MORE than 150 objections have flooded in against plans to build more than 50 homes on the side of one of Christchurch's busiest roads.

A JUDGE has ruled it would be "unjust" to jail a man after police found a sentimental machete in his car.

PLANNING permission for a plot of land in Hamworthy to be used for off road parking has been refused by the council – a week after a fire ripped through the site and wrote off five vehicles.

A PLOT of land in a ‘popular’ Dorset village earmarked for development has sold for under £350,000.

CONSTRUCTION on a new Lidl has begun ahead of its opening later this year.

Here are four impressive railway viaducts in Dorset - have you visited any of them?

Developer Richard Carr has unveiled plans to transform a well-known site in Bournemouth town centre.

IT WAS announced earlier this month that Bournemouth was to pilot a ground-breaking scheme to provide contactless giving points for people to donate money to rough sleepers.

DORSET'S Covid case rate is among the lowest in the country, according to the latest weekly figures.

STOLEN catalytic converters have been returned to their owners following an arrest in Ferndown.

A TEENAGE girl who was so drunk she couldn't stand up gave police "a shower of vomit" as they escorted her home.

Can you guess which old Poole shop this is?

Could it be beer weather this weekend? Here's the forecast for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

A WOMAN who stole pastries from Greggs in Bournemouth and committed an assault on a shop worker has been jailed.

These are some of the recent cases dealt with at Poole Magistrates' Court involving defendants from across the borough.

A CORONER has written to the authority responsible for managing the railway network calling for action to be taken following the death of a teenager.

A HUGE clean-up operation is under way to clear thousands of tonnes of sand from the prom ahead of the school half term holiday.

THESE Dorset youngsters put on crazy footwear in an effort to raise awareness over the dangers of smoking. And, as evidence suggests, it may have worked.

HUNDREDS of thousands of pounds is being given to business organisations by BCP Council in its latest round of pandemic recovery funding.

COULD your pet be named Bournemouth Daily Echo Pet Idol 2021?

A MAN has appeared in the dock for stealing from a hospice charity shop in Bournemouth.

WAREHAM-based special effects experts The Twins FX are bringing their latest terrifying attraction to Dorset next month.

Take a look at this newly-refurbished hotel.

DORSET Police’s most senior officer went back to school to visit a group of children who had written to him during lockdown.

BCP Council has been awarded a £2.4 million government grant to assist rough sleepers within the conurbation.

FORDINGBRIDGE councillors have expressed concerns over a “worrying” increase in crime.

From Marvel and James Bond, to reimagined classics, here are the top picks for cinema-goers in 2021.

A RAFT of improvements at an athletics facility in Bournemouth are due to be complete at the end of June.

THE owner of Bournemouth Airport and the founders of a leading retirement developer are among the local names on an annual list of the UK’s wealthiest people.

AROUND two in five people in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole worked from home at some point last year, new figures suggest.

The power of a swan by Echo Camera Club member Andy Pattenden

A TRADITIONAL thatched cottage near Wimborne has been gutted after a fire took hold of the property on Saturday afternoon.

PROPERTY developer Richard Carr plans to transform a "substantial" town centre site - and plans include a large nightclub, cinema and apartments.

A TOTAL of seven new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed across Dorset within the past 24 hours, according to the latest figures.

A SEASON'S harvest could be ruined and thousands of pounds worth of damage have been caused in suspected hare coursing in North Dorset.