Boris Johnson will address Parliament on the UK’s work on the crisis in Afghanistan so far when Parliament is recalled on Wednesday.

RECENTLY installed seafront barbecues were reportedly put out of action due to issues around ensuring the facilities were cleaned on a daily basis.

Residents of the Aqua apartment building in Poole are being sent invoices of up to 72,000, to pay for the cladding on their building after the introduction of new fire safety legislation.

ROCKLEY Park officials have assured visitors and residents that they are working with various organisations in the wake of Callum Baker-Osborne’s death.

A RINGWOOD post office will remain closed after year-long efforts to find a new postmaster failed.

HOME Bargains is to extend its Christchurch store into the neighbouring unit – creating more jobs in an £850,000 project.

HOMES are without power this morning after a fire involving an electrical installation which caused a “loud bang”. 

A MAKER of holiday homes has taken on 60 staff after re-starting production and expects to be employing 300 within the next five years.

SIGHTINGS of sharks off the coast of Dorset seem to be happening more this summer than usual, based on recent reports to Echo.

A MAN has appeared in court accused of causing the death of another man by driving dangerously.

POLICE were called to a row between four men at a pub in Poole’s Ashley Road on Tuesday evening.

CHANGES to the seafront Harry Ramsden restaurant in Bournemouth which will give the business extra space and better weather protection have been approved.

A 200-HOME development south of Bay Road at Gillingham for Persimmon Homes has been rejected because of the risk of harm to an ancient Royal deer park and its former buildings.

FOLLOWING numerous complaints about the behaviour of jet ski riders off of the coast across the BCP area, police have urged anyone who sees an incident to make sure they report it.

UNEMPLOYMENT has fallen substantially across Dorset since the height of the pandemic last year.

The chicken connoisseur has said a number of locations have had to close due to a shortage of supplies.

PERMISSION is sought for 43 new houses on current green land in Wimborne.

NEW flats have been approved by council planners at a number of locations in the BH9 area of Bournemouth.

TEN new flats and changes to the existing shop front are planned at a site in Lymington Road, Highcliffe.

This is a view of the George Roundabout in Poole taken nearly 48 years ago in 1973 from the roof of the Arndale Centre showing the foundations of new Barclays House were well underway. The bank spent four years transferring its work out of London, in...

A BUSINESS that makes and markets podcasts is expanding to a new studio and has hired two staff.

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.

A MAJOR Dorset road is closed for 'emergency repairs'.

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.

CHERRIES have completed the signing of goalkeeper Orjan Nyland on a free transfer.

RYANAIR is set to launch two new holiday routes from Bournemouth Airport this year.

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.

FEWER than 300 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset, according to latest figures.

CHERRIES have signed the man who had the ball in his hands during the technology blunder that saw the then-Premier League outfit relegated during ‘Project Restart’, but Orjan Nyland has said he “hopefully I can be forgiven.”

BOSS Scott Parker says he is "excited" to work with new Cherries goalkeeper Orjan Nyland.

SCOTT Parker remains confident Cherries will add to their squad before this month's transfer deadline, insisting: "There are funds there."

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

CHERRIES annoucned the capture of experienced goalkeeper Orjan Nyland on a deal until the end of the season - but who is he?

A PERSON was taken to hospital after being hit by a car this morning.

CHERRIES manager Scott Parker will do battle with an old friend when his side travel to Birmingham City on Wednesday, revealing: “I remember looking up to Lee. He’s done very, very well and I’m very close with him.”

FIREFIGHTERS rushed to deal with a blaze involving a lorry carrying 26 tonnes of assorted scrap metal on a main road in Dorset.

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”.

BEN Cook is set to return to action for Poole Pirates tomorrow, after recovering from a leg injury.

It is the second Covid-19 jab authorised for those aged between 12 and 17, after the Pfizer vaccine.

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The Peri-Peri chicken chain is a favourite among Brits with it’s range of spicy chicken offerings and tasty sides.

Around 900 armed forces are in Afghanistan helping to bring UK nationals home and secure the safety of selected Afghans.

A FATHER and son have become the first people to cross the English Channel non-stop on an eFoil board.

From Shitterton in Dorset to Twatt in the Orkney Islands, a petrolhead is embarking on a rude road trip in an affectionate tribute to a fun-loving friend who died of cancer last year.