A £1.1m programme aims to offer 25 known rough sleepers across Dorset a safe route off the streets before Christmas.

Guy Ritchie offers film fans a day on set for up to four people in Julia’s House auction, raising funds for children’s hospice care in Dorset

Archive photos recall Anne Diamond at Bournemouth ambulance station’s first open day on August 31, 1987, raising £1,230 for children with spina bifida.

A Dorset man will swap festive comforts for chaos this Christmas as he rows the Atlantic Ocean for charity alongside three mates

A New Forest cat owner has spoken of her trauma after her cat was left with permanent damage to its eye in a suspected catapult attack near Dibden Purlieu. Lindy Milward, 75, has told the Echo how her 12-year-old black and white cat, Faith, was shot ...

Dorset Police say enquiries remain ongoing into the suspicious Newell House fire in Sherborne, which broke out on April 26.

Opposition councillors will not be withdrawing a motion of no confidence in Council Leader Millie Earl.

Small businesses could face higher costs under plans to scrap a council waste collection service.

Emergency repairs are taking place on Ringwood Road this morning, causing traffic mayhem for drivers

The auction features original artworks from local artist and follows the success of its autumn art fair.

Colehill Methodist Church will host a Christmas Coffee Morning on December 5, with homemade cakes, gifts, books and jigsaws.

A historic coastal cottage is transforming into a Christmas shop.

The concert will feature a mix of traditional and modern carols, along with new pieces, performed by the choir and period instrument ensemble.

Friends of PC Alex Ayre who died earlier this year are set to take on a 24-mile fundraising walk in his memory while raising awareness of men's mental health.

Dorset archaeologists have solved a 1,700-year-old mystery after finding 8,000 animal bones in a single ditch.

A five-star hotel rooted in literary history has been sold.

A Bournemouth strip club will have plans to renew its licence heard at committee following three objections to the proposal.

A £7 million grant will help churches grow and reach new people in Bournemouth, Southampton, and surrounding areas.

A law firm has expanded its footprint with the opening of a new office.

Drones and undercover officers have been deployed across Bournemouth as part of a major crackdown on shoplifting.

YMCA Bournemouth has launched its annual ‘Prezzies for Rezzies’ gift appeal to support people experiencing homelessness.

A collection of letters written by Sergeant Wilfred Llewellyn Mitchell to his family, before he was killed in action in Greece, has been donated to The Tank Museum.

Free parking will be available in Christchurch town centre on two Saturdays this festive season.

Hundreds of dogs are set to take over a Southbourne pub for a festive event this month.

Bournemouth couple claim roadworks stopped an ambulance reaching Marion Frost after she collapsed at Betfred on October 31

More than £1.3 million in community funding is available in the latest round of neighbourhood grant opportunities.

Twenty-five drivers will receive speeding tickets after enforcement sessions in the New Forest recorded a top speed of 60mph.

A Bournemouth student has been nominated for a national radio award.

Eleven centenarians gathered for an afternoon of conversation, laughter and memories.

A FORMER Dorset bank is set to be transformed into a new pub and kitchen.

Four objections have been lodged against the renewal of a Bournemouth sex shop’s licence.

An accessible toilet and first aid room have been approved for O2 Academy Bournemouth.

A new Turkish restaurant has opened its doors with the backing of sporting stars and a charity close to the heart of the football community.

Explore Bournemouth Square’s history, from a rural crossroads beside the Bourne Stream to a tram shelter, traffic roundabout and busy town centre.

The Poole Speedway Riders Equipment Fund (REF) will be holding a fundraising general knowledge quiz night at Club BH15, 22 Wimborne Road, Poole, BH15 2BU (formerly the Poole Centenary Hall and Club) on Wednesday, November 18.

More than 20,000 NHS patients will receive blood tests in the £8.5m STRIDE-RCT trial to detect bowel, pancreatic, ovarian and other cancers earlier.

A person has been hit by a train between Southampton and Poole.

Each week, nearly 1,000 tickets are sold, with a portion of proceeds going directly to registered organisations.

Bournemouth Town Council has thanked residents and organisations who helped make its first Remembrance Sunday service and parade possible.

Residents can now have their say on how Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole should grow.

A care home in West Parley has marked four years of care and community with a celebration.

Lymington RNLI volunteers helped a young wakeboarder who dislocated his knee after falling from a wakeboard near the mouth of the River Lymington.

Philip Adrian Tubbs, 77, from Ferndown, has been jailed for 11 years and six months after admitting sexual assault by penetration and voyeurism offences.

Residents and council leaders have raised concerns after offensive Spanish-language graffiti Residents and councillors have raised concerns after another offensive message appeared in a public beauty spot, prompting calls for an investigation into wh...

Disgraced comedian Russell Brand has been sentenced to more than ten years in prison.

A proposal has been submitted to demolish homes in Poole and replace them with a a block of flats.

A detached home in one of Dorset's most exclusive locations is set to go under the hammer with a guide price starting at £500,000.

There has been a three-car crash near Canford Bottom Roundabout - updates as we get them

Volunteers from Poole Lifeboat Station have marked Remembrance with poignant tributes across Poole, honouring those who served and died in the First World War, Second World War and subsequent conflicts.

Volunteers collected seven bags of rubbish and reported environmental problems during a litter pick in Bournemouth.