BOURNEMOUTH and Poole’s beaches have been left without deckchairs and sun loungers this summer over fears of ‘anti-social behaviour and violence’.

CHRISTCHURCH has been "neglected", a councillor claimed after piles of seaweed "covered" Avon Beach.

A MAN repeatedly punched his housemate in the face after he “simply snapped” over long-running issues of noise created by the victim.

BCP Council have said they are “currently in discussions with South West Councils on behalf of the Home Office and are considering the resettlement request at this time.”

A KINSON councillor will be splitting his time between Bournemouth and Manchester following a change in his personal circumstances.

ORGANISERS have announced that the popular Dorset Dinghy Day event will not take place this year.

THE Bournemouth Air Festival is set for a spectacular return after going virtual last year.

A MAN who built a dwelling on his land in East Dorset without planning permission has been hit with a court bill of more than £6,000.

NEW security fencing planned for the Bournemouth School has led to more than a hundred objections.

BOURNEMOUTH’S hospitality sector shared their joy as self-isolation rules relaxed earlier this week, marking the hopeful end of the ‘pingdemic’.

A POPULAR hotel in the New Forest has gone on the market for £2,350,000.

CHERRIES are closing in on the signing of Manchester City youngster Morgan Rogers on a season-long loan, the Daily Echo understands.

ONE lane of the A338 is to remain closed while Bournemouth Water carries out repairs.

Latest criminal cases from Poole Magistrates' Court.

A YOUNG man has appeared in court for driving a motorbike off road on a Dorset nature reserve.

A MAN who received suspended sentences for a spate of offending, including the theft of a mobility scooter, has been put behind bars after committing further crimes.

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BOSS Scott Parker hailed the “unbelievable finish” from Dominic Solanke, which set Cherries on their way to a 2-0 victory over Birmingham City.

“TECHNICAL” problems have cropped up again in Dorset Council’s planning department.

A BUSINESS owner from Poole, named Mr Dorset back in 2019, is in the final of the Mr England competition.

GOALS from Dominic Solanke and Jaidon Anthony ensured resolute Cherries sealed a valuable 2-0 victory at Birmingham City.

BOSS Scott Parker confirmed Cherries had accepted a bid for winger Arnaut Danjuma but insisted: “Hopefully in the next week or so, we will have some new faces.”

Bournemouth Walking Football Club has experienced an “explosion of interest” since lockdown ended, with people keen to get out and improve both their mental and physical fitness.

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A 60-HOME development has been approved in principle for Milborne St Andrew to include business units and a pre-school nursery.

A MAN has been sentenced by the courts for assaulting two police officers and committing a public order offence against NHS staff and hospital patients.

HIGHCLIFFE School has submitted plans for a new multifunctional hall and changes to the layout of some external sports courts and car parking.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded dozens of drug-related deaths last year, figures show.

DETAILS of the proposed works to smarten up the street scene between Poole Museum and Scaplens Court are now available to view for the first time.

RENOWNED historian Lucy Worsley is returning to Christchurch for one night only with an illustrated exploration of our fascination with murder.

BOURNE FREE’s pride festival is set to take place on Friday August 20, and Saturday August 21, having been postponed last year due to the pandemic.

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THE first steps for two development plans for Gillingham which could bring almost 200 new homes to the area will be taken next week.

THE story of Bath Travel and Palmair has been told in the first of a series of videos profiling some of Bournemouth’s most famous businesses.

DORSET’S Chamber has urged business to enter the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for the monarch’s Platinum Jubilee year.

The rolling Dorset fields leading to the dramatic Jurassic coast looking across Kimmeridge Bay and Gad Cliff.

The mighty gas giant planet will appear to the naked eye as “a bright star, though it won’t twinkle like the stars”, because it will be at “opposition”.

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

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

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.

A Conservative former minister has been labelled a “disgrace” for calling into question why people were fleeing Afghanistan rather than resisting the Taliban.

Cherries have accepted a 25million Euros bid from Villarreal for winger Arnaut Danjuma, the Daily Echo understands.

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.

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ONE lane of the A338 is closed while Bournemouth Water carries out repairs.

CCTV images have been released after £500 worth of damage was caused to a red and white barber shop pole.

MORE than 300 positive coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset, according to the latest figures.

A WOMAN was left with a fractured arm after a man pushed her to the ground in Bournemouth.

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.