A DRIVER who caused a boy to suffer life-changing injuries after a “monumental misjudgement” has been jailed.

A FIREFIGHTER died while taking part in his first triathlon in Majorca, an inquest has heard.

THE Covid case rate in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area has tripled, according to the latest weekly data.

POLICE across Dorset have said enforcement action will always be taken when dealing with 'blatant breaches' of Covid-19 rules - as figures showed 1,636 fixed penalty notices had been handed out in the county since the start of the pandemic.

His wife was told to ‘prepare for the worst’ by doctors during his Covid-19 battle

A HOST of events have been cancelled by BCP Council following the announcement that the lifting of restrictions has been delayed.

The cash-saving guru has warned mortgage payers that they will need to act soon if they want to save money on their repayments.

FOUR MPs from the Daily Echo area were part of a large Tory rebellion against extending lockdown restrictions by up to four weeks.

IT HAS already been compared to a multi-storey car park, a cable car station and a Second World War gun emplacement.

A MAN who was knocked unconscious during a bar fight in Boscombe was treated in hospital for head injuries.

Fold Hill have issued an urgent recall on a range of products sold at Pets At Home and Sainsbury’s.

ILLEGAL waste dumpers will be targeted in a new campaign that aims to reduce fly-tipping, after the council spent £60,000 cleaning up the county at the beginning of the year.

ARTS by the Sea Festival has announced it will return for another exciting instalment of art and performance later in the year.

THE county's largest Covid vaccination centre will pause operations for a month from next week, to allow a cheerleading event to take place.

BOURNEMOUTH

COUNCILLORS will be asked to back calls urging the government to reconsider its housing target calculations when they meet next week.

RESEARCH carried out by Bournemouth University and Hearst UK has received an overwhelmingly positive response.

A BOURNEMOUTH pub has launched a quirky Father's Day gift for fans of the full English – a scent called Eau De Breakfast.

THE ORGANISERS of Christchurch’s Classic Cars On The Quay event have decided to postpone this month’s event due to the current restrictions.

THE Dorset coroner is seeking the assistance of the public to find the next of kin of a man who lived in Westover Road, Bournemouth.

Customers will have to be quick as the offer is only available until Sunday, June 27.

TODAY I decided that I can no longer use our local buses on journeys over an hour long.It’s not because there are issues with buses, but there are very few public toilets if any and at the end of the journey I was very stressed and upset.

ALUM Chine Beach, one of Bournemouth's Blue Flag award winning coastlines, has been ranked as one of the top ten beaches in the UK, a new survey finds.

SAY hello to these adorable newborns bringing joy to proud new parents and excited siblings amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A GROUP of 29 cyclists are to embark on a 550-kilometre cycle from Clapham to Falmouth in aid of a former Poole Grammar School teacher.

HONEYBEE colonies have been reintroduced to a school near Blandford.

YOUNGSTERS at The Purbeck School have pledged to run 6000 miles from Wareham to Rwanda in the school's latest fundraising campaign.

Greenfinches galore at Kingfisher Barns with Don Williams of the Echo Camera Club capturing this one inquisitive Greenfinch in amongst the spring blossoms.

When is Father's Day in the UK this year? The celebration will take place on June 20, 2021.

THE UK has never paid our pensioners more. Our annual state pension bill is £100 billion pounds, up from £60bn in 2010.

IS IT really necessary for our BCP council waste collection team to be starting so early in the morning to collect our household, recycling and food waste?

A POOLE man has finally completed a car restoration in time for his son’s wedding – after 27 years.

MORE than 100 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset as the overall total of cases reaches the 38,000 mark.

Police have arrested a man following a sexual assault on a teenage girl in Lower Gardens.

Fire crews attended a fire at House of Fraser.

STEVE Cook was thrilled at the news former team-mate Aaron Ramsdale would be joining up with the England squad, even if it did mean having to cancel meeting up for a beer!

A MAN suffered facial injuries after he was reportedly hit over the head with a glass bottle outside a Bournemouth restaurant.

A mother-of-five who died after falling from a cliff has been described by friends as a “wonderful lady with a heart of gold”.

Former Bournemouth restaurateur Chi Ming Pang, has died aged 91.

MORE than 70 potential slavery victims were referred to police in Dorset last year - and nearly two-thirds of them were children.

Coronavirus cases are on the rise again in Dorset as the lifting of restrictions was delayed by four weeks.

A LOTTERY ticket purchased in west Dorset and worth more than £141,000 has been claimed.

THOUSANDS of people had to be rescued from lifts by Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service in a decade.

THE former leader of BCP Council has said she is “absolutely mortified” at cabinet plans to spend £90,000 on two new cars for its mayors.

HOURLY wake-up calls are being made by BCP Council security teams in a bid to deter overnight beach campers.

THE public have been asked for help finding 17-year-old Yanqian Lin, last seen nearly a month ago in Bournemouth.

THE coroner for Dorset has appealed for help finding the next of kin of a 39-year-old man who died in Bournemouth.

New cafe launched in R1SE fitness centre at the Triangle. Read more:

The menu shake-up will last six week, with more changes expected at the beginning of August.

A WOMAN has been arrested following a crash involving a car and motorbike.