PLANS to build more than 200 flats around the edge of a Bournemouth town centre car park will once again go before BCP Council’s planning committee on Thursday.

UNIVERSITY students in Bournemouth are being invited to walk-in session to get a Covid vaccine at the BIC.

A FAMILY in Poole who escaped a house fire in the middle of the night of Monday are appealing for donations to make their home safe again.

A FATHER and son who targeted elderly residents and “grossly overcharged” for unnecessary roof work have been jailed.

A WOMAN out walking her dog in Bournemouth had racial abuse shouted at her by an 'aggressive' man, police have said.

AN INVESTIGATION has been launched over anti-Covid vaccinations graffiti at two jab centres in Bournemouth.

IN SEPTEMBER this year, the Livingstone Academy will open – a school set up by co-founder of games company Games Workshop Ian Livingstone CBE.

A TENNIS club employee investigated for sexual offences remains suspended despite police announcing they will take no further action.

A NEW multi-million-pound school building in Poole is on track to welcome pupils and staff after the October half term.

A change in the law which takes effect this week will mean people could see shopping rules change once again at their local supermarket.

Everyone knows a McDonald’s order isn’t complete without a serving of classic chicken nuggets, and Aldi’s version will be no different.

MORE than twice as many people in Dorset were unemployed in last month as in 2020 – and young people were the hardest-hit.

AN internal investigation is still ongoing to determine any misconduct proceedings nearly two months after two student Dorset Police officers were fined for repeatedly breaching Covid-19 regulations.

First-time buyers are snapping up properties in five locations across Bournemouth and Poole.

WORK is set to begin to improve cycling and walking routes through Bournemouth's Upper Gardens.

THE areas in Bournemouth and Poole most popular with first time buyers have been revealed.

SANDFORD Holiday Park has received a £3.8million cash boost from its operator Parkdean Resorts.

THE future of parks and green spaces across the conurbation is up for discussion.

BERYL bikes have joined forces with City Sightseeing buses to offer an innovative car-free travel option in Bournemouth and Poole.

As lockdown restrictions ease across the country, Brits have revealed the films they can’t wait to see on the big screen.

A NINE-year-old girl from Corfe Mullen has "put her heart and soul" into fundraising for Poole Hospital with her litter picking.

A BOURNEMOUTH woman has raised over £500 for two causes close to her heart after shaving her head on her birthday.

THE ORGANISERS behind the market events to be held in Bournemouth and Poole over two consecutive weekends have announced they are to be postponed due to bad weather.

A FEW months ago we read in the Echo of very ambitious plans for the redevelopment of the beach and facilities at Southbourne crossroads – new restaurant, a lift from the beach to the lower car park etc etc.

A START-UP business is turning plastic waste into bricks – and empowering people in developing countries to do the same.

Do you remember the beloved BHS store on Commercial Road, Bournemouth?

AS LOCKDOWN is relaxed, our Prime Minister warns ‘together we have reached another milestone in our roadmap out of lockdown, but we must take this next step with a heavy dose of caution’.

REFERENCE to David Davies letter (May 15), at least in Poole they are luxury apartments, in Christchurch all we are getting are the ‘slums of tomorrow’.

THANKS for the letter from Barrie Edmund-White (May 17) regarding the more friendly naming for the BCP “conurbation”.

AT FIRST, I was also unsure of the name of our amalgamated councils – BCP. And I am equally unsure of Barrie Edmund-White’s suggestion – Wessex City.

Can you guess which old Bournemouth pub this is?

A MAN has been jailed for illegally importing docked and cropped puppies into the UK, “putting the nations rabies-free status at risk”.

A WOMAN is “lucky to be alive” after being trampled by cows in a Dorset field.

PLANS have submitted for a “landmark development” of four blocks of flats on a Bournemouth car park.

FURTHER green belt development is being considered by BCP Council in a bid to build thousands of new homes.

A CYCLIST from Poole has been hospitalised following a collision with a vehicle in West Parley this morning.

THE tall ship Pelican of London is due to arrive at Poole Harbour this afternoon as part of a 13-week scientific voyage of discovery around the UK.

COUNCILLORS will be asked to approve plans to build an 11-storey block of flats in the centre of Poole next week.

A YOUNG girl was taken to hospital after she suffered injuries to her hand and face from a dog bite incident in Bournemouth.

A TEENAGE boy who "enjoyed life and had time for everyone" died after falling onto a live railway line, an inquest has heard.