COUNCILLORS will be asked to approve controversial plans to build hundreds of homes on land north of Bearwood when they meet next week.

A JUDGE told three young men who were involved in an alcohol-fuelled fight outside a kebab house that they have six months to prove they are grown ups.

THE New Forest and Hampshire County Show has been cancelled for the second year running because of uncertainty surrounding the end of lockdown.

BERLINS is a nightclub etched firmly - or perhaps even hazily - in the memories of local clubbers and nightlife lovers of the 1990s and early 2000s.

OVER the past 10 years many Dorset residents have seen their local police station close.

THE founder of a charity raising awareness about the dangers a single punch can have has urged people to "stop, think and walk away" rather than use their fists.

'NOW is not the right time to travel to west Dorset'.

TWO people were taken to hospital following a three-vehicle crash in Bournemouth on Thursday night.

THE number of Covid vaccinations administered in the latest weekly period in Dorset fell below 30,000.

THE latest plan to build more than 200 flats on the edge of a Bournemouth town centre car park have been recommended for approval.

A BOURNEMOUTH man who committed 14 theft and attempted theft offences at supermarkets across the conurbation has avoided an immediate prison sentence.

MOTORISTS in north Dorset are the latest victims in a spate of thefts of catalytic converters from vehicles.

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

Here are the best and worst Easter egg deals in UK supermarkets.

The celebrations will feature a busy programme of events which have yet to be announced and are dependent on how the coronavirus pandemic progresses.

BOURNEMOUTH’S universities are working together to protect students and the wider community during the coronavirus pandemic.

The pandemic meant Poole couple Hannah and Wayne Bartlett had to scrap plans for a big wedding reception. But it meant their pet dog was able to attend

A CHRISTCHURCH based cricket club who got off to a stunning start in their attempt to reach all 18 county championship grounds in England and Wales inside a month may even manage it twice.

CCTV images have been released after a shoplifter with a taste for cheese stripped shelves bare in a Bournemouth convenience store.

TO MARK International Wheelchair day, wheelchair athlete and Southbourne resident Chris Nash has shared his experience of growing up wheelchair bound and the difficulties that come with it.

BOURNEMOUTH has been revealed as a divorce hotspot in the UK, according to a new national study of online divorce data.

THE DORSET Disability Cricket Club is celebrating after being awarded £859 of National Lottery funding from Sport England to run an unprecedented Outdoor Winter Training Programme for its players.

RESIDENTS at a Poole care home will receive thousands of pounds worth of free pizza thanks to the hard work of one of its care workers.

THE historic Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival will return in October after coronavirus restrictions led to its cancellation in 2020.

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

Fantastic colour photo of the entrance to the Maison Royale in Glen Fern Road Bournemouth pictured here Circa 1980. For just over 12 years the club was the main event on a night out in Bournemouth and included a roller skating for the mini -Maison...

A COCAINE dealer who had a firearm “for his own protection” has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years.

THOUSANDS of pounds worth of catalytic converters have been stolen from cars across the New Forest.

THE sale of a public car park in Christchurch to the landlords of a supermarket chain has been approved by BCP Council’s cabinet, despite concerns over the deal.

EAST DORSET

A ROBBER wielding a Swiss Army knife demanded a man hand over his wallet in a "distressing" incident in Sherborne.

The delivery firm warned the public via The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI).

These are the popular Mother's Day flowers that could be a big risk to your beloved pets.

Star of The Man In The High Castle Rupert Evans is making a virtual return to his former Dorset school this weekend

Concerns surrounding the safety of women on streets across the UK have been growing in response to the Sarah Everard murder investigation.

THE number of new Covid-19 cases recorded in Dorset stands at 40, according to the latest government update.

ONE person has been taken to hospital after a crash on the A338 Wessex Way in Bournemouth this morning.

NO new coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in Dorset hospitals, latest figures show.

A MOBILE coronavirus testing centre is visiting Swanage today and tomorrow.

POLICE were called to a Ferndown school after reports of a man with a knife acting suspiciously. Officers went to Ferndown Middle School in Peter Grant Way at 3.07pm yesterday.

POLICE investigating a burglary carried out by raiders wielding crowbars have made a second arrest.

A MAN has been arrested in connection with a burglary believed to have been carried out by a group of people over four days at a town centre apartment complex.