A MAN was left needing hospital treatment after taking his row with another man outside of a Wetherspoon pub and coming to blows.

A FRAUDSTER who groomed women on dating sites to scam thousands of pounds from them has been jailed for more than three years.

REVISED plans to convert 12 hectares of greenbelt land in Throop into a public nature park have been submitted by BCP Council.

THE number of Covid cases across Dorset is steadily decreasing.

A MAN who broke into a Bournemouth home while the occupants slept has been handed down a three year prison sentence.

The Bank of England governor talks to the Daily Echo about Covid, the economy and jobs.

Take a look in five of the most expensive homes for sale in Dorset.

A BANK in Bournemouth is set to finally close more than a year after an initial announcement was made over its fate.

DORSET Council is one of three local authorities in the South West with the largest percentage of assets invested in fossil fuels.

People aged 40-49 will be prioritised next for a Covid-19 vaccine, with scientific advisers saying the move would “provide the greatest benefit in the shortest time”.

THE days are getting longer as we head into spring with more time to get outside and take advantage of the lighter mornings and events.

Asda, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Co-op are urgently recalling a number of products over possible health risks.

Here is a round-up of some of the best deals you can find in Aldi and Lidl this weekend.

IT HAS been unused and empty since 2017, but a former supermarket in Shaftesbury is no longer on the market.

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle after police responded to reports of someone trying to open car doors in a residential area of Bournemouth.

A PLANNING application has been submitted to alter the ground floor shop front of a unit in Christchurch Road.

POOLE fishermen abandoned their nets, decorated their boats and took to the waters for a special event.

Meet these lovely lockdown dogs from Dorset.

A MAN has been handed a suspended prison sentence for a variety of offences which included store thefts and taking a motorbike without the owner's permission.

Gardening experts are urging people not to leave outdoor spaces in the cold during their annual spring clean.

THE more you look at national Covid lockdown regulations the more you can end up astonished at the shear incoherence.

A BOURNEMOUTH hotel has reached an impressive milestone in distributing 1,000 meals to struggling families and individuals since the start of the pandemic.

Albert Webster of the Echo Camera Club has been posting some fantastic photos of the birds visiting his birdfeeder during lockdown including this stunning shot of a Great Spotted Woodpecker.

A KILLER has been jailed for six years after his single punch attack led to the death of a man in Bournemouth.

A PEDESTRIAN has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries following a collision involving a transit van.

THE number of people who have died after contracting coronavirus in localised areas of Dorset and the New Forest has been revealed.

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

THE wall of one of the south’s best-known landmarks has collapses.

EMERGENCY services have been dealing with an incident in the Meyrick Park area of Bournemouth.

THE family of a “kind and loving” father and grandfather killed by a single punch have said their loss will “never be justified”.

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

THE 'R rate' for the South West has shrunk again as Covid-19 cases across the region continue to fall.

THE man who stabbed a 45-year-old to death in Westbourne after suffering from paranoia schizophrenia has been given a hospital order with no time limit.

THE Covid case rate for the BCP area has now fallen below the England average, according to the latest figures.

How to spend the EuroMillions jackpot in Dorset if you win.

The Health Secretary is expected to confirm when younger age groups can expect to receive their jab, starting with under 50s.

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.