A MOTORCYCLIST in his 20s was killed in a crash while riding with a group of three other bikers.

A CORONER has issued a stark warning on the dangers of swimming while intoxicated, following an inquest into the death of a man who drowned off the Dorset coast last summer.

DEBENHAMS in Bournemouth will close its doors for the final time next week.

A woman is fighting for her life after she was involved in a crash with a Ford Fiesta in Station Road, West Moors. Police are appealing for witnesses.

THREE tonnes of rubbish was removed from the side of a main route across East Dorset – only for litter to reappear on the verges within days.

POLICE hunting a man who kicked his dog and racially abused a man who asked him to stop have released an image.

CONDOR Ferries is expecting to create around 100 jobs thanks to an expected summer boom in bookings.

THE areas in Dorset with the most number of Covid cases reported during the entire pandemic have been revealed.

A PICTURE of the man who killed a receptionist at the Bournemouth hotel where she worked has been released by police for the first time.

A POPULAR Bournemouth based delicatessen and cheese shop is to open a new store in the centre of Christchurch on Friday.

A NEW coach service is to link Dorset with London.

The Prime Minister said he expects there to be “some openings up” on 17 May

MORE than a year after the death of Christchurch Independents councillor Colin Bungey left a vacancy in the Commons ward, electors will be asked to vote in a replacement on Thursday.

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COUNCILS will have to resume face-to-face meetings this month after a legal challenge aimed at extending pandemic conditions failed.

MORE than half of Bournemouth homeowners undervalue house by £60k, according to Zoopla.

MORE than 100 classic motorcycles will go under the hammer with one expected to fetch £30,000.

A POOLE man has been handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 16 years and nine months behind bars for the murder of a woman who he had been in a relationship with.

A MACHETE was seized by police after armed officers attended an incident in Christchurch.

We've opened up our archives to bring you these six pictures of Poole through the years.

A CONVENIENCE store that suffered extensive damage following a fire two weeks ago has donated the majority of its food stock and essential items to Hope for Food.

IT’S ALL change at the top of the editorial management team at the Daily Echo.

HUNDREDS of drivers queued for hours to leave a busy car boot sale as traffic became gridlocked around the site.

The issue of a healthy food strategy was raised at Tesco’s 2020 AGM, ShareAction said, but the retailer refused to commit to making changes.

A DORSET company is leading a project which has won a 2.5million euro (£2.16m) grant to help heart patients rehabilitate with the aid of an app.

RECENTLY the law regarding the use of electric scooters was changed as most people are aware of.

To celebrate and help anyone looking to get back into fitness, PureGym is offering members 50% off their first month, with £0 joining fees.

KING of the Jungle and famous Sandbanks resident Harry Redknapp is set to appear in Eastenders.

A DORSET Community Foundation grant helped Poole swimmer Jacob Peters on his path to the Olympic Games.

A CHRISTCHURCH hospice has reeled in the funds thanks to a donation from a local rotary club.

AN EIGHT-year-old girl from Parkstone made the brave decision to have over 20 inches of hair chopped off to help children with cancer earlier this month.

JULIA'S House is seeking volunteers to help out at its high street shops across Dorset which have recently reopened following the third national lockdown.

IN 2015 the Scottish Parliament lowered the voting age to 16.

IT SEEMS to me that we English lack bottle, we allow half-educated bumptious morons to walk all over us.

ON Sunday I like many others sat down to watch the football match between Manchester United and Liverpool, unfortunately for safety reasons it was cancelled.

A nostalgic look back at the shopping parade of Penn Court, West Moors, on the corner of Pennington Road and Station Road pictured here circa 1970 featuring Gents Hairdressing, Lisa Hair Fashions, Kelvinator Launderama, Penn Hardware, Midland Bank...

A MAN has admitted bludgeoning a Bournemouth hotel receptionist to death while she worked a nightshift.

A 14-YEAR-OLD boy was sexually assaulted by a man who attempted to rob him in the street.

THE £4million scheme to transform Bournemouth's Lansdowne district is starting to take shape.

POLICE have appealed for information following a fire which destroyed more than 12 hectares of heathland.

LUXURY boatbuilder Sunseeker is working to create an official 'parade' of its new and classic yachts, as part of this year's Bournemouth Air Festival.

THE companies which once ran the hugely popular Bestival and Camp Bestival music events are set to be dissolved with no money for the unsecured creditors owed an estimated £1.18million.

THE FAMILY of a mum who was murdered in her own home by a Poole man have said "there will never be enough justice" for what he did.

INVESTIGATIONS are under way into two huge heath fires tackled by 150 firefighters last night.

IF you’re lucky enough to have £300,000 available to spend you could buy any number of things.

Live updates on the sentencing hearing of Poole man Lewis Crofts, 30, who admitted murdering Kimberley Deakin, 29, at her home in Stoke-on-Trent.