A BUSINESS owner described the decision to close the road her hair salon is on the day she can reopen as “crazy”.

ONE Britain’s richest men was found stabbed to death in his Dorset country mansion.

A DECISION could be made today over Southampton Airport's controversial plans for a runway extension - and Bournemouth Airport chiefs will be keeping a close eye on the outcome.

A MAN is due to appear in court accused of a series of offences in relation to a serious injury crash in Poole.

EVERYONE in England will be able to access free rapid Covid-19 tests from Friday, April 9.

AFTER three long months, hospitality businesses across Dorset are preparing to reopen and welcome back customers.

A MUM from Wimborne who was called 'Big Mac' by bullies has won a national award after losing four stone and maintaining her healthy weight for 17 years.

TWO people have been jailed for a catalogue of sexual offences committed against three girls in Southampton over a 12-year period.

TRAIN services are delayed this morning following a trespass incident on the railway in Poole.

MORE than 500,000 Covid vaccination doses have now been administered in Dorset.

The changes will see drivers told to pay a higher amount of Vehicle Excise Duty.

Unfortunately, the new rules have come too late for many stores as consumers moved to online shopping throughout the pandemic.

DORSET MP Simon Hoare has paid tribute to Sir Richard Sutton following the landowner's death.

IT’S not all about pubs, hairdressers and gyms on Monday.

BOURNEMOUTH

PUBS. We all have a favourite that we can’t wait to get back to when they reopen from Monday.

BOSCOMBE’S high street has received another major boost with three new retailers opening in the centre of the town.

NEARLY 2,700 children across Dorset became newly eligible for free school meals during the coronavirus pandemic, figures show.

POLICE have confirmed that a teenage boy who went missing in Bournemouth has been located.

AS lockdown forced many of us to spend much more time at home, a lot of people turned their attention to their gardens.

PREPARATIONS are well underway for this year's Swanage Folk Festival, which is set to return to Purbeck following last year's enforced hiatus.

THE former manager of a Bournemouth hotel which hosted people with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses has received an award from Dorset’s High Sheriff.

A CAR dealership has clocked up 50 years of trading – with its first employee still part of the team.

BOURNEMOUTH’S Debenhams will reopen next week for a closing down sale before disappearing from its landmark site in the Square for good.

A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy from Creekmoor collected 17 bags of rubbish, including 40 face masks, during a 12-hour sponsored litter pick of his local area.

THERE are six great reasons you need to nominate medics or care specialists in the Dorset Hero Awards 2021:

HERE are six amazing pictures taken by members of the Echo Camera Club.

Do you remember the Abbey Life building in the 1980s?

THE residents of Sandbanks are steeling for a battle with developers over plans to replace a historic hotel with a "soulless" block of flats.

UP to ten ‘affordable’ homes a week could completed in Dorset during the coming year.

ALLOTMENT owners in Poole say they are now scared to return to the plot after vandals destroyed greenhouses and wrecked flower beds over three nights on the Easter weekend.

A POLICE detective has told a court he pushed his wife, which led to her falling and sustaining injuries, because he feared she would attack him.

A MURDER investigation has been launched after a man in his 80s was stabbed to death and a woman was critically injured in north Dorset.

It was announced last week that Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole are to pilot a new scheme this summer which will see drones being used to monitor litter along the seafront.

THE owner of the new Bailey Bridge Marina said seeing people on their boats enjoying themselves in the marina was “heart-warming”.

LUSH says its shops will reopen next week with handmade stock that is days old.

NON-essential retail stores across the conurbation will be able to open from Monday, April 12 in the latest stage of lockdown easing.

DORSET Police are focussing on tackling antisocial behaviour in Sandbanks and have set up a new operation to help their cause.

A PROPERTY developer from Christchurch has acquired The Savoy Hotel on Bournemouth’s Westcliff with plans of investing £20m into the project.