A SERIAL criminal attempted to burgle a Christchurch home which he had previously stolen a sentimental ring from.

TWO blocks of flats could soon be erected in Poole which would see 28 new apartments built.

EARLIER this month, a man from Poole beat all five of the Chasers on ITV’s Beat the Chasers, netting £100,000 in the process.

A TENNIS club employee arrested and suspended from his exclusive club for "non-recent sexual offences" will face no further action from police.

DOG owners have been urged to ensure their pets are microchipped after police found a lost dog in Christchurch.

A PLOT of land in a ‘popular’ Dorset village earmarked for development is set to go under the hammer.

THE business news over the past week has been dominated by stories involving some of Dorset’s best-known brands.

Two phone boxes have gone up for sale in Bournemouth town centre - find out more.

Lockdown is easing tomorrow, 17 May. Here's what you can and can't do.

AN ‘excellent’ luxury country hotel rated the best in Dorset is ‘fully booked’ for the next five months ahead of its reopening on Monday.

If the incident goes to court, the penalty could go up to a £5,000 fine, nine penalty points and even a driving ban.

The changes will come into effect from January 1, 2022 and will affect whether a person qualifies for state pension or not.

WHILE the nation prepares itself to visit nightclubs next month, the Echo looks back at a popular nightspot from the past – the Pier Showbar.

MORE than 34,000 households across Dorset are struggling to pay their fuel bills, figures suggest.

A schools expert offers five easy seeds for children to sow. By Hannah Stephenson.

Liz Connor visits Rockliffe Hall and finds a smart couple’s wellness retreat in County Durham’s epic countryside.

I am utterly bewildered at the BCP council's plans, as part of a proposed cycle route from Merley to Christchurch to install a cycle path along Whitelegg Way.

IT HAS come to my attentions in recent years of the large number of family homes in occupation by single persons at a time of a national shortage of homes.

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

A GROUP of several dozen youths was dispersed from a Poole beach by police.

BCP Council became one of the first local authorities in the country to return to in-person meetings on Tuesday.

Where to find all of the blue plaques in Bournemouth and the stories behind them. Find out more:

ONLY six areas of Dorset have reported more than three active coronavirus cases, according to latest figures.

JUST five new coronavirus cases were recorded in Dorset, according to the latest daily update.

FARM machinery was stolen from rural premises in north Dorset.

THREE crews tackled a fire at a supermarket in Swanage this afternoon.

TRAFFIC is delayed on one of the busiest routes in Poole due to an accident.

FLY-TIPPERS left a pile of building materials in a lane near Cranborne.

A LAND Rover and trailer stolen from separate locations in north Dorset were used during a break-in at a construction site in Wiltshire.

POLICE patrols have been stepped up in two areas of Bournemouth following reports of anti-social behaviour.

THE A35 westbound is to remain closed this weekend following the discovery of a major sinkhole.

THREE bongs and a Swiss army knife were among items seized from four teenagers at an outdoor classroom at Hengistbury Head.

A TEENAGED boy has been found not guilty of murdering James Cutting.

ALL available police units in Poole were sent to locate a young boy who had gone missing.

LOCKDOWN measures will ease further on Monday in the biggest loosening of restrictions this year.

BOURNEMOUTH

FOR Bournemouth to lose even one of its big department stores would once have been seen as a calamity for the town.

Hear are the beaches your dog can visit this summer in Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole

We've rounded-up some of the highlights to look out for in each supermarket.

WITH a boom in staycations expected this Summer, many tourists are expected to flock to Dorset’s biggest and most popular beaches.

THE justice system in the region continues to hand down sentences and we are there to report on those court proceedings.