A PROMINENT builder involved in a landmark development on Poole Quay owed around £16million to unsecured creditors who are unlikely to see any of their money.

DOG owners have lined the streets to show their respects for a woman who dedicated her life to saving Staffies.

THE DAUGHTER of a man who had his car stolen said she took matters into her own hands, which led to her dad’s car being found.

FISH which died after a pond dried up in a Poole park died because they could not adapt to “fluctuating water levels”.

INCIDENTS of dog attacks in Mudeford are being investigated by local authorities.

TWO teenage killers have been found guilty of murdering a “talented musician” in his own home on New Year’s Eve 2021.

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A PURPOSE-built Bournemouth care home which caters for more than 60 elderly people has been told it must improve after inspectors found several “shortfalls”.

A KEY bus route through Poole has been altered indefinitely in order to protect drivers and passengers from continued attacks.

E-BIKES have been added to the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole hire scheme in a move that aims to “break down even more barriers” to car alternatives.

POLICE have dropped an investigation into the ground clearance of a site and Highcliffe with no further action being taken.

A FEARLESS pensioner with a wealth of daredevil exploits to her name is set for the ride of a lifetime when she takes to the skies to help pilot a Spitfire.

A RESTAURATEUR is defying “tougher and tougher” times by opening a new venue in the centre of Wimborne.

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THE Lionesses success in the Euros will have a “massive impact” on women’s football, says a Dorset coach.

POLICE are looking to speak to a man and a woman after they stole several hundred pound’s worth of goods in two stores in Blandford.

Morebus has taken the decision to halt their routes in parts of Poole after 8pm due to the attacks their vehicles, drivers and passengers.

More details about the Tour of Britain's Dorset stage have been revealed ahead of the event visiting the county in September.

DORSET Police will put more police on the streets this summer as part of their Summer Policing Plan.

Legal history will be made at the Old Bailey as the first televised sentencing will take place, the Ministry of Justice has announced.

Which? has launched a £480m legal claim over allegations of overcharging for products

The Warm Home Discount will help households with discounted energy rates.

The Money Saving Expert founder was taking calls from ITV viewers on Wednesday morning’s instalment of This Morning.

The veteran actor also appeared in Doctor Who and the Carry On series in a career which spanned seven decades.

THE MYSTERY surrounding a potential faulty speed camera on a busy motorway has finally been solved.

A LARGE bronze propellor was stolen from a property in Poole.

The study comes as the NHS announced plans to improve long Covid services for people suffering ongoing illness after infection

A BUMPER line-up of events will take place across Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole and the rest of Dorset this weekend.

AN AMERICAN mother who lives Bournemouth has completed a lifetime goal of swimming across the English Channel.

After nearly four decades, the Australian soap has pulled out all the stops to end with a celebration of past and present, Gemma Dunn discovers.

A DORSET stroke survivor fears thousands could miss out on a ‘miracle treatment’ which saved him.

A QUARRYING business has invested £290,000 in two lorries in a bid to reduce its emissions to net zero by 2040.

READERS may recall that a year ago in my capacity as the built environment consultant of the Bournemouth Civic Society I had a letter published by the Echo, strongly criticising amongst other things, the deliberate allowing by the parks department of...

REPERTORY theatre has returned to Dorset, with a small group of performers putting on no fewer than five plays in as many weeks at Wimborne’s Tivoli Theatre.

Sharin Trevelyan captured visitors exploring the stunning Old Harry Rocks on a calm summers day.

The forecaster says a lack of rain is signalling early signs of autumn.

TWO teenagers accused of stabbing and slashing 35-year-old Edward Reeve to death have been found guilty of murder.

THE MOTHER of a 14 year old boy has spoken out after he was stabbed in the leg with a kitchen knife by a group of youths.

A HUGE fire on the clifftop at Boscombe may have been caused by discarded smoking materials or glass that magnified the sunlight.

A man who murdered his wife in 1985 could be one of the first prisoners to have a public parole board hearing.

A TEACHER has been banned from teaching indefinitely after asking to be alone with a pupil, emailing the pupil’s mother under the name ‘Tom Jones’ and making critical comments about colleagues in emails.

YOUTHS who ran away from police after climbing on a school roof have been invited to reclaim a bag they left behind.

RESIDENTS living next to Boscombe overcliff have described the moment a fire broke out on the clifftop on Monday night.

YELLOW Buses has apologised to its customers after staff shortages and a difficult period means they have had to “rebuild” their business.

COMMUTERS have faced delays and slow traffic as the result of a two-vehicle crash on the A35 in Bere Regis.

A bus company has been forced to halt their service on two roads in Poole, saying the roads are 'too dangerous'.

A NEW pop-up restaurant on Bournemouth seafront will open for business next week.

ATTEMPTS by a New Forest holiday park to have all its accommodation available all year-round have been rejected over concerns it would worsen travel “carnage”.

Andrew Nicholas, from Poole, was found unresponsive in Monnow Street at around 1.15am on June 26.

A police cordon is in place in part of Poole following the sudden death of a man in the woods in Branksome on Tuesday morning.