NESTING lizards have forced the redesign of a multi-million-pound restaurant complex along Sandbanks beach.

A BOURNEMOUTH restaurant has shut its doors after struggling to stay in business because of the "state of the town centre."

A TOURIST staying at a Bournemouth hotel with his son was left shocked when the ceiling came “crashing down” in his room.

THE trials and tribulations of the high street are creating a mixed experience for businesses in Poole town centre.

AFTER a year of being closed for refurbishments Poole Library has opened without a working lift, leaving people unable to access the site.

DORSET bakery owners "thrilled" and "surprised" to scoops award for best sourdough at the World Bread Awards.

OFFICERS are appealing for help from the public as they search for a missing teenager.

A MAN has been arrested after allegedly stealing an ambulance in Bournemouth and taking it for a joyride in the early hours of the night.

A NEW ‘botanical’ restaurant could be coming to Bournemouth’s town centre very soon.

QUESTIONS have been raised over why BCP Council is planning to balance its budget by selling assets which are generating income over those which are not.

A West Dorset landmark turned pink for a good cause.

Police officers are appealing to the public to help them find out the identity of a man found in Weymouth.

A WOMAN was reportedly doused in petrol and assaulted by a man known to her in Bournemouth.

A coroner has issued a warning after a tourist fell to his death while tombstoning off a Dorset landmark with his brother-in-law.

Opened in November 1932, Branksome Chine Solarium was the first of its kind in the country.

Details on the criminal cases of 13 people which have recently been dealt with at Poole Magistrates' Court.

From Little Forest Road to Glenferness Avenue, there are a few properties for sale on Bournemouth's most expensive streets

RAIL passengers will face more disruption when three more days of strike action take place next month.

THESE are some of our favourite Halloween pictures taken through the years.

GOATS, dogs, cats and rabbits are looking for their forever homes.

Tesco, Asda, Lidl and Aldi have all issued 'do not eat' warnings

BEACHGOERS have reported seeing a number of dead fish on the shoreline at Steamer Point.

A dog behaviourist has warned dog owners about dressing their furry friend up in Halloween costumes.

HAVING baffled motorists in rural Dorset for decades, interest has been renewed in a structure dubbed by residents as the top of an ‘underground hobbit house’.

A MAN has been spared an immediate prison sentence despite his controlling behaviour.

THE best pubs across the country have been revealed - and 12 of them are found in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Grace Mortimer creates recipes that can feed four people for as little as 22p per person with her weekly Aldi shop

IT IS ASTONISHING that as our prolific and entitled species continues to hijack all the Earth’s precious and vanishing resources that there is little or no discussion about the sandcastle policies and cretinous disrespect for Mother Nature still be...

Cenk Albayrak-Touyé captured the moment that Corfe Castle welcomes The Flying Scotsman while it visits our lovely county.

The new series of I'm a Celeb will begin on ITV on Sunday, November 6

VANDALS have shattered glass windows and set the altar on fire at St John's Church in Christchurch in a "sickening" attack. 

A KNIFE-POINT robber who targeted a convenience store twice in three days has been jailed.

A NEW café and bar is coming to the heart of Wimborne following a premises licence hearing which saw concerned residents debate with business operators.

PEOPLE could be fined £1,000 for lighting barbecues in the New Forest or feeding the area's famous ponies.

DOG owners are urged to remain vigilant after a vets confirmed the eighth case of deadly Alabama Rot this year – and the first of the autumn.

POLICE recovered a number of stolen goods after a theft from a shop in Bournemouth.

A WIMBORNE café and wine bar has been refused permission to use a rear patio as outdoor seating space – although it was, legitimately, used during the Covid restrictions.

PIGS will continue to roam the New Forest in search of fallen acorns until December last year as Pannage season is extended due to a 'large fall of acorns'. 

DIGGERS have descended on Bournemouth’s beach as work starts on building two new groynes.

A DORSET bakery has risen to success at the World Bread Awards – for the second time.

THE last visible symbol of Barclays on its major office operation in Poole came to an end with a removal of the bank’s eagle symbol.

‘ON track for the end of November’ - that’s the message from National Highways as its team prepares to put the finishing touches on the A31 project at Ringwood.

CALLING all Disney fans! A supercalifragilisticexpialidocious new show celebrating much-loved Disney classics is coming to Bournemouth next year.

CHERRIES are ditching a Kanye West track as the team’s walk-out song at Vitality Stadium, the Daily Echo understands.

A WOMAN was bitten on the face by a German Shepherd as she tried to protect her own dog while on a walk in Poole.

WITH Halloween around the corner, the Echo looks back at an area supposedly rich with paranormal activity – Poole.

AN INDEPENDENT external auditor has warned BCP Council faces “significant challenges” in relation to its financial sustainability.

FORMER I’m a Celebrity contestant, and King of the Jungle, Harry Redknapp has issued advice to contestants of the show ahead of the show’s launch next month.

THE HEAD chef with over three decades at one of Bournemouth’s top hotels behind him has hung up his whites.

DORSET has been an inspiration to a number of writers, with many living in the county and drawing on the beautiful countryside to get their creative juices flowing.