A MAN was rushed to hospital following a ‘miracle’ rescue, after being pulled unconscious from the sea by a passing paddleboarder.

HUNDREDS of hospital patients are set to be seen each at clinics on the top floor of Beales department store in Poole's Dolphin Centre in a bid to tackle long waiting lists.

Nearly three-quarters of local areas have recorded a week-on-week rise in rates.

A CONTROVERSIAL council scheme to deliver a nature park on 12 hectares of green belt land on the edge of Bournemouth has been approved by the local authority’s own planning committee.

Which? conducted its Cheapest Supermarket price comparison looking at the cost of a basket of 20 items, including groceries and household essentials.

What sharks are found in UK waters?

AMBULANCE bosses have enlisted help from the military amid unprecedented demand.

Investigations are ongoing after a girl was raped in the water off Bournemouth beach last month.

THE man who died after being hit by a train on Monday has been formally identified.

Some of the latest cases dealt with at Poole Magistrates' Court.

ADVICE has been given to motorists in the New Forest as rise in crashes involving animals is expected.

THREE men who "peddled the misery of others" by operating a ‘drugs empire’ which sold huge quantities of cocaine in Dorset have been jailed.

Tui has cancelled holidays to several popular destinations in Europe, as fears grow that ‘green watchlist’ countries could hastily be moved to amber.

To make way for ne new content, Netflix subscribers may find some of their favourite shows are no longer available on the platform.

MARTIN Lewis has shared new advice on how Tesco customers can triple their Clubcard points.

TODAY is all about your fabulous feline friends as we put five cute cats in the spotlight.

Hundreds laid down flowers and candles in North Down Crescent Park in Keyham on Friday evening.

The BBC One celebrity dancing competition will return in the autumn.

CAN you give one of these animals a forever home?

A GROUP of six cyclists from Dorset are to embark on a gruelling challenge from Bournemouth Pier to Brighton Pier this weekend.

Wonderful photo of a majestic Red Admiral butterfly captured in the garden of Echo Camera Club member Lorraine Poole of New Milton.

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.

Devon and Cornwall Police have named the victims of the Plymouth shooting on Thursday including a three-year-old girl.

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...

SCOTT Parker admits Cherries are no closer to adding to their squad, believing there will be "some late movements" in the transfer window.

ONE lane closed and traffic is queuing after a crash on the M3 northbound carriageway this afternoon.

Police have begun carrying out searches to find a missing teenager in Bournemouth.

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

A MAN who broke bail conditions has been arrested outside a factory in Dorset this morning.

THREE lifeboat volunteers have been recognised for saving the lives of two young men who became trapped on the Dorset coast.

PLANNING what to do this weekend?

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.

A WOMAN suffered a bite on the hand as she tried to save her pet during a dog attack in Christchurch.

LOOKING for something to do in Dorset this weekend? After months of events being cancelled and lockdown restrictions, events are now taking place across the country – and this weekend is no exception.

POLICE officers refuelling at a north Dorset petrol station were in the right place at the right time to catch a youth who had climbed on top of the canopy.

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.

CHRIS Mepham insists Cherries will have to be up for the fight if they are to take maximum points at Nottingham Forest on Saturday, admitting: "We can't just expect to turn up and have it all our own way."

POLICE are searching for a man missing from Poole described as “very upset”.

His channel was subscribed to gun-related accounts and another named Incel TV, which features content related to “involuntary celibacy”,

CHERRIES have "set their sights" on a move for Southampton striker Michael Obafemi, according to a report by Football Insider.

DRIVERS are being warned of delays on the A35 in Dorset as a dangerous tree is to be felled.

The new epic drama brings to screens for the very first time J.R.R. Tolkien’s fabled Second Age of Middle-earth's history.

NEW Forest District Council has announced that it is unable to recommence its garden waste collection services due to “continued staff shortages”.