A MAN who fled from police speeding at 80mph through red traffic lights and headbutted a police officer in the groin has been jailed.

HEARTFELT tributes have been paid to a financial adviser found dead eight days after going missing from home.

THE Verne Prison has been struck by a coronavirus outbreak - as more than 120 inmates are understood to have tested positive for the virus.

DOG owners are being told to put their pets on leads when walking on Poole's urban heathland during the next four months – to protect the wildlife that lives there.

FROM adoration to disgust, joyfulness to sadness – it’s the Bournemouth leisure site that’s evoked almost every emotion among locals over the years.

Two Dorset sites have been named as having the best views in the UK.

HOLDENHURST Road is set to close for 12 weeks as the first part of BCP Council’s “transformational vision” of the Lansdowne area.

THE government may have to introduce “vaccine passports” to stop a host of unregulated schemes cropping up in venues across the country, a Bournemouth MP has said.

People will be able to have greater contact with their friends and family from early March.

Around one in three people aged 70 and over in some parts of London have yet to have their first jab.

There are different plans in place across the devolved nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

MORE than 275,000 Covid vaccine doses have been administerd across Dorset - but the number of weekly jabs reported was down for the second seven-day period in a row.

CONTROVERSIAL plans to lift a cap on the number of cab licences issued in Bournemouth and Poole have passed the final hurdle.

AN APPEAL hearing over the sentence handed down to killer former Dorset Police officer Timothy Brehmer is due to take place next month.

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REPORTS that prisoners will receive their Covid-19 vaccinations before those in policing has been described as an "injustice and betrayal" by the chair of the Dorset Police Federation.

A GRANDMOTHER, described by friends as a 'loving family woman' died after drinking a fatal amount of alcohol, an inquest hearing has heard.

THE governor of the Bank of England has said there is “every reason” for financial services centres such as JP Morgan’s Bournemouth operation to continue successfully despite Brexit.

The hike comes after the price was increased for the previous three years.

A STRETCH of the busy A35 will be closed for five nights as part of major resurfacing works.

MORE than 2,000 coronavirus patients have been discharged from the University Hospitals Dorset.

The Russell-Cotes art gallery and museum was the intimate setting for the wedding of Jenna Moyra Holloway and Jonny Mark Holloway.

WITH International travel not set to return until May 17 at the very earliest, many will be planning to spend their time off in the UK – including one local holiday camp with a entertaining name.

A TIMBER businesses has opened a new branch in Poole creating a dozen jobs.

A FAMILY business selling homemade broths, drinks and wellness products online has seen sales rocket during the pandemic.

A WATCH that was found in a sock drawer and valued at £20,000 will go up for auction in Dorset next month.

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy from Dorset has overcome Covid travel restrictions to fly out to America with his family for a life changing operation.

AB FAB fans have the chance to own an item from Joanna Lumley’s personal jewellery collection as part of an online auction raising money for charity.

HOUSEHOLDS in Dorset are urged to be vigilant against cold callers, suspicious messages and rogue traders after a growing number of new scams have emerged during lockdown.

READERS may be relieved to hear that Texas-style rolling blackouts will not happen here,if wind turbines freeze up.

MAY I make a plea to all those homeowners who had had their property valued but don't want to put it on the market until lockdown is lifted.

I think that a mention should go out to our local bus companies who have kept services going throughout the pandemic.

HERE are six truly lovely pictures taken by members of the Echo Camera Club.

UNTIL 2018 the area between Bearwood and Canford Arena was all flower meadows.

I am a Poole residents ad got for a walk nearly every day whatever the weather along the sea front from Branksome Chine to Sandbanks and know the local people.

A fascinating photo of Old Christchurch Road pictured here in the early 1970s showing Plummers the department store to the right and WH Smith, Hope Brothers and House of Bewlay, a tobacconist, on the opposite side. Photo: Grahame Austin Collection.

OH DEAR ... no Christine Peters, the answer is not to stop reading reviews, but to first of all look at the number of stars the item has received.

DRAMATIC footage shows firefighters' incredible efforts after a car burst into flames on the A31 in Dorset.

COMPLAINTS have been made after a councillor was heard swearing during a BCP Council meeting on Tuesday.

A TEED off golfer punched a pensioner in the face in a brawl over slow play at an East Dorset course.

FEWER than 40 coronavirus cases were confirmed in Dorset over the last 24 hours, latest figures show.

A beach hut is currently up for sale in Mudeford Sandbank at a staggering asking price of £325,000.