WEEKS of effort and organisation came to fruition yesterday as the BIC hosted its first Covid-19 vaccinations.

CONCERNS have been raised that new “hard-hitting” government messaging – used by BCP Council – encouraging people to stay at home “risks backfiring”.

THE conversion of Broadstone Post Office into a corner shop would create a “24-hour drinking den”, according to opponents of the scheme.

MULTIPLE fire crews were called to an emergency in an eighth floor flat in Bournemouth.

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A CELLAR was flooded and electric affected due to a fault in a heating system.

POLICE have urged the public to be on their guard following reports of two Ford Transit trucks in suspicious circumstances.

COASTGUARDS were alerted after a jet ski was found adrift in Poole overnight.

STREET drinkers have been moved on by police following reports of anti-social behaviour in Bournemouth.

A DEVELOPER’S latest attempts to build homes on a Highcliffe woodland site have been met with more than 100 objections from residents.

The figures are for the seven days to January 14.

OVER 80s still waiting for the Covid vaccine are being asked to be patient and told their turn will come soon.

A MAN has been charged with breaching the coronavirus regulations by allegedly refusing to wear a face covering at a Bournemouth supermarket.

A MAN died after being “ejected” from his Vauxhall Astra when it mounted a verge and became airborne, an inquest heard.

A NEW mum who died just two days after giving birth to a baby girl died of natural causes, an inquest concluded.

The Government is currently on track to vaccinate 15 million people across the UK by mid-February including health and social care staff.

More than 3.8 million people in the UK have already received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

TWO Dorset Police officers have contracted Covid-19 just days after policing a high-profile anti-lockdown rally in Bournemouth.

Some of the recent cases to be dealt with at Poole Magistrates' Court.

MORE than £1 million has been awarded to BCP Council to support people who are rough sleeping or at risk of being on the streets during the Covid-19 pandemic.

POLICE in Dorset have been spat at or bitten more than 30 times during the Covid-19 pandemic, figures show.

THE Port of Poole is playing its part in the battle to vaccinate the county against Covid-19.

Gavin Williamson said: “While schools are closed for the majority of pupils, the learning and development of children must continue."

THE body of a man was found in Bournemouth on Sunday morning.

BCP COUNCIL have said that “potential legal action” could be taken against anyone seen cycling off road through St Catherine’s Hill protected area.

IT'S all about the Great British staycation this summer.

A NEW Covid testing centre has opened in Poole – at the town's Dolphin Swimming Pool Car Park.

THERE was enough at the Echo’s Wheels motorshow to get motorheads excited.

OUTBREAKS of rain will bring heavy downpours across Bournemouth according to the Met Office as Storm Christoph approaches.

Columnist and trained counsellor Fiona Caine advises a woman unsure about an age-gap relationship.

ALTHOUGH we are advised that free sugars should make up five per cent or less of our daily calories, studies show that for some this figure may be greater than 20 per cent. While tooth decay is the most recognised side effect of excess sugar consumpt...

A SURGERY in Highcliffe has started administering vaccinations fort the first time after revealing that they were struggling to get hold of Covid-19 vaccines.

A PHARMACY in Christchurch is to begin carrying out coronavirus vaccinations later this week.

THOSE images of huge crowds over the weekend, in cities all over the country – including London, Newcastle, Bournemouth and Brighton – completely ignoring social distancing rules and with very few masks in sight, are heartbreaking, especially ...

A PARENT in Poole in receipt of free school meals has criticised Talbot Primary School after waiting two weeks to receive an ‘underwhelming hamper’ of food items.

A POOLE-based care home resident who celebrated a milestone birthday earlier this month received 208 cards from the public thanks to an appeal by the care home.

THE FORMER town clerk and chief executive of Christchurch Borough Council has been made a Freeman of the town he has served for over 25 years.

AN INDEPENDENT DIY store in Christchurch has said that changing shopping habits and resident’s compliance with the current lockdown rules has led to a “sporadic” return to business this year.

SO, the rainbow that appeared on the January 14 captured the attention of many of our Echo Camera Club Dorset members this post was taken by Lewis Johnstone whilst out on his daily exercise at Eye Bridge in Wimborne.

CHERRIES have confirmed the signing of midfielder Jack Wilshere on a contract to the end of the season.

A DRIVER who led police on a high-speed two-mile chase and showed a “flagrant disregard” for the safety of others was told he was in “denial” by a judge.