A MAN has been banned from begging on the street and entering areas of Poole town centre or any BCP Council car park during the day.

CONTROVERSIAL plans to replace a Poole home with two five-storey blocks of flats have been approved.

BCP Council have been busy during the lockdown period, making use of the quieter period by frontloading a lot of their planned improvements for the next couple of years on Bournemouth seafront.

A HOTEL in Christchurch has revealed plans to transform an open space in the centre of the town into a garden kitchen, complete with vegetable patches and edible flower beds.

Pictures: 35 shops, cafes and restaurant sit empty in Bournemouth town centre.

A MAN who beat his Husky dog causing it to urinate and defecate outside a Tesco store in Poole has been banned from owning an animal for up to five years.

THE operator of the BIC, the Pavilion and Bournemouth’s council leisure centres will make “substantial losses” this year.

POLICE tackling speeding in the New Forest recorded more than 50 offenders during their latest checks.

THE next phase of major works to replace timber groynes on the seafront will start in the autumn.

PATROLS have been stepped up at car parks in Southbourne following reports of anti-social behaviour.

FIRE crews were called to tackle a blaze in a Bournemouth property.

AL ILLEGAL camp fire was discovered when firefighters were called to a bowling green.

POLICE were called to the A31 this morning following reports of a dead deer in the carriageway.

A MAN who bought a car for his daughter's birthday was caught driving it although he's never had a licence.

A LANDMARK Dorset pub could expand and undergo refurbishment works under new plans announced as the region prepares for an influx of visitors.

Here’s everything you need to know about driving theory tests- including a quiz to test your knowledge.

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Here's how to get a free taco from Taco Bell on Tuesday May 4 in Bournemouth.

The Royal Mint have announced they will be releasing the largest coin in their history to celebrate the conclusion of its Queen’s Beasts collection.

12,000 new drivers are at risk of losing their licence the moment they pass their test - find out more.

WORK on a council project to build more than 100 flats and a homeless hostel in Bournemouth is set to begin in September.

Ministers have said that holidays to Spain could resume from June, here's all of the Spanish destinations you can fly to from Bournemouth Airport.

IT’S HARD to believe it’s been ten years since Prince William and Kate Middleton tied the knot at Westminster Abbey.

A DOG owner has called for harsher sentencing for thefts of pets and claimed there is “no deterrent” for people looking to steal dogs.

A DECISION on whether a new Greek restaurant in Poole Quay can have an alcohol licence will be made by councillors today.

HOME Secretary Priti Patel has paid a visit to a refuge in Dorset.

Using Google search trends data, Vanarama researched what are the top 10 most asked questions on speeding fines in the UK.

Do you own an Amazon Alexa? Here are 10 free games that you can play on your device.

WE'RE searching for Bournemouth's best dads for our Father's Day feature.

RESIDENTS in assisted-living and warden-assisted accommodation are at risk because their emergency communications are increasingly likely to fail, it is claimed.

MODERN life continues to surprise, amaze and confuse.

A special open week to view and purchase a choice of stunning independent-living apartments with far-reaching views over Poole takes place next month.

FOUR pupils from Talbot Heath School are taking on a 26 mile challenge along the Jurassic Coast to raise money for a cancer charity.

DORSET and Wiltshire Fire Rescue Service are urging people to be 'water aware' as lockdown restrictions ease.

HERE are six gorgeous photos by members of the Echo Camera Club.

ON MY frequent trips to Christchurch to shop, I appreciate the re-opening of all the businesses.

I WAS really delighted to read that the Arts University have agreed to acquire what those of us of a certain age would refer to as the Palace Court Theatre.

YOU have reported two racially-aggravated assaults in BCP in the last few days, one in Moordown where a child was attacked and one in Mudeford.

A VIDEO of a man being arrested by several police officers in Bournemouth's Old Christchurch Road has attracted hundreds of views on social media.

A ROGUE landlord has been fined £8,500 after he failed to act on a series of housing breaches at a flat in Poole.

A MAN has avoided an immediate jail sentence after waiting nearly four years for his day in court for a “disgraceful” assault in Bournemouth town centre.

FOREIGN nationals caught illegally fishing for razor clams are suspected of supplying a restaurant in Bournemouth.