A DRUNKEN woman who bit a barmaid and a police officer during a "disgusting" incident in a Bournemouth pub has been jailed.

A FORMER Poole teacher has been struck off indefinitely after admitting using "extreme sexualised language" during one-to-one role play scenarios.

A BOURNEMOUTH man has sustained serious injuries following an assault by two men armed with a machete and a claw hammer in West Howe.

THE second wave of coronavirus during the winter months hit Dorset's hospitals far more severely than what was experienced in the first wave.

COUNCILLORS have refused planning permission for the controversial redevelopment of the Steamer Point site in Christchurch.

Today marks a year since the first Covid lockdown was introduced. Follow latest updates.

THE sale of the Waitrose car park in Christchurch by BCP Council has been effectively scrapped.

IT was a ghastly year. 'Absolutely horrendous' at times.

A THREATENED outdoor education centre could be saved if community groups get the go-ahead to take over.

It's one year since the country entered its first national lockdown.

Cineworld has confirmed it plans to reopen its 127 outlets in May following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in the UK as part of the Government’s road map to economic recovery.

MOREBUS plans to increase services as lockdown restrictions ease.

POLICE and coastguards were alerted to a person in difficulty in the sea near Bournemouth pier.

Waitrose is making waves by banning all disposable plastic kids toys given away with magazines.

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There is a backlog of around 420,000 cancelled driving tests which the DVSA is having to work through.

A HOSPITAL consultant and talented photographer has documented the coronavirus pandemic in the Royal Bournemouth Hospital through his images.

BOURNEMOUTH seafront and Lower Gardens are deserted today after people flocked outdoors over the weekend amid the coronavirus crisis.

A ROLEX watch bought by a sailor for £32 in 1967 is expected to fetch more than £10,000 at auction.

V. Dorset originally launched in 2018 in Parkstone as a vegetarian and vegan catering company specialising in weddings and festivals. Now they have a second site in Boscombe with the delivery business thriving.

IT is over a year since the first diagnosed cases of coronavirus and the world has changed significantly. The once abnormal has become the new norm, and words that might not have been uttered before, including social distancing and self-isolation, ar...

[STANDFIRST] Columnist and trained counsellor Fiona Caine answers another set of reader dilemmas.

A NEW Forest pub has built an unlikely worldwide following through its weekly lockdown quizzes broadcast over Facebook.

MUCH attention has been drawn to the issue of street-based drinking along Ashley Road in Poole in particular, on the shop front of G&T Cards.

THE Daily Echo’s publisher is helping businesses through the Covid crisis by offering a free webinar on how to adapt and recover.

A beautiful frosty morning reflected in the still waters of the River Frome captured at Wareham Quay by Echo Camera Club member Lawrence Christopher Mizen.

Victory for protestIT IS good news that the oppressive and authoritarian Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill has now been delayed.This is a victory for everyone who has raised their voices to defend the right to protestBehind the rhetoric an...

ROBERT Readman raises the issue of the safety of Astra Zeneca (Echo, March 18), runs through a polemically charged pseudo analysis, coming to the conclusion (knock me down with a feather) loss of confidence in the Astra Zeneca is all the fault of ...

A CONVICTED sex offender who breached a court order designed to protect women from his offending has been jailed for 21 months.

Detectives looking into criminal damage incidents and arson in Christchurch are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information following to come forward.

THE government's one per cent pay offer to nurses has damaged NHS morale says the chief executive of Royal Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole hospitals.

VANDALS set cars and a home on fire and smashed windows in a night of violence in Christchurch.

FRESH doubts have been cast over claims that Waitrose would quit the Christchurch store if its landlord cannot buy the adjoining car park site.

As a precautionary measure, the MHRA is advising those experiencing specific side effects following the vaccine to seek medical attention.

MULTIPLE areas of Dorset could be permanently underwater in 30 years according to a climate change study.

AN ELDERLY man was bitten on the bottom by a dog which then barked and bared its teeth at him.

JOIN the Daily Echo on a trip back to 1976 with this selection of images.

BIKE share operator Beryl has scaled back its operations in northern parts of Poole and Bournemouth due to low demand.

FORMER football chairman Eddie Mitchell is set to open an indoor soccer skills centre at a Poole shopping park next month.