchurch in the early hours of Saturday, say police.

Image shows a red dog waste bin, on a post on a green area next to a footpath. It is overflowing with full bags on top and on the ground.

Community council plans divide residents' opinions

A plan for community councils in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole plan splits residents.

Peregrine falcon in flight with the top of a spire from a building in the centre - the bird is in flight heading from left to right.

Bird flu found in dead nesting peregrine falcon

Christchurch Priory says the cause of death for the male of the pair has not yet been confirmed.

A man and a woman riding scooters next to one another by a beach. His has lots of lights and mirrors on the front, hers is orange.

Distinguished Gentleman bikers host charity ride

Crowds line the streets as 1,000 motorcyclists take part in a charity ride around Dorset.

Weymouth Beach

Popular Dorset beach loses Blue Flag status

Weymouth Beach loses the Blue Flag status while nine others across Dorset win the award.

Mud with puddles on the surface with three RNLI crew members crouched together on the mud balanced on a stretcher to the right and a paddleboard to the left.

Mud-trapped boy and girl rescued from harbour

The cold and exhausted pair were found stuck in mud near Christchurch Harbour Hotel.

A stock picture of a peregrine falcon.

Peregrine falcon pair die within days of each other

The cause of the birds' deaths is being investigated but they have not been reported to the police.

A sandy beach with a warning sign on wooden post and sea behind.

Tide cut-off warning signs over sandbank

The sandbank submerges in fast-flowing tides leaving people who have waded out to it cut-off.