AN UNLICENSED driver who travelled the wrong way along a dual carriageway at night narrowly avoiding multiple crashes, including with a HGV, a court heard.

POP-UP restaurants and bars could become a summer feature of Bournemouth’s beaches if council plans are approved next week.

THE boss of Bournemouth’s biggest private sector employer, JP Morgan, has said the bank will need “significantly” less office space in future.

A MAN who sexually assaulted a woman in her own home as she slept while he was staying there as a guest could have his prison sentence extended.

DORSET residents have slammed Bournemouth beach’s newest temporary art installation – with most people mistaking it for graffiti.

A PLAYFUL pod of dolphins joined Poole RNLI volunteers during a call-out.

IT was planned before Covid-19, but Poole’s latest retail development might point to the future of shops after the pandemic.

DORSET has been an inspiration to a number of writers, with many living in the county and drawing on the beautiful countryside to get their creative juices flowing.

THE POPULAR Verwood Carnival has been cancelled due to coronavirus restrictions.

BUSES will pull over to observe a national silence following the death of the Duke of Edinburgh.

FARMERS have been warned about a sophisticated Ebay scam where criminals pretend to be selling a tractor.

Despite lockdown restrictions, the number of drivers with penalty points only fell by 3% annually in March.

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THE sale of more than five acres of land to Royal Bournemouth Hospital has been finalised by BCP Council.

POLICE were called to reports of a suspicious item which turned out to be a World War II fire extinguisher.

The 400-metre long Ever Given ship became stuck lengthways across the vital shipping route due to strong winds.

A BUSY Wimborne road could close for 18 months to ensure a “safe working area” along the road.

THE number of people self-harming across Dorset is nearly twice the national average.

THE captain of the prestigious Queen Mary 2 has been awarded the rank of Commodore as he announces plans to retire.

Tesco shared its support for pubs having remained open as an essential retailer throughout the pandemic. 

Lewis-Manning Hospice Care launches new Mobile Lymphoedema Clinic at King's Park in Boscombe

AROUND one in 15 people in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole felt lonely over the winter as the nation endured the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, new figures suggest.

IF investors are betting that the reopening of the high street this week will fire up a summer spending spree, they could do worse than take a look at the three towns across the conurbation.

A PURBECK pub has been ranked on a list of the best beer gardens in the United Kingdom.

I FEEL rather cross that in that two page spread about the Winter Gardens in today’s Echo you only told about all those pop groups and omitted to mention that the Winter Gardens was the home of the worldwide famous Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra...

VOLUNTARY groups in Dorset who use sport to inspire young people to improve their lives can apply for grants of over £2,000 from a new fund designed to help them bounce back from the pandemic.

Dorset charity, Sexual Trauma and Recovery Services (STARS Dorset) invites you to raise funds by star jumping for either one of five minutes on May 28.

MEMBERS of the Ringwood and Verwood Round Table put their best feet forward at Easter by helping a local pub with renovations.

Snapshot of Ashley Road and the corner of Albert Road in Parkstone pictured by Grahame Austin in the early 1970s when Co-op and Tesco had stores on the parade. Other shops featured at this time were Thomas Chemist, South Coast Fisheries, Adams, Lion...

THE LAST year has been tough for a lot of people, particularly those who are living in poverty. All too often at Independent Age, we hear from people in later life who have to choose between eating and heating their homes.

IT WOULD be extremely helpful if someone in authority could explain how we can possibly claim that educational standards are improving year on year, when it transpires that academics have now been told “not impose their own idea of correct Engli...

ON READING Susan Stockwell’s rather facile letter in Monday’s Echo, this time extolling the virtues of cyclists in crime prevention (I challenged her last assertion that the presence of cycle lanes were the primary reason for the property valu...

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.

GOALS from Philip Billing and Dominic Solanke tightened Cherries’ grip on the play-off places with a 2-1 victory at Huddersfield.

KNIFE-WIELDING robbers punched a man in the face and stole his e-scooter.

A trial date has been set for a man accused of murdering the millionaire hotelier Sir Richard Sutton.

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

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

SIX fire crews were sent to a property on Hamworthy after a house fire broke out in Blandford Road.

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

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

FEWER than 20 coronavirus cases were confirmed in Dorset over the last 24 hours, latest figures show.