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Friday 24th May

Mis-selling victims awarded £350,000

11AM - BBC News

The owners of a Bournemouth hotel are to be repaid nearly £350,000 after their bank mis-sold them an interest-rate swap arrangement.

Brian May to speak at badger meeting

11AM - BBC News

Former Queen guitarist and vice-president of the RSPCA Dr Brian May is among the speakers at a public meeting in Dorset about the forthcoming badger cull.

Thursday 23rd May

VIDEO: Bournemouth 1943 air raid remembered

10PM - BBC News

A memorial to victims of a World War II bombing raid on Bournemouth 70 years ago has been unveiled.

Bomb site air raid memorial unveiled

2PM - BBC News

A memorial to people who died in a World War II air raid in Bournemouth 70 years ago is unveiled.

South West Water in £60m investment

11AM - BBC News

South West Water is to invest £60m in its infrastructure, including sewers and treatment works, and services, managers say.

Air raid memorial to be unveiled

8AM - BBC News

A memorial to people who died in a World War II air raid in Bournemouth 70 years ago is being unveiled.

Wednesday 22nd May

Jury considers footballers' verdict

6PM - BBC News

A jury retires to consider its verdict in the trial of a Bournemouth footballer and three of his former Brighton team-mates accused of sexual assault.

Home town funeral for Olympic sailor

5PM - BBC News

Olympic sailing champion Andrew Simpson's funeral will be held in Sherborne, the Royal Yachting Association confirms.

Canister explosion at campsite

4PM - BBC News

Four people are injured in a gas explosion at a Chickerell holiday park.

Canister explosion at camping park

2PM - BBC News

Four people are injured in a gas explosion at a Chickerell holiday park.

Biker killed in B3081 collision

9AM - BBC News

A motorcyclist dies in a crash with a van on the B3081 at Horton near Wimborne.

Fifty-five beaches meet new rules

8AM - BBC News

Fifty five beaches in England meet tough new EU standards on water quality to achieve Blue Flag awards.

Tuesday 21st May

Bournemouth post £3.4m loss for 2012

7PM - BBC News

Championship-bound AFC Bournemouth report a loss of £3.4m for the financial year ending July 2012.

Concert hall revamp decision delayed

3PM - BBC News

A decision on plans to redevelop Bournemouth's former Winter Gardens site is deferred for a month.

South West Water security checked

3PM - BBC News

MI5 visits South West Water to examine how supplies are being kept safe from attack.

MI5 checks South West Water security

2PM - BBC News

MI5 visits South West Water to examine how supplies are being kept safe from attack.

VIDEO: Time-lapse of Imax cinema demolition

12PM - BBC News

The end of one of the UK's 'most hated' buildings

Girl, 12, falls off coastal path

8AM - BBC News

A 12-year-old girl is rescued after she slipped and fell off a coastal path near Dancing Ledge, in Dorset.

Monday 20th May

'Raped' soldier's inquest date set

4PM - BBC News

A new inquest into the death of a military police officer who was found hanged after accusing two colleagues of raping her is to be heard in February.

Man jailed for Cambodia sex offences

1PM - BBC News

A Bournemouth man is sentenced at the Old Bailey to 21 months in prison for child sex offences in Cambodia.

Nine marathons run for killed PCs

12PM - BBC News

A police officer runs from Greater Manchester to Bournemouth in memory of murdered PCs Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes.

Concert hall site £150m revamp plans

9AM - BBC News

Revised plans for a £150m redevelopment of Bournemouth's Winter Gardens site are put to councillors.

Artist's coastal painting marathon

8AM - BBC News

After 12-months and 364 paintings, an artist creates his final work of art on the South West Coast Path.

Sunday 19th May

Former rail line footpath extended

10AM - BBC News

A new three-mile section of footpath built on the former Somerset and Dorset railway line opens.

Saturday 18th May

Freedom parade for frigate's crew

11AM - BBC News

The company of a Royal Navy frigate will exercise its freedom parade through the borough which bears its name.