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“I WOULDN’T say we’re really hard up but it makes a big difference to us getting a bag of food for the whole week.”

TWO separate schemes for the controversial retention and extension of beach huts in Mudeford are set to be determined this week.

A POPULAR Poole pub is closed until May awaiting a refurbishment and a new landlord.

“THE rulemakers are out of touch with what’s going on at grassroots level.

A SECOND man has been jailed for an attack on a cyclist which left the victim with injuries he will never fully recover from.

A FERNDOWN resident has been fined a hefty sum for using land located within the green belt for unauthorised motocross activities.

SCHOOLS, hospitals and other key services across the BCP Council area can be reached on foot or by public transport in an average of 15 minutes or under, figures show.

OLYMPIC diver Tom Daley OBE will be racing through Dorchester and Bridport this week after beginning his own multi-sport challenge.

Residents across the south west are being advised to prepare for Storm Eunice as a weather warning has been issued by the Met Office.

A MAN has been released on bail after an 18-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in a Bournemouth playpark.

Details on eight people who have been sentenced for criminal offences at Poole Magistrates' Court.

WATER bosses are set to replace a storage tower after an E.coli alert almost resulted in 6,000 households being told to boil their supplies.

A POST office in Boscombe will be closed for two days a week due to “staffing issues”.

“WIMBORNE needs a good, attractive market” is the message from the market’s owner, as he hopes to keep it running.

A POLICE officer's community efforts have reached new heights as his fundraising mission to support vulnerable residents exceeded all expectations.

A TRACTOR with “dangerous defects” was stopped in a New Forest high street over the weekend and was being driven illegally.

A BIN shed caught fire in Bournemouth in the early hours of this morning.

A KITCHEN fire broke out at a block of flats in Bournemouth on Monday night.

New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to 21 of Dorset’s establishments, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows – and it’s good news for them all.

AN MP has said customers of LV= have the “right to know” the business’s priorities after talks about a merger with rival Royal London collapsed.

PLANS to install a new fencing around a Poole school to make it a safer environment are set to be approved.

A BUS firm has announced it is "reluctantly" increasing ticket prices.

ONE in seven speeding offences detected by police in Dorset were cancelled last year, figures reveal.

CONSTRUCTION on a new emergency department at Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH) is stepping up as a second tower crane is installed.

IT’S the best cafe in Hampshire, according to TripAdvisor reviews.

AN opening date has been revealed for the launch of a new BrewDog site in Bournemouth town centre.

Will we be able to catch a glimpse of the Snow Moon in the UK this year? What we know.

BOBBY’S department store in Bournemouth town centre has announced opening hour changes for its stores.

A POLICE sergeant is set to face a misconduct hearing over allegations he shared details of an interview given by murderer Wayne Couzens.

DORSET County Hospital’s Maternity Unit has been praised for a first class delivery during the pandemic after being recognised as one of the best in the country.

IT'S rare, but potentially fatal.

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

DORSET has a serious “productivity gap”, with each hour worked contributing £4.90 less to the economy than the national average.

FANCY yourself as a handy craftsperson? A brand-new television series is on a mission to find the nation’s best amateur woodworker.

A MAJOR participatory arts project is coming to Dorset in June as part of a UK wide “celebration of creativity”.

The amazing work in our schools will come under the spotlight with the Daily Echo School awards launched today.

A GROUP of medals, log books and related items awarded to Squadron Leader Lester Humphrey are estimated to sell for £6,000-8,000 in the Charterhouse two day collectors auction.

MISCHIEF Theatre made success out of disaster thanks to the feuding thespians and collapsing sets of The Play That Goes Wrong and its multiple spin-offs.

SUPERYACHTS and motor yachts are increasingly under attack from cyber criminals, a security expert has warned.

BUSINESS activity in the South West had a “strong” start to 2022, with rises in output and new work.

Nicky Wicks captured this glorious frosty morning near Eye Bridge, Wimborne, from the banks of the River Stour.

The family will allow cameras into their home for new ITV documentary Caring for Derek.

Check out The Perfume Shop's February sale.

Designed by artists Matt Dent and Christian Davies, the trophy appears in miniature on the £2 coin.

The meeting saw the PM cut short a planned overnight stay in Cumbria.

Liz Truss said she was “very worried” about the prospect of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The tennis star has said he is willing to sacrifice trophies as he believes in personal choice

A MAN has been taken to hospital with serious injuries and he is in a critical condition after a collision in Ashley Cross, Poole.

NO new hospitals will be built in Dorset - despite the Prime Minister's pledge to invest in NHS sites across the country.