TWO former Dorset business people have been charged penalties of tens of thousands of pounds after failing to pay the correct amount of tax.

FOR the first time in months, shops, hairdressers and barbers and outdoor hospitality venues have opened as coronavirus restrictions eased.

BOURNEMOUTH Airport chiefs have said they can still offer "an easier landing" for investors following the approval of Southampton Airport's planned runway extension.

A BUSY Bournemouth shopping street could be transformed to focus on restaurants.

EARLY plans have been unveiled for a new development in Ringwood which could see 491 homes built.

FIREFIGHTERS received three 999 calls to a fire in a large compost heap in the early hours of this morning.

A MAN who went missing from Poole Hospital has been found following an appeal by police.

A CYCLIST was hurt in a collision with a car in Bournemouth this morning.

STEAM trains have started to roll across the Dorset countryside with the re-opening of the Swanage Railway.

THE Covid case rate across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole was among the lowest in the country last week, according to the latest weekly data.

POLICE following their noses to a "rather cheap and putrid smell" found a man selling counterfeit perfume.

NHS patients in England are to receive the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from Tuesday, officials have confirmed.

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

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A NEW coronavirus testing site was due to open in Dorset - but was cancelled after members of staff faced threats of violence from a group gathering outside.

A COUPLE have avoided an immediate prison sentence after they admitted possessing thousands of the most serious category of child sex abuse images.

Although mosques will be able to welcome worshipers, there will still be changes to celebrations of Ramadan this year.

A MAN has pleaded guilty to attempted murder, false imprisonment, serious assault and sexual assault after two women and a teenage girl sustained serious injuries during two violent attacks in Bournemouth.

A DETECTIVE has said Dorset Police is "committed to ensuring justice is served" after two men were sentenced for possessing thousands of indecent images of children.

POOLE'S latest shopping district, boasting ten 'hand-picked independent retailers', has opened to the public for the first time.

A UNION Flag flown during the eight-month siege of Tobruk in World War Two and a huge German swastika flag captured during the relief operation are to be exhibited for the first time at The Tank Museum.

PRIMARK fans set their alarms early this morning to get to the branch in Poole as Covid lockdown measures ease across the country.

BIG Issue sellers are back in Bournemouth – for the first time in 22 weeks of lockdown.

The law change could be coming into place to maximise safety of journeys of disabled and visually impaired pedestrians.

Personal trainer Stephanie Zaidan set up a very special business 18 months ago - inspired by the birth of her fist child.

MORE people than ever were regular internet users in Dorset in the months leading up to the coronavirus pandemic, new figures show.

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

A PUB group which went “over and above” to look after people during lockdown has been named the best employer in the business.

I AM KNOW full well that the Air Festival was founded in Bournemouth with the best of intentions.

CHARITY boss Dr Emma Egging is set to take on ten epic challenges in 2021, to mark the 10th anniversary of the Jon Egging Trust (JET).

FORMER solider and extreme athlete, Darren Hardy, has completed his superhuman challenge after crossing the finish line of his 211km self-supported run in 50 hours.

Spring is in the air at Kingston Lacy with Emma Ward of the Echo Camera Club capturing a series of photos of the new lambs and this one is a real cutie.

POLICE have appealed for help to trace a man who went missing from Poole Hospital.

CAN someone please reveal the cost of this little junket to appoint a new Police and Crime Commissioner.

OF COURSE there is natural variability in the climate.

WE HAVE in Ashley Road had a lot of problems over a lot of years with rough sleepers and day-time drinkers.

A man has appeared in court charged with murdering millionaire hotelier Sir Richard Sutton.

THE second stage of the easing of England’s lockdown takes place tomorrow.

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

POLICE have been called to reports of a man with a knife in Bournemouth this afternoon.

AS Bournemouth’s hotels start to emerge from the latest Covid lockdown, visitors should notice millions of pounds’ worth of difference.

Bournemouth town centre is getting ready to welcome back visitors in the next stage of lockdown easing.

Primark will have extended store opening hours this week initially, with stores opening for two hours extra per day on average.

If you are planning on braving the colder weather to visit your local beer garden from today, there will be a number of rules in place.

THESE are all the roadworks taking place across Bournemouth and Dorset this coming week.

NON-essential retail stores across the conurbation will be able to open from Monday, April 12 in the latest stage of lockdown easing.