A DOCTOR who was “infatuated” with a colleague and harassed her has been suspended following a tribunal.

A mum has paid a powerful tribute to a teacher whose body was found eight days after being reported missing.

DUE to a staffing crisis, a hair salon has decided to close one of its branches as the industry "calls out for help."

A CHEESE and meat deli in Southbourne will now be able to sell alcohol following a licence hearing.

TAKE a look inside Poole’s newest burger chain.

A POOLE resident has raised concerns after seeing a boy ‘pinned against the wall’ by another teenager with a ‘massive knife’.

PUB chain JD Wetherspoon has apologised for “temporary issues” after a national shortage left some diners without eggs.

A YOUNG man has been put behind bars after he was caught with drugs and a hunting style knife at a railway station.

A independent business in Dorchester is closing down after the owner revealed he had only made £500 in two years.

HUNDREDS of patients fit to be discharged were taking up beds at the University Hospitals Dorset Trust every day on average in October, new figures show.

FLOOD alerts have been issued for parts of Dorset as “higher than normal” tides threaten to overflow rivers and coastlines.

POLICE have defended their controversial investigation into the death of a white-tailed eagle saying it was led by “experienced” detectives.

BUSINESSES in Poole have been left increasingly frustrated at a road closure which has been affecting their trade.

FIVE men who flooded around £100,000 of crack cocaine and heroin into Bournemouth using drug runners on trains have been jailed for a total of more than 20 years.

A MOTORCYCLIST has been hospitalised with serious injuries after a crash with a car in Poole.

Can you guess which busy part of Dorset this picture was taken in?

TEMPORARY traffic lights in Poole, which will cause delays, are to be in place until early December.

TO encourage residents to “shop local” this Christmas, there will be four days when parking charges will not apply in town and village centre car parks in Ringwood.

  TIME-lapse footage has captured the creation of the sea-life mural that has been painted in Poole being unveiled.

A SINGLE mother says her family has been “turned upside down” after her son was refused entry to Poole High School – despite living 30 yards from the catchment.

TOUR of Britain organisers SweetSpot continue to “explore opportunities” for Dorset and two other stage hosts to welcome a future edition of the race.

A MAN has been banned from attending any Leicester City football match for two years after throwing a vape during a match at Vitality Stadium.

IT HAS been eight months in the making – but a new video released by National Highways shows nearly a year of action compressed in three minutes.

HARRY Rednapp gets behind Julia's House Santa Dash that is being held this weekend at Bournemouth seafront, and they are giving away free Santa suits.

Details on the cases of 10 people who have been dealt with at Poole Magistrates' Court.

Matt Hancock has broken Government rules to appear on ITV's I'm A Celeb, a Parliament watchdog has said.

GERMAN retailer Lidl has expressed its interest in building another store in Bournemouth.

A PASSENGER on a flight from Lanzarote to Bournemouth caused the plane to land in Portugal before being removed from the flight.

SCOTT Chilton has been confirmed as the new chief constable of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary.

These pictures, taken from old postcards, show Ringwood as it was many years ago.

A HOUSING association boss who has stepped down after two decades of service has been saluted for his “dedication to ending homelessness”

Cost-of-living support payments will be sent out starting tomorrow.

Pensioners are to receive their Winter Fuel Payments from today.

A PR professional is the youngest person ever to gain chartership status with the industry’s professional body.

YOUR coverage of the 16th Nov BCP Council scrutiny meeting (‘Budget concerns about lack of detail’ – Echo, 21 Nov) touched on a number of serious issues with the delivery of the council’s transformation programme but without making them expli...

Jess Stanley captured this beautiful image of Alum Chine just hours before the mid September storms arrive.

Train strikes will be taking place in December after the RMT announced new strike dates.

A protest in which Just Stop Oil activists glued themselves to a Van Gogh painting may have ‘increased the value’ of the painting, a court has heard.

POLICE have released an image of a man they would like to identify after it is alleged two teenage girls were flashed at in Bournemouth.

A MOTORCYCLIST has been hospitalised with serious injuries after a crash with a car in Poole.

A MAN broke into an address and assaulted the homeowners before stealing a set of car keys in a burglary which left the victims “utterly terrified”.

A MAN arrested on suspicion of rape has been released without charge and will face no further police action.

A ROAD in Bournemouth has been closed due to a water leak.

HEAVY rain and gusty winds are set to hit Dorset tomorrow morning, the Met Office has warned.

Police have issued CCTV images of two people they want to speak to after the theft of a phone on a bus.

OPPURTUNISTS looking to break into cars have been trying their luck in Bournemouth as one man has been caught multiple times on camera.

VISITORS to Sandbanks beach reported seeing around 30 people on jetskis riding dangerously close to people swimming and paddling in the water.

A SPECIFIC date cannot be confirmed for the Wallisdown Road roadworks to finish because of the weather.

Police are dealing with an incident in Poole Lane in Bournemouth.

UPDATE: Police have confirmed that following helicopter and land searches, Michelle has now been found.