THE decision by a group of people to travel all the way from Coventry to Durdle Door over the weekend despite the national lockdown has been slammed.

PLANS to extend 20mph speed limits in Broadstone have been unveiled by council highways chiefs.

ONE of the two women arrested for apparently sitting on a seafront bench on Saturday denied police claims it had been a ‘stage-managed’ incident.

SUSPECTED drug-related activity and noise problems have led to a Bournemouth flat being closed by the courts.

CHRISTCHURCH has been named on a list published by Royal Mail of areas suffering from limited deliveries as more of its workforce is affected by Covid-19.

POLICE have appealed for help to trace a woman who has been missing from her Bournemouth home for several days.

THE former chairman of a residents association in Christchurch has passed away after a short battle with cancer.

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BOURNEMOUTH Airport bosses have called for the requirement to have a negative coronavirus test before flying into England to be a temporary measure.

During the pandemic it’s important you are aware of the scams doing the rounds to give you the best chance of keeping your personal details safe.

CLIMBERS have been urged to consider their actions after coastguards and lifeboat crews were called to reports of people in distress.

EMERGENCY services were called to Bournemouth beach to reports of a person in difficulty in the sea.

EFFORTS to have long-awaited lifts installed at Pokesdown Station have faced a further setback after a warning that funding for the project could be lost.

A MAN has been jailed for assaulting two people just a day after he had been handed a suspended prison sentence by the courts.

A LITTLE girl finally got the white Christmas she longed for thanks to the generosity and kindness of Daily Echo readers.

THE REVEREND of a historic Dorset church targeted by an organised gang that stripped lead from the roof has responded to the news that the culprits have been jailed - as he revealed a massive fundraising effort to cover the cost of the damage.

Information on how far you are allowed to travel to exercise during the third coronavirus lockdown in England.

THE latest COVID-19 projections for Poole and Bournemouth Hospitals in the next week are "frightening".

Columnist and trained counsellor Fiona Caine offers guidance to a woman whose husband has ‘let himself go’ and another devastated by betrayal.