GP surgeries have been urged to focus on adults in at-risk groups during the latest phase of the coronavirus vaccination programme.

A SOCIAL club and playing fields site in Christchurch sold at auction for £370,000 – following a failed joint bid by two local councils.

BCP Council has unveiled its summer plan to tackle an increase in visitors when the national lockdown eases in a bid to tackle issues seen last year.

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PLANS for a new Costa Coffee drive-thru and car repair garage in Creekmoor have been approved.

LOOKING to make a move this year? You're not alone.

THE DEVELOPERS behind the new Lidl store in Christchurch have said that the supermarket is expected to open in September this year.

POOLE Park railway could be back open by autumn this year, according to council chiefs.

FUNDING for Tourist Information Centres(TICs) will be withdrawn by Dorset Council under proposals being considered later this month.

BOGUS callers claiming to be from the council are targeting residents in the New Forest.

There are more than hundreds of rules in The Highway Code.

POLICE have appealed for help from the public after reports of drug dealing and anti social behaviour in Gillingham.

THE number of rat infestations in Bournemouth is increasing and a pest controller said council cuts could affect the poorest people in the community.

SOME Dorset holiday businesses are continuing to operate – flouting Covid regulations, according to Dorset councillor Andrew Kerby.

The Duke of Edinburgh has spent a second night in hospital after he felt unwell and was admitted as a precaution.

Volunteers will be exposed to the virus within a controlled environment as medics monitor their health.

PLANS for a new multi-million pound rehab facility on the site of a former private school in Boscombe have been submitted.

Gyms have not been able to open at all this year amid new lockdown restrictions introduced in January.

A STRING of catapult attacks in a Dorset town have left victims 'angry, frustrated and scared', police say.

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

NEW FIGURES show the average monthly number of referrals made by the NSPCC Helpline about parental substance misuse in the South West have more than doubled on pre-lockdown levels.

A FOURTH person has been fined for breaching Covid rules after socialising during lockdown at a north Dorset property.

A surge in global energy commodity prices has raised the cost of sourcing gas from the wholesale market, leading to an increase in the cap.

The Grange School is celebrating great success with their Sovereign Award which aims to support the personal development of confident, proud, community driven young people at the school.

SIXTH form student Jamie Whitcher has set an exciting challenge for all students and staff at his school. It is a race to see who can cycle/run/row from LeAF Studio school to Tokyo opening Olympics between 23 January - 23 July 2021. Jamie is raisi...

We are delighted to welcome these beautiful babies who are bringing joy to their proud parents and siblings during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond.

THE Environment Agency has issued flood alerts for the River Piddle and the Lower Avon.

RESIDENTS in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are being invited to share their views and help tackle domestic abuse across the conurbation.

I THOUGHT it was a very good article in the Echo on February 10 regarding MP’s expenses and was certain you would be inundated with letters in this respect.

A BURGLAR who stole wine and snacks from a North Dorset hotel has been jailed.

THE Dorset business that runs some of the world’s biggest visitor attractions wants them to reopen at the same time as non-essential shops.

Talented musical students at The Bourne Academy have hosted two more lockdown Rock Concerts online – called the Rockdown Sessions.

DOMESTIC abuse victims and their children living in Dorset will receive more support thanks to £1.4million of extra government funding.

Why do you love where you live? Well, this photo would sum it up for many Dorset residents. A stunning shot by Wojtek Pilcicki of a sunrise at Bournemouth beach was posted on the Echo Camera Club Facebook page recently.

THE vaccine chaos unfolding across the EU shows why Britain was right to vote to leave.

FIFTEEN years ago, the Traffic Management Act 2004 confirmed that local governments and other highways authorities have a legal duty to manage traffic efficiently.

AS A 63-year-old retiree can I please request a HUGE shout out for the wonderful volunteers and professionals who gave me my first jab last Saturday at the Heatherview Medical Centre.

AFTER reading your report of several exotic birds found dead or dying in an empty flat (Letters, Feb 13), I struggled to comprehend how anyone could leave these poor creatures caged without food or water, knowing they would suffer a long and painf...

A SCIENTIFIC advisor to the government has said there has never been a Covid-19 outbreak linked to a crowded beach.

PHILIP Billing’s third goal of the season ensured Cherries made it three wins out of four under caretaker manager Jonathan Woodgate.

BRITTANY Ferries' services from Poole to Cherbourg will not resume until mid-May at the earliest.

A RAPIST has been jailed for 12 years for a string of child sex offences.

DOG OWNERS visiting Christchurch beaches have been advised to keep their dogs on leads after four palm oil ‘poisonings’ were reported at the beauty spot within 24 hours.

A THIRTEEN-STOREY “landmark” residential development could be built on a former council depot in Bournemouth if new plans are approved.

Hairdressers were forced to close once more at the start of the year as part of fresh lockdown restrictions.

A POLICE officer who spoke out after a "pants shift" claims the force is "run-ragged" and under pressure.

USING rapid Covid tests as a way of reopening nightclubs and theatres as Boris Johnson has suggested would be “near enough impossible”, it has been claimed.