Popular seafront bar and restaurant SOBO Beach will remain in place until at least October 2026.

Kinson residents ‘disgusted’ by the lack of Christmas lights this year.

ROADS in the BCP area will benefit from a £7 million investment.

As we prepare to go and see loved ones this Christmas break, many of us will be thinking about travelling across either across Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole or the country in our cars.

Roadworks to improve a junction at Upton Country Park have been delayed once again.

The following cases were heard at Poole Magistrates' Court:

A raw pet food business is the Daily Echo's Trader of the Week.

Warren Feeney has been speaking about Weymouth's chances of staying and his footballing philosophy after being announced as the club's new manager

An Outstanding Ofsted result was given to a childminders in Bournemouth for their hard work.

The countdown to Christmas is officially on.

Here is a round up of The Dolphin's opening times over Christmas and new year, with some additional events that are being held.

Talks could be held between Dorset Council and the Environment Agency over flooding problems at a park home site in Ferndown.

Police say they detected over 69,500 offences where drivers were caught speeding or driving through red lights in 2024.

The gifts come as part of the store's partnership with four TEACH Trust schools: Ad Astra Infant School, Haymoor Junior School, Canford Heath Infant School and Canford Heath Junior School.

The celebration featured cupcakes, tea and balloons, with a birthday card from King Charles and the Queen Consort taking pride of place.

The funds raised also support community engagement programmes, including the Reminiscence Outreach programme for people living with dementia.

More than 260 business representatives gathered to celebrate their successes at an annual awards ceremony.

These are the Christmas opening times at Asda, Tesco, Aldi, Morrisons, M&S, Lidl and Sainsbury's

ONCE again I visit Bournemouth and try and make my way down to the Square and up towards to the Triangle.

The treatment is also said to be helpful for men recovering from prostate surgery.

This show promised to be a giant of a panto and it was HUGE!

From The Holiday to Klaus, these are the best and worst-rated Christmas films on Netflix.

They were chosen ahead of hundreds of other schools in the United Kingdom of Frozen: Love is an Open Door competition, run by Music Theatre International and Disney Theatrical Group.

"Up to 250" staff at Sunseeker have been temporarily laid off this Christmas.

Mark Street, 51 was last seen leaving the Holt area at around 6pm on December 18 in a blue Mercedes C220.

Traffic chaos at Royal Bournemouth Hospital car park is angering motorists who are waiting over an hour to leave.

Two horses sadly died after being involved in a collision with a car on the A350 at Sturminster Marshall.

A museum has bought a field from a council to accommodate a high number of cars that visit it during the summer.

Dorset's self-proclaimed largest caravan retailer is reportedly set to close before Christmas, staff have said.

A new cinema operator has already snatched up the soon-to-be shut Cineworld at Tower Park.

A heart-warming tribute has been paid to the head coach of an indoor football club who was murdered on a Bournemouth beach.

The following cases were heard at Poole Magistrates' Court:

Police officers will be running dedicated operations and patrols to target violence against women and girls.

THE POLICE have said it is a “vital mission” to protect women and girls after a killer was convicted of murdering and attempting to murder two friends on the seafront.

George Lovell found a love for motorsport at the age of eight along with his dad who decided to create South Coast Karting.

International superstar Sean Paul will be performing in Bournemouth in 2025 for his UK tour.

A woman has been charged after an alleged attack in a Sainsbury’s car park.

A petition calling for the environmental protections of the “toilet bowl” Christchurch Harbour is edging close to 2,000 signatures.

More people were injured by e-scooter collisions in Dorset last year, new figures show.

A rise to employer national insurance contributions “is of greatest concern” to councils which contract adult social care providers, the Liberal Democrats’ local government spokeswoman has warned.

A man was hit on the back of the head during an assault in Bournemouth.

Officers are issuing CCTV images of two women they would like to identify as they investigate thefts from a store in Christchurch.

At around 6.10pm on Tuesday 30 July 2024, Dorset Police received a report for a member of the public concerned with the welfare of an animal in Tyneham Close in Wareham.

A woman said she was sexually assaulted in a car park behind a pub.

A safe hub will be launched in Bournemouth town centre alongside several dedicated ‘safe spaces’ in the town.

Southern Water will pay customers close to £10m in compensation after a mass water outage left thousands of homes without water across Hampshire

In December 2023, digital detection dogs were first introduced after going through six weeks of police training.

The ambulance service has asked the public to use its services responsibly this Christmas to support people in medical emergencies.

Road is closed after two horses were killed in a collision.

A motorcycle has been stolen from a home in the New Forest following reports of a burglary