CRIMINALS jailed in January for Dorset offences include an armed rapist, a knife attacker and a drink driver who caused serious injuries to a police officer.

CORONAVIRUS cases across a majority of areas of Dorset are falling, as data suggests the spread of Covid-19 is declining.

A MAN who sent messages inciting a '10-year-old girl' to sexually touch herself and send him pictures was in fact communicating with members of a paedophile hunter group.

FUNERAL directors in Bournemouth and Poole say they are working hard to continue to provide respectful and caring ceremonies, despite an increase in their services.

BABIES born to mothers who used drugs during pregnancy had withdrawal treatment on 15 occasions in a year at Poole Hospital.

International Trade Secretary Liz Truss will ask to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Would you recognise Bournemouth from this old video shot in 1930?

DORSET residents are spending more time in outdoor spaces such as parks during lockdown, according to the latest Google Mobility Report.

A VIOLENT thug inflicted life-changing injuries which left a have-a-go hero needing to have his spleen removed.

TWO roads in Bournemouth will be closed for most of February and one will be close for the beginning of March to allow for gas works.

Inside the most expensive flat on the market in Bournemouth.

A MAN caught at a New Forest train station without a ticket has been ordered to pay almost £400 in costs and fines.

The speed with which the first Covid variant to have been identified in the UK has spread across the country can be observed in a new interactive map.

Tenants with “well-behaved” pets will be able to secure leases more easily with landlords no longer able to issue a blanket ban on pet owners.

We’ve compiled some of the best,across a range of streaming platforms including Netflix, Disney+, Now TV, Amazon Prime.

CIVIC chiefs are being urged to improve a Hampshire tourist attraction after shelving plans to give it a £700,000 upgrade.

If you've had a go at gardening during lockdown and want to progress by sowing your own seeds, now's a good time to start.

Once-in-a-lifetime experiences will be top of the agenda for travellers in 2021. The good news is, you won’t have to travel far, says Sarah Marshall.

We asked members of Facebook group We grew up in Bournemouth and Poole which lost landmarks they miss the most.

THE Daily Echo asked Facebook group We Grew Up In Bournemouth and Poole which shops from Dorset's past they missed the most.

A MAN who committed an upskirting offence at Primark in Poole has become the first person in Dorset to be convicted of the specific law against the act of voyeurism .

MORE than 350 new cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in Dorset in the last 24 hours.

PLANS for a 400 home development in Hamworthy have stalled because of 'unforeseen issues' relating to the pandemic.

FOUR further coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Dorset hospital.

WE asked Facebook group We group up in Bournemouth and Poole which were the biggest and best bands they had seen locally.

A FORMER Poole mayor left virtually housebound by arthritis who had his hip operation cancelled due to the pandemic has said he cannot see how the mounting NHS waiting list backlog will be sorted.

WORK to replenish seven beaches from Southbourne to Poole gets underway next week.

Interest for adopting pets grew 65% in 2020 but these cute animals still need a home.

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The number of Covid 'hotspots' across the BCP area has fallen from 22 to just five.

A “SELFLESS” lifeguard sent a heartbreaking text to two of his friends before crashing into a tree near Wimborne.

SNOW won’t be making an appearance in Dorset this weekend despite many parts of the country bracing for wintry conditions.

THE Manor is one of the south's legendary nightclubs from the past – despite not being open for that long.

The European Union has retreated from a plan to override part of the Brexit deal on Northern Ireland over export controls on coronavirus vaccines.

TWO more Dorset schools have confirmed coronavirus cases.

A MAJOR Dorset road is blocked due to a jack-knifed lorry.

A PLATE believed to have been owned and used by TE Lawrence is set to go under the hammer.

NO ARRESTS have been made in relation to police's enquiries into the rape of a 15-year-old girl in Poole.

Aldi and Lidl have revealed the latest items hitting the shelves in the middle aisles of their stores this weekend. Here are the best deals.