A MAN who beat his Husky dog causing it to urinate and defecate outside a Tesco store in Poole has been banned from owning an animal for up to five years.

A MAN has avoided an immediate jail sentence after waiting nearly four years for his day in court for a “disgraceful” assault in Bournemouth town centre.

A ROGUE landlord has been fined £8,500 after he failed to act on a series of housing breaches at a flat in Poole.

FOREIGN nationals caught illegally fishing for razor clams are suspected of supplying a restaurant in Bournemouth.

A NEW-STYLE dining venue operating multiple restaurant brands from the same kitchen is set to open in Bournemouth next month.

THREE people fled from the scene after a crash between a car and a stolen motorbike in Poole.

WHILE discussion among online communities and debates between lawmakers continue on clamping down on a reported surge in pet theft, figures in Dorset appear to show no such increase.

HOSPITAL visitors have complained about the lack of parking provision at Royal Bournemouth Hospital due to car park work.

HOSPITAL visitors have complained about the lack of parking provision at Royal Bournemouth Hospital due to car park work.

CONTROVERSIAL plans to allow a Westbourne restaurant to use its rear garden for customers have been approved.

ROGUE traders pressuring people into roof, patio and driveway cleaning have damaged tiles during unnecessary work.

Consumers who receive a suspicious text should contact the supermarket, if they shop with them, to verify it.

Vodafone has made details of the scam public to its users and on social media, a move that reflects the “seriousness of these malicious text messages”.

FIREFIGHTERS rushed to a Hampshire village last night to battle a blaze at a wooden construction building.

A MAN causing distress to members of the public in Bournemouth town centre has been banned from the area.

POLICE have urged residents to respect their neighbours after tackling a dispute lasting nearly five years in north Bournemouth.

FOUR cruise lines will be bringing ships to Poole for a total of seven visits this year – and the world's largest square-rigged sailing ship will be among the visitors.

A POOLE restaurant will be celebrating its 50th anniversary when it comes out of the latest lockdown next month.

TEACHERS at Poole's Victoria Education Centre took further strike action yesterday, in the first of three consecutive days of planned walkouts.

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A POOLE restaurant will be celebrating its 50th anniversary when it comes out of the latest lockdown next month.

Pet owners can get discounts on their insurance for taking the best possible care of their pets.

At this time of year, people visit to enjoy the delights of the New Forest - our smallest and most recent National Park.

MORE than 20,000 appointments were missed at University Hospitals Dorset during 11 months of the Covid-19 pandemic, figures show.

THREE years and a £350,000 makeover later, a 1940s steam train has returned to the tracks.

POLICE hunting an offender who racially abused a man and punched him in the face twice have released an image.

Naming your child can be one of the toughest decisions new parents are likely to face.

A SURVEY has found the majority of rural households are unable or unwilling to pay for green heating measures outlined by the government, according to heating and cooking industry trade body OFTEC.

NEW plans for the replacement of the Beach House Café on Mudeford Sandbank have been submitted.

BOURNEMOUTH will see its economy plunge down a league table of “cities” ranked by economic growth, a report has found.

I WOULD like to add to Mr Baird-Murray's letter, Victim of Webism, on Monday April 19.

During a recent visit to Penny's Walk in Ferndown I stopped to listen to a young male busker who was singing the Joni Mitchell song Case of You.

I SYMPATHISE with anybody who finds the digital age that we live in frightening (Letters April 5).

Surely Robin Edmonds (Smoke too dear, 26/4) can't be serious?

How I agree with the Corfe Mullen writer about the stopping of doorstep milk deliveries unless on line.

Do you remember these stores from Arndale Centre in Poole in the 1970s? A visit to the Arndale for children in the 1970s was not complete without a play on the wooden animals or a visit to the Arndale Toy Centre. Situated outside near the bus stati...

OVER the past few weeks we've had several news articles in the Echo regarding the anti social behaviour on Ashley Road, which has become so bad over the past two years.

A GROUP of foreign national were caught illegally fishing for razor clams on the Dorset coast.

I find Christine Peter's account of the smart meter very interesting.

A PUB in Poole has been found to have breached a noise abatement notice following a number of noise complaints from residents.

A MAN who sexually assaulted a paramedic and threatened to slit a supermarket worker’s throat has been jailed for 14 months.

A VETERINARY clinic has warned dog walkers that their pets are at risk of being bitten by adders following three incidents in the past few weeks.

As Dorset and the rest of the UK prepares for a busy summer season, plans are also being discussed about how BCP Council are to accommodate the Gypsy, Traveller, Romany and Roma community.

THE owner of Dorset brand Clipper Teas has been officially declared a great place to work.

A PUB in Poole has been found to have breached a noise abatement notice following a number of noise complaints from residents.

A SCHOOLBOY who went missing overnight has been found safe and well.

A DRIVER fled after smashing his pick-up truck into the front of a charity shop in Highcliffe.

SKYGAZERS have captured some striking pictures of April’s ‘pink’ super moon across Dorset and the New Forest.