A HISTORIC Dorset tree, with links to Tudor royalty, is under threat after a “huge” section of the trunk goes “missing”.

OUTLINE plans for a development of almost 700 homes on former green belt land have been backed by councillors for the second time in six months.

HAMWORTHY Park paddling pool has been closed once again, having only been open for ten days, following a routine inspection.

The Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole neighbourhoods as well as those from the wider Dorset area, which saw the biggest rise in their death tolls during the coronavirus pandemic have been revealed, along with those which seemingly escaped without m...

BOURNEMOUTH’S latest entrepreneur has told the Daily Echo all about her new cocktail delivery service after a licensing panel approved her business.

IMAGES have been released of two people police would like to speak to in relation to a stabbing in Bournemouth.

A FAMILY-friendly pub that is at the heart of the community has claimed the crown for Pub of the Week.

The area has been cordoned off and police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.

IT WAS a day of celebration for many teenagers across the conurbation yesterday with the discovery of GCSE results.

PLANS to bulldoze a former police station and replace it with 32 flats for older residents have sparked a flurry of objections.

THE chief constable of Dorset Police has spoken of his “immense pride” as he looks back on a policing career that has spanned 30 years.

THE Golden Horizon, the world's largest luxury sailing ship, created quite the spectacle as it left the port of Poole as the sun set.

PART of Bournemouth's A338 Wessex Way is closed this evening due to a two-vehicle crash.

Three females and three males, including the male believed to be the offender, died from gunshot wounds, police said

The nominations are in and a shortlist has been made of the top ten finalists in our Cafe of the Year contest.

DISABLED cricketer Rob Franks has secured his greatest ever run chase after raising £12,500 to buy a prosthetic blade.

A SPECIAL heritage event will be taking place on Sunday (August 15) to mark Poole's role in World War II and the 75th anniversary of VJ Day.

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WORK on the final section of the ‘sustainable travel’ improvements in Wimborne's Leigh Road is set to start next week.

MOREBUS has revealed which of its service will be affected by the return of the air festival.

A BOURNEMOUTH student has gone from not knowing a word of English to now being accepted into Oxford University in just nine years.

A MAN has appeared in court in relation to having a Taser and spitting on a police van.

University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) has been named as one of only nine centres of excellence in the world for the treatment of a debilitating heart condition at Royal Bournemouth Hospital.

AN AWARD-winning internet service provider is rolling ultrafast fibre broadband across Dorset as part of a £250 million investment.

WOW - just look at these blooming and beautiful Dorset gardens!

A HIT-and-run crash survivor has completed his latest challenge – joined by a running world champion – in a feat described as the “hardest thing I have ever done”.

There is nothing quite like a wow finish. Except perhaps two wow finishes.

THE first Upton House Food & Drink Festival is taking place this weekend, in an event which boasts live music throughout.

HERE are six gorgeous pictures taken by members of the Echo Camera Club.

It’s good to know that the summers have always been unpredictable weather. This photo from the Daily Echo archives shows holidaymakers taking shelter from the downpour on the seafront in 1965 in front of the then post office and newsagent. Showing ...

A CYCLIST is fighting for life in hospital following a collision involving a car that was towing a caravan on a Dorset road.

INVESTIGATIONS have begun into "elevated levels of bacteria" causing a "foul odour" at Avon Beach.

DEVELOPERS behind proposals to build hundreds of homes on former green belt land north of Bearwood say the latest delay in the planning process will "further slow the provision of essential new houses for local families".

It's GCSE results day for pupils across Dorset and the New Forest - follow the latest updates.

A CAMPAIGN has been launched to pedestrianize Wareham Quay creating a “tranquil scene”.

RESIDENTS and Councillors in Broadstone are “delighted” that plans to build an “eyesore” 5G mast at the heart of an estate have been refused.

A METAL detectorist reunited a family with a diamond engagement ring lost in the sea after a major search involving a tennis court-size area of the seabed.

BOSS Scott Parker heaped praise on "first-class" Jaidon Anthony, insisting: "Every bit of me suggests that this boy has got a key role to play this year."

ARTS by the Sea festival organisers have revealed the first wave of “outdoor spectaculars” commissioned for the 2021 event.

THERE has been a new coronavirus death recorded at a Dorset hospital.

MORE than 400 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset within the last 24-hour period, according to latest statistics.

A RAFT of work to improve an area of a busy town centre for pedestrians and cyclists has been completed.

CCTV images of two Good Samaritans who helped a woman into a taxi after she was possibly sexually assaulted in Bournemouth have been released.

OFFICERS are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a woman suffered puncture wounds after being bitten by a dog in Bournemouth.

A MAN exposed himself and performed an 'indecent act' in front of a teenage girl.

A MULTI-agency response was launched to rescue two teenage boys from the cliffs at Durdle Door.

CHANGES are being sought to a West Cliff hotel to use part of the ground floor as a restaurant – together with the creation of an outdoor seating area.

OLYMPIC bronze medallist Emma Wilson said inspiring young people to get into windsurfing was “incredible” as she returned from the games to a special Dorset homecoming.

CHERRIES are still set to be without a host of senior players for Saturday's trip to Nottingham Forest.

EMERGENCY services rushed to reports of an unconscious person in the sea at Branksome Chine.