AUTHORITIES are looking into measures that can be put in place to prevent youths throwing rocks from a bridge over a busy road.

Bus driver commended for "swift action" following bus fire. Read more:

BOURNEMOUTH residents are celebrating the news that the Crossroads car park in Southbourne won’t be built on.

THE site of the Bistro on the Beach has now been completely flatted as the demolition nears its completion.

BOURNEMOUTH Airport handled almost 10,000 more flights last year, figures show.

A POPULAR upside-down house attraction is set to make its grand return to Bournemouth this year.

Lytchett Matravers bus crash: Man arrested. Read more:

AN EX POLICE officer from Christchurch will be competing on the new series of Masterchef.

Two years ago today, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the nation to stay at home.

A MAN left in a life-threatening condition following an assault at a Bournemouth nightclub has been discharged from hospital, police have said.

The regional carrier will operate up to 530 flights per week across 23 routes.

DEVELOPERS of a new retail park in Weymouth have revealed progress is ahead of schedule - as a new McDonald's drive-thru is expected to open in May.

A MAN armed himself with a 10-inch kitchen knife and called the police threatening that he would stab someone in a desperate 'cry for help', a court heard.

Teenage girl suffers ‘significant injuries’ after town centre assault. Read more:

MORE than £1,000 worth of damage was caused after a man threw rocks at a restaurant window in Bournemouth.

PERMISSION has been agreed for up to 75 homes at Lower Bryanston Farm off Fair Mile Road.

Care provider apologises for outcome of ‘requires improvement’ CQC inspection

Man, 35, with Motor Neurone Disease ‘will go above and beyond to survive’. Read more:

A PRIVATE hospital in Poole has announced that it will be sponsoring work visas for Ukrainian refugees.

Two year in pictures on anniversary of the first national lockdown in Dorset. Read more:

TWO areas in Bournemouth and Poole have been chosen as part of a Government pilot in which residents will help shape the design of their neighbourhoods.

Here are six tips to help you reduce hay fever symptoms at home.

HMRC has issued a warning for thousands of people who face having their benefits stopped next month – here’s how you can avoid it.

Cutting speed limits on motorways and using trains instead of planes included in plans

Drivers in and around Dorset will have several National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.

A MAN has appeared in court accused of threatening to burn a woman's house down by petrol bombing it.

After a five year hiatus, the annual Daily Echo School Awards, sponsored by United Taxis, have once again highlighted the incredible work taking place in schools across the area.

A MAJOR Dorset road is set to close overnight for three nights this week while spring maintenance work is carried out.

AN 'ALARMING' rise in reports of ear cropping in dogs has prompted RSPCA concerns.

CITYFIBRE Poole Quay Fireworks is back for for summer 2022.

A POOLE man has been hit with a court bill of more than £20,000 for offences related to VAT and HM Revenue and Customs.

Great Dorset Pants Fence set to fundraise for Dorset Cancer Care Foundation. Read more:

A PRE-SCHOOL based at Pamphill First School is to be moved into the main classroom area.

A MOTORIST from Poole has avoided a driving ban after being caught speeding and using a car without insurance.

The CASTLEPOINT warehouse storing donations for Ukraine is due to be re-opened today.

A DRIVER from Dorset has received a bill of more than £500 after being clocked at 99mph on a main road in Northampton.

A FIRM set up in the 1980s with the founder Robin Strongman bagging up nuts and dried fruit and selling them to shops and door to door, is expected to hit a turnover of some £26million this year.

Shameless and Coronation Street actress Maggie Fox has died following a 'sudden accident', her comedy partner Sue Ryding has revealed.

WE moved to Bournemouth in 1997.

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is seeking compassionate, caring and committed individuals to provide support to our dedicated team of Paramedics.

Mark Churchill captured this fantastic shot of the colourfully Goldfinch taken at Blashford Lakes, Ringwood.

On their trip to Jamaica to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, William and Kate tried out a bobsleigh made for two

The Chancellor will link strengthening the UK economy to opposing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

A MAN has called for punishment after youths “in pyjamas” smashed four windows of his car dealership by throwing stones.

THE inquest into the death of the Bournemouth DJ who died from stab wounds outside a Subway in the town centre opened on Monday.

A COUNCIL department was ordered to remove signs from the site of a controversial green belt nature park after breaching planning conditions set by the local authority.

A RESIDENTIAL road in Bournemouth has been visited by parking wardens six times already this year in an apparent parking clampdown after just only issued one fine there in 2021.

POOLE’S global cosmetics brand Lush was looking like “dead meat” at the start of the pandemic but has returned to profit after shedding a quarter of its staff, its boss has said.

AN unexploded World War Two bomb was detonated this morning after it was discovered at a holiday park.

SWANAGE lifeboat volunteers launched into rough seas to rescue a lost adult believed to be in the Tyneham area.