I suggest you use the plugin suggested by Robin W. It worked for me once I found which plugin was causing the issue
Dear Robin,
Thank you so much for your time and info. The plugin you suggested worked perfectly. It was the All In One SEO plugin that caused the issue.
I’ve now disabled that plugin and the Forum etc. show up in the Dashboard.
Thank you again for your time and assistance with this.
Cheers,
Danny
PS: I hope this will also help others