A TEENAGER has been arrested after two rough sleepers’ bedding was allegedly set alight while they slept.

MAJOR plans for the development of three Sandbanks hotels has been recommended for refusal, however the developer has said he hopes “common sense prevails”.

A WOMAN urinated on a bus after a bus driver refused to stop to allow the woman to relieve herself at the side of the road.

A BOURNEMOUTH man who lost his mother to Covid is taking part in 55 runs for the 55 days she spent in hospital alone.

THE owner of two large prime retail sites in Bournemouth is confident the town centre will be in a much stronger place next year.

ROADWORKS in Sandbanks are going to cause a “huge problem” as thousands of people look set to descend on the area for Sandfest.

STAFF at BCP Council's arms-length Future Places company have been suffering online abuse, councillors have been told.

AN ice cream van, motorbikes and fancy cars.

IT happens every year.

FROM a horse drawn carriage to a limousine, the Year 11 pupils from The Bourne Academy certainly didn’t disappoint for their end of year school prom.

WILL Dorset see highs of 40C next week?

A VENUE described as having “real food, real people and real atmosphere”- The Inn In the Park is Pub of the Week.

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

What people in Bournemouth said about Boris Johnson resigning - and who they want as the next leader.

COUNCIL housing services in Bournemouth and Poole have merged in a move which “will see the reinvigoration of resident engagement”.

A DISABLED surfer from Bournemouth – who only took up the sport three years ago – has taken silver at a major adaptive surfing championship.

DORSET Police have this week been having a heavy crackdown on drug offences across the county, with the PCC warning the police will make the area “hostile” for drug dealers.

PELHAMS Community Market at Kinson Community Centre has closed today after running for 40 years.

A WHEELCHAIR user has said new active travel roadworks outside his door have transformed his life for the better.

Many popular baby food pouches are more sugary than Coca-Cola according to a survey by the British Dental Association (BDA).

A BOUTIQUE B&B recently named the 'world's fourth best' has been voted as the best hotel to grab breakfast across the whole of England.

MORE than 4,000 people have supported a petition calling for a buffer zone outside a Bournemouth abortion clinic.

MEMBERS of the public are being invited to a two-week event in celebration of Dorset’s marine wildlife.

A BOURNEMOUTH beach volleyball star is preparing to represent Team England at the upcoming Commonwealth Games.

IT WAS surprising to see Local Government Minister Kemi Badenoch mentioned in two entirely different July 6 Echo stories.

THE risk of recession is set to overtake inflation as the main concern facing world economies in the coming months, a top investment expert has said.

THE founder of the company behind a “Google Maps for boats” has been named one of the best entrepreneurs in the business.

Daily Echo photo of the now Castlepoint shopping centre on Castle Lane pictured in 2002 showing the former Hampshire Centre in front of the new buildings being constructed. What are your memories of the Hampshire Centre?

It is the first time the mathematician’s life and work have been marked on an official UK coin, with gold, silver and base metal versions available.

The announcement comes just days after Britain's biggest grocer said it will no longer be serving Heinz products.

A CONVICTED rapist and kidnapper has been missing for a month with fears that he could have reached Dorset.

A MAN has been charged following the crash which killed a pedestrian in Ferndown.

PEOPLE are being urged to avoid Sandbanks this weekend unless they are attending an event.

Boris Johnson is resigning as Conservative Party leader, the BBC has reported.

BOURNEMOUTH MP Tobias Ellwood described as “almost delusional” Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s behaviour in the past two days.

A MAN was found to have dozens of indecent images of children after he returned his phone to CEX a day after buying it.

CHRISTCHURCH MP Sir Christopher Chope has thanked Boris Johnson for his “great service to our nation” in his time as Prime Minister.

THE two boys accused of murdering a 35-year-old man left him “crawling on the grass trying to reach out to them to help him”, a court heard.

TOBIAS Ellwood has distanced himself from a run for leader of the Conservative Party, saying: “I don’t think it is my time.”

THREE A roads in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area among the worst in the south west for delays, a survey has revealed.

The Prime Minister’s resignation after haemorrhaging support among his ministers and MPs will fire the starting gun for a contest to replace him.

A DORSET surgery has asked people to wear face masks to help protect staff and patients in response to rising Covid cases.

A HOST of new 5G masts proposed to tower over residential green areas have been described as “outrageous” by concerned residents and councillors.

SEARCHES are underway to find a “vulnerable” teenage girl who was last seen in the early hours of this morning in the Sherborne area.

A NEW set of overnight closures have been announced as part of the A31 roadworks at Ringwood.

Boris Johnson's resignation follows a string of ministerial resignations in protest of his leadership.

POOLE MP Sir Robert Syms said Boris Johnson’s actions in the past two days had made it very difficult for him to continue as a caretaker Prime Minister.

BORIS Johnson had left “the most unremovable stain” on his character according to Dorset MP Simon Hoare.

A workman working on resurfacing Redwood Road was killed after a crash with a lorry.

A 17-year-old boy from Poole was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A and class B drugs, as £10,000 worth of drugs was seized.