A BOURNEMOUTH resident has resorted to chopping down a tree in her back garden in an effort to stop drug dealing in the alleyway by her house.

MORE than 80 adults with learning disabilities are “devastated” by the closure of their day services.

A MAN has avoided an immediate jail term for defrauding train firms after it took more than three years for him to face justice in the courts.

POLICE have confirmed that searches for a diver who went missing off the Dorset coast at the weekend.

A driver is responsible for booking and MOT every 12 months to ensure their vehicle is road worthy.

A Level results day across Dorset and the New Forest

ONE of Britain's biggest retailers has unveiled plans to open a food store in a Hampshire town.

PART of a road in Bournemouth has been closed this morning due to a crash.

A ROAD has been partially blocked following a crash in Dorchester this morning.

TRAIN services could be cancelled and revised all day due to Covid-19 related absences at South Western Railway.

FOR Cherries’ opening game of the Championship season to be selected as one of Sky Sports’ televised fixtures came as particularly exciting news to some on the Isle of Sheppey.

JOIN the Echo on a behind-the-scenes tour of Dean Court.

A NEW 15,000 square-foot gallery has opened in the heart of Bournemouth having been the dream of its creator for 20 years.

A MAN has pleaded guilty to stealing a puppy at Poole Quay.

LAST week news broke of Boscombe beach being cleared following lifeguards spotting ‘large marine life’ in the water.

A LIFEBOAT crew came to the aid of a man who suffered a suspected broken ankle on Brownsea Island.

A PERSON has died after being hit by a train in Dorset, as passengers caught up in the disruption expressed their sorrow for the victim's loved ones.

AN INDEPENDENT family company that has been serving the community for over 40 years is this week's Trader of the Week.

BOURNEMOUTH Airport has seen a 58 per cent increase in passengers being tested for Covid in just one month.

COURIER service DPD is currently experiencing delays in some parts of Dorset.

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HUNDREDS more deaths were recorded in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in the first half of the year than expected, figures suggest.

The change in payment dates is due to the upcoming August bank holiday.

As is always the case on A-Level and SQA results day, students will have a big decision to make in terms of where and what they would like to study.

DIVERSE Abilities has launched a new fundraising event for the summer: a fireworks cruise around Poole Bay later this month.

WESTBOURNE was alive with entertainment for the whole family, including live music, during Jive n Vibe week (August 2-8, 2021).

A DORSET beach has been named the best for naturists in an inaugural set of awards.

A MEMBER of staff at a Bournemouth off licence has appeared in court in relation to handling stolen confectionary for the benefit of the shop.

CHERRIES have officially unveiled their new third kit for the 2021-22 season.

THE subject of hand dominance has been debated for several centuries, but only recently has the publication of sound advice trumped sensationalism.

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

A BOSCOMBE based science discovery centre is to launch the town’s first kids coding school next month.

A NEW British Sign Language adapted musical The Princess and the Pauper is to come to the Mowlem Theatre in Swanage later this month.

YOUNG people who care for vulnerable relatives have been saluted after finishing a course to help them into work or training.

A CLIMATE campaign launched by NatWest and Daily Echo publisher Newsquest has signed its latest supporter.

ROCK Band Manic Street Preachers will be coming to Bournemouth this coming October as part of their UK live tour.

WITH over 100,000 households in BCP. along with business premises, it is a huge task for council to collect and empty some 300,000 bins on a fortnightly rota.

Gary Owen of the Echo Camera Club was taking part in Radios 2’s Big Bee Challenge weekend recently captured this wonderful photo.

Purbeck Valley Folk Festival is a unique and award-winning festival on the beautiful Jurassic coast.

Classical superstar Katherine Jenkins OBE is headlining a special open-air summer concert of classical music, musical theatre, and a Proms finale, with an orchestra in the stunning surroundings of Embley near Romsey Hampshire on Sunday 22nd August.

A PERSON has died after being hit by a train today (Monday, August 9).

A LOCAL woman has shared a “dangerous” situation that occurred at Bournemouth Hospital, which saw her terminally ill father wait eight hours to see a doctor.

EMERGENCY services are continuing to search for a diver who went missing off the coast of Purbeck over the weekend.

A PLANNING application has been submitted to demolish a prominent Poole hardware store, replacing it with retail space and 27 new apartments.

No train services between Weymouth and Bournemouth due to emergency services 'dealing with an incident'

TWO boys were pushed off an e-scooter before being robber of the vehicle by a man.

VISIBLE police patrols and tackling early signs of anti-social behaviour ensured a summer’s night in Bournemouth went by without major disorder.

NINE residents and a dog have been rescued by fire crews from a fire in Ashley Road.

A MECHANICAL fault has stopped the Sandbanks chain ferry from operating.

THREE men loaded £600 worth of goods from Tesco into a trolley before leaving without paying.