THE RESULTS from the annual survey of patients on all aspects of their GP have been published.

MASSIVE flooding caused chaotic scenes across Dorset yesterday, with heavy rainfall resulting in the “wettest 24 hour” summer period in 10 years.

SCORES of angry residents have now lodged objections to proposals to redevelop the Thistle Hotel site on Poole Quay

RESIDENTS have provided an insight on the service provided by their GP surgery through the annual patient survey.

A MUM of 13 said she was really proud and “still suffering” after her tenth daughter got married on Saturday.

ESTATE agents are receiving hundreds of calls within an hour of posting a rental property in Bournemouth.

RESIDENTS across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole can get a free taxi to a Covid vaccination clinic.

A SHAKE-UP of council housing management across BCP will be considered by civic chiefs later this month.

THE redevelopment of Saxon Square in Christchurch is to be considered in the public consultation for the BCP Council’s conurbation-wide local plan.

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A MAN who was caught at more than four times the drink drive limit 10 days after being at the wheel at almost three times the limit has avoided an immediate prison sentence.

THE number of exercise stations in Poole Park, Baiter and Whitecliff will be reduced, BCP Council confirmed.

THE police helicopter was called out to Poole to assist with searches for a missing woman.

COLUMNIST and trained counsellor Fiona Caine answers another set of reader dilemmas.

A HUSBAND and wife team have opened a new vets’ practice employing more than 10 people.

Sun setting over Brownsea Island Castle in Poole Harbour captured by Echo Camera Club member Jeremy Mayes.

The A338 Spur Road is closed northbound following a crash. Follow latest updates.

A POLICE officer was punched in the face after a large group gathered in Bournemouth Square following England's Euro 2020 final defeat against Italy.

MORE than 33,000 homes could be built on 120 sites identified across the “urban area” of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

PUTTING all the options on the table for residents is “the right way” to consult on key areas, according to BCP Council’s deputy leader.

CHERRIES trio Arnaut Danjuma, Asmir Begovic and Steve Cook have not travelled with the rest of the squad for their pre-season tour in Spain due to minor injuries, the Daily Echo understands.

AUSSIE charger Zane Keleher insisted there were “no grudges” between him and Pirates’ promotion but admitted he “definitely” had a point to prove.

TWO MEN from the BCP area who helped rescue paramedics from an overturned ambulance in Poole have given their accounts of the incident.

MORE than a dozen "outstanding" Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole schools are set to face inspectors for the first time since controversial exemptions were axed.

SO, IT isn’t coming home… yet.

EASYJET’S first flight on its new domestic summer route launched from Bournemouth Airport over the weekend.

THE A338 is reportedly closed northbound after a three-vehicle crash this morning.

THREE-quarters of people in Dorset have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, figures reveal.

THE future of developments across the BCP Council will be guided by Local Plan, which is currently being forumlated by local authority.

LET it grow. That’s the message from BCP Council as part of a scheme to improve biodiversity in the area.

MORE than 260 new cases of Covid have been recorded across Dorset in the latest 24-hour period, government figures show.

A WOMAN who had her purse stolen while shopping in Marks and Spencer later found more than £130 had been used on her bank cards.

Speaking to MPs, Sajid Javid said that it was the “right time to get our nation closer to normal life”.

Coronavirus: More than 1.3 million jabs given across Dorset. Find out more:

Taco Bell is giving away free tacos tomorrow at all 63 of its UK restaurants to ‘cheer England fans up’ following their Euro final defeat.

A MECHANIC made the most of the poor weather by riding his jet ski around the Nuffield Industrial Estate.

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The Prime Minister is expected to say that the country can move to Step 4 of the plan to lift coronavirus measures.

BUSSES have been diverted and roads are “impassable” after heavy rain ripped through the area.

THE Red Arrows flew over Wembley Stadium on Sunday night after leaving Bournemouth which they made home for the weekend.

SWANAGE lifeboat was called after receiving reports of a lifejacket in the water on Sunday morning.

Residents have created a petition of nearly 400 signatures, to save Scotts Hill Lane Playpark in Christchurch.

AN absolute motoring icon will be going under the hammer later this week, as part of a Dorset auction house's first classic car auction since lockdown began.

A MAN has been jailed for four months after he was caught repeatedly drink or drug driving.

CHERRIES’ new signing Emiliano Marcondes says he wants “to have the pressure on me” when it comes to taking free-kicks and insists he is "inspired by extraordinary things."

TWENTY new wayfinding totems have been installed across Poole town centre, in a bid to encourage residents to walk or cycle instead of using their cars.

SUNNIER weather is set to return to the South Coast this week following a period of unsettled weather for most of the UK.

A NUMBER of artisan traders who were hit hard by Covid restrictions last summer have established a new market selling produce in Purbeck.