A large police response attended reports of a man with a knife in the Poole Lane area of Bournemouth.

THE “devastated” mother and sister of Callum Baker-Osborne have paid tribute to their “beautiful” son and brother, who died while heroically saving family members from drowning.

THE mother of Callum Baker-Osborne has warned families of the “dangers” of Rockley Park beach in a bid to “stop” a similar incident happening again.

PLANS have been put forward to build a garage for the Hengistbury Head land train after bad weather shortened its life expectancy.

POLICE have confirmed that safeguarding measures have been put in place for a teenage girl who may be a victim of human trafficking.

THE MOTHER of a former rifleman who lost his life serving in Afghanistan says she is “absolutely devastated” about the recent events in the Middle East.

A DISTRAUGHT family have had to pay £1,500 in vet bills after their cat was shot in the eye with a ball bearing.

POLICE are hunting for a woman following a spate of shoplifting incidents at a Hampshire supermarket.

HOLIDAY makers in Dorset have spotted what they believe to be a small shark in the water close to where they were swimming in the waters at Durdle Door.

BOURNEMOUTH’S pride parade is set to go ahead as planned this weekend despite London, Brighton and Plymouth all cancelling their processions this year.

PLANS for the stationing of 137 static caravans in Wimborne have been refused, with officials finding the public benefits did not outweigh the harm to the “listed assets”.

Bosses said the deal will help reduce both companies’ carbon footprint, with vans no longer having to make multiple stops to drop off parcels

POLICE are hunting for a woman following a spate of shoplifting incidents at a Hampshire supermarket.

POLICE officers in Christchurch were on hand to assist a 94-year-old man who had suffered a head injury after a fall.

A POLICE probe has been sparked after two men reportedly broke into a jewellers.

A MAN has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted rape and sexual assault in relation to an alleged incident in Bournemouth.

OWNERS of a mobile home park in Christchurch have expressed their frustration after an application for residents to live there all year round was rejected by the Court of Appeal.

A MOTORCYCLIST was taken to hospital following a crash with a car in Poole.

BEACHGOERS at Mudeford Sandbank were treated to a stunning parade of boats in the sun.

Details on six people who have recently sentenced at Poole Magistrates' Court for offences committed in Dorset.

A LOCAL team of mixed amateur rowers are less than 200 nautical miles away from setting a new world record, after 38 days and counting at sea.

A BEACH hut at the exclusive Mudeford Sandbank has gone on the market for £350k – but what else could you buy in Dorset for the same price?

MANY have spent the pandemic worrying about how the disruption will affect our children’s academic performance. Since Spring 2020 children globally have missed large amounts of schooling, with remote teaching and home education not having the same ...

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

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The new Chair of the Dorset Police Federation has condemned the recent assault of an officer in Ferndown, calling the incident “completely unacceptable”.

OVER the last eighteen months a small group of volunteers from St Peters church, the Bournemouth Rotary Club, local residents and homeless people have struggled to clear three-and-a-half acres of land to bring it back to an area where the public and ...

WORKPLACES in Dorset were quieter immediately after Covid restrictions were lifted than they were before, data suggests.

ONE of Britain's most decorated Olympians has joined another highly-select group.

Martin Shaw a member of the Echo Camera Club captured this stunning sunset while out of a paddle in Poole Harbour.

The National Television Awards will see all three stars of Line Of Duty vie for the drama performance prize.

A MAN has been arrested after a group stole a “large quantity” of jewellery from Pandora in Poole.

RESIDENTS in New Milton are “split down the middle” over plans to build a KFC restaurant in the town – with two petitions going head-to-head.

BOURNEMOUTH MP Tobias Ellwood has said that the West should “hang its head in shame” following Britain’s decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.

A TEENAGER had to wait 316 days to receive mental health treatment after being referred in Dorset last year.

KYLE Taylor "could definitely be an option" to fill the void left by the suspended David Brooks at Birmingham on Wednesday night, boss Scott Parker revealed.

DORSET Police are appealing for witnesses following a sexual assault on the steps outside Bournemouth Pavilion.

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FEWER than 350 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset, according to latest figures.

A 27-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested on suspicion of assault a police officer in the early hours of Saturday morning.

A POOLE grandmother wants to know if anyone can beat her record of living in the same house for 82 years – and is accepting applications for a gentleman to treat her to a blind date.

CHILDREN across Dorset aged 16 and 17 will be offered a Covid vaccine through a GP-led immunisation effort.

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THE number of people admitted to hospital with coronavirus in Dorset is steadying, latest figures show.

CHERRIES could be boosted by the returns of both Ben Pearson and Junior Stanislas for Wednesday's trip to Birmingham City.

MORE than 1.1 million Covid-19 jabs have been administered across Dorset.

A WOMAN caused a “breach of the peace” when she tried to prevent her partner, who requested time away, from leaving.

ZENO Ibsen Rossi admits Saturday's clash with Nottingham Forest was "the biggest game I have played" after making a winning Championship debut with Cherries.

TWO teenagers have been arrested following a hit and run incident in Bournemouth in the early hours of this morning.

TRIBUTES have poured in for Elizabeth Bath, wife of the late travel boss Peter Bath, who has died aged 95.