MORE than 60 firefighters tackled a huge blaze at a Dorset plantation last night.

WHILE residents were asked to stay at home for several months of last year, more than 30,000 speeding offences were still recorded on Dorset's roads in 2020.

EXTENSIVE roadworks on one of Bournemouth main arterial roads is set to begin today.

Lockdown restrictions in England are set to be relaxed even further next week so that shops, hairdressers and pub beer gardens can reopen.

BEACH-GOERS have been warned to take care after replenishment works have left 'soft sand' in Bournemouth and Poole.

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MANY of us have been embracing the great outdoors during the pandemic.

BOURNEMOUTH Airport recorded one of the lowest temperatures in the UK overnight at minus 3.9C.

HOME Bargains could open another store in Dorset and create 60 new jobs if plans to expand a retail park are approved.

Can you guess which busy part of Bournemouth this picture was taken in?

THOUSANDS of tons of shingle are being used to protect one of Hampshire's most historic buildings following its partial collapse.

TWO cars were seized in two days from the same driver in north Dorset.

Collapsed fashion chain Peacocks has been saved by a senior executive with backing from an international consortium, it has been announced.

POLICE have stepped up patrols in Sandbanks and warned people to behave following a fight.

NEARLY 300 drivers were stopped for speeding in one day on two Bournemouth roads.

Dozens of people are believed to have contracted Covid-19 in hospital at Dorset County Hospital Trust, figures suggest.

Two base jumpers stunned onlookers when they plunged off the top of Durdle Door.

10 important safety checks experts have told all drivers to complete before returning to the roads after lockdown.

AN “INSOLVENCY tsunami” is set to land when government support for struggling businesses ends, it has been claimed.

Here are a few of the Bournemouth beer gardens we can't wait to get back to after lockdown.

A FURTHER £250,000 is set to be added to BCP Council’s planning in a bid to relieve pressure on the struggling department.

EFFORTS by a Canford Magna-based football club to secure promotion have been given a boost after plans for new floodlights and spectator stands were approved.

A MONTHLY stand-up comedy show is adapting to the pandemic by launching a programme of outdoor shows.

NEARLY 3,000 disabled people across Dorset have taken the Government to tribunal over benefit payments and almost four out of five won, figures show.

ARTS by the Sea Festival, the south coast’s annual celebration of arts and culture, is to resume this year.

COLUMNIST and trained counsellor Fiona Caine answers another set of reader dilemmas.

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A WAREHAM based special effects company has received a grant of £235,000.00 from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help the organisation recover and reopen.

AS we emerge from the world in pandemic, we look forward to things getting back to normal but we must be concerned about the delays in travel time across BCP.

EXPERTS believe a meteorite fell on Dorset following the sonic boom which rocked the region last month.

A TIP in Bournemouth will be closed to vehicles from commercial organisations for two weeks.

Liz Greenway of the Echo Camera Club Dorset captured this stunning sunrise on a cold morning at Avon Beach.

We all love a good restaurant to share a plate of food and a laugh.

BAR MED was a Bournemouth nightlife staple for the best part of a decade and always proved popular, especially with students.

SEVERAL fire service appliances have been called to Wimborne after a fire broke out at Ferndown Forest.

A FORMER civil servant involved in the supply of class A drugs has avoided prison after a three-year delay in court proceedings.

PHILIP Billing’s third goal in as many Championship games set Cherries on their way to continuing their winning league run with victory against Blackburn Rovers.

STRONG winds have caused the Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service to issue an amber wildfire warning following a sustained period of dry weather.

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SHOPS, hairdressers and pub beer gardens will reopen from April 12 in England but people must not be complacent about the risks still posed by coronavirus, Boris Johnson said.

FEWER THAN 10 coronavirus cases were confirmed in Dorset in the last 24 hours, latest figures show.

A THIRD planning application to demolish a West Cliff seafront hotel and replace it with a block of flats has been submitted.

Here are the Bournemouth roads with the highest reports of antisocial behaviour in 2020 - do you live on one of them?

FEWER THAN than 20 people have died with coronavirus in the last 24 hours across the UK, with no deaths in Dorset hospitals, latest figures reveal.

DETECTIVES investigating a reported assault in Bournemouth are issuing an appeal to identify two possible witnesses.

DETECTIVES are investigating a reported assault in Bournemouth that allegedly saw a woman hit in the head with a baseball bat and stamped on.

BRACE yourselves. Warm sunshine is set to be replaced by colder conditions this week.