A BMW driver was arrested for suspected drink driving after crashing into a bus.

TWO MOTORCYCLISTS lost their lives in separate road traffic collisions in Dorset over the Bank Holiday weekend.

A MAN is due to be sentenced today after he admitted bludgeoning a Bournemouth hotel receptionist to death.

A SECOND Lidl store in Christchurch is now just a matter of months away from opening, the supermarket has confirmed.

POLICE, coastguards and lifeguards were called after a child went missing on a busy stretch of Bournemouth beach.

I AM writing this in the hope that anybody who was on Poole Quay on Saturday evening will read this and get a big of smile as I did.

A POPULAR attraction that will turn your world upside down is set to return to Bournemouth this year.

A DISMANTLED statue was among items seized by police following a recent burglary in Fordingbridge.

YOUTHS have been warned to stay way from a dangerous disused church.

TWO medical experts have been requested for an inquest into the tragic death of teenager Gaia Pope.

A LIFEBOAT crew was called out after a motorboat broke down close to rocks at Anvil Point.

A WOMAN was rushed to hospital after being hit on the head by falling rocks on a Dorset beach.

A STREET FOOD cafe that wants to help change "the reputation" of Boscombe is this week's Trader of the Week.

Can you guess which old Bournemouth pub this is?

A NEW service has been set up to ensure children and vulnerable adults receive the best possible support when being interviewed by the police.

A SMALL china doll has become an unlikely hit in the Tank Museum’s new Second World War exhibition because of her remarkable story of survival.

MORE than 50 drug and alcohol deaths were recorded by the coroner for Dorset last year, new figures show.

EAST Cliff and Springbourne ward councillor David Kelsey has been elected the first openly gay Mayor of Bournemouth.

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DID you meet this light-footed TV personality when he came to town?

MOST days you publish letters surrounding the very touchy subject of transport and, from what I read, most people are not in favour of the many millions of pounds being spent on “improving “ facilities in our area.

NATWEST is stepping up support to local small and medium sized businesses and to entrepreneurs as it looks to unlock business potential outside London.

LEWIS Manning Hospice Care is celebrating its dedicated volunteers during National Volunteers’ Week and would love more people to join

AFTER the lowest temperature for April since 1922 and the wettest May on record, which would obviously affect bus users, and now seeing that summer has arrived with an influx of visitors, the yellow bus Number 12 route between Hengistbury Head and...

I SEE from a report in Saturday’s Echo that in some car parks you now pay by phone.

DRIVERS are being warned to avoid the area around Holt Road, Mannington.

A 43-YEAR-OLD motorcyclist has been killed in a collision with a car.

A MOTORCYCLIST in his 50s was killed in a collision with a car.

EMERGENCY teams raced to the resscue after two divers were reported in trouble off the Dorset Coast.

AN “OVERWHELMED” second hand car seller committed a £160,000 fraud at a post office in an effort to keep the business afloat.

THOUSANDS of people flocked to the beach on what was the hottest day of the year so far.

FEWER than 10 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset, according to the latest statistics.

A MAN’S Rolex watch was stolen after he was approached by a woman in the street in Poole.

A MISSING woman was airlifted to hospital after going missing on a walk.

THOUSANDS of sunseekers have flocked to Bournemouth beach today to make the most of the balmy weather.

BCP Council have stepped up patrols of the seafront as they aim to crack down on beach campers over the half term break.

COASTGUARDS and the ambulance service were called out to help a casualty on Bournemouth seafront in the late hours of Sunday evening.

TWO lifeboats from Swanage were launched yesterday afternoon after a 56-foot yacht ran aground off the coast of the Purbecks.

A DECISION on whether a planned pop-up bar next to one of the country’s “most expensive and exclusive” marinas will be made next week.

A NEW emporium showcasing products and items made by local residents and small businesses is set to open in Christchurch next month.

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A BUSINESS which has “burned through a million pounds” and laid off most of its staff during the pandemic has accused the government of “madness”.

Back in February, Boris Johnson announced a four-stage plan to end lockdown restrictions in England with the final stage just three weeks away.

A SERIES of columns are set to be installed outside the Old Fire Station in Bournemouth as part of a new art installation.

ONE lane of the A338 Wessex Way is closed following a crash.