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All the news you need for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with travel information and national headlines.

• Live: Church Road busier than usual

  Live: Church Road in Ferndown is busier than usual both ways due to faulty traffic lights this morning. See below for updates on this and other incidents around BCP and east Dorset. Church Road – Busier than usual Faulty traffic lights reported at 6:40am Both ways traffic affected WhatsApp or call 01202374000 with updates or photos More incidents this morning appear below You can hear more traffic and travel news this morning on the radio via DAB or just say “Play Bournemouth One” to your smart device to listen now. And if you can update us with any traffic information, please call or WhatsApp us on 01202374000. Don’t forget we send all traffic alerts to our social channels including on X and Facebook, where you can follow us and keep up-to-date each day.

• Live: A351 closed

  Live: A351 in Dorset is closed both ways due to flooding this morning. See below for updates on this and other incidents around BCP and east Dorset. A351 – Closed Flooding reported at 6:30am Both ways traffic affected WhatsApp or call 01202374000 with updates or photos More incidents this morning appear below You can hear more traffic and travel news this morning on the radio via DAB or just say “Play Bournemouth One” to your smart device to listen now. And if you can update us with any traffic information, please call or WhatsApp us on 01202374000. Don’t forget we send all traffic alerts to our social channels including on X and Facebook, where you can follow us and keep up-to-date each day.

• Live: South Western Railway services suspended

  Live: South Western Railway services in Hampshire is suspended both ways due to flooding this morning. See below for updates on this and other incidents around BCP and east Dorset. South Western Railway services – Suspended Flooding reported at 6:22am Both ways traffic affected WhatsApp or call 01202374000 with updates or photos More incidents this morning appear below You can hear more traffic and travel news this morning on the radio via DAB or just say “Play Bournemouth One” to your smart device to listen now. And if you can update us with any traffic information, please call or WhatsApp us on 01202374000. Don’t forget we send all traffic alerts to our social channels including on X and Facebook, where you can follow us and keep up-to-date each day.

• Deflated tender sparks lifeboat launch

  Poole inshore lifeboat volunteers were diverted from training on Saturday morning after reports of a capsized or submerged vessel in Whitley Lake. Crews searched the harbour in wet and windy conditions and found a large deflated tender close to shore with no signs anyone had been onboard recently. With high water still to come, the Coastguard Rescue Team helped move it above the waterline. The lifeboat then returned to station, marking its third launch this year.

• One year on from South West Water plans

  One year after launching a major investment programme, South West Water says work is now underway to improve water services across the South West. Projects include new stormwater storage in coastal towns, thousands of leaks repaired, and extra support for households facing financial pressure. The company says sewage spills near bathing waters have fallen and more help is reaching customers who need it most. Investment is also being directed towards nature-based schemes, including tree planting and work with farmers to reduce river pollution.