BCP Council and the RNLI have urged beachgoers to dispose of barbecues and rubbish properly after a visitor to Dorset was rushed to hospital after stepping on a buried barbecue on Bournemouth beach.

A DRUNKEN couple trashed a kebab shop and caused more than £1,000 worth of damage on a night out - after getting angry because the chicken they wanted wasn't available.

A DRIVER is fighting for life following a crash on a country road.

A WEALTHY homeowner has made the 'brave' decision to demolish his £6m seaside mansion that has its own indoor pool, gym and cinema.

A COASTGUARD helicopter was sent to Poole following a distress beacon activation only to discover it had accidentally set off in a garden.

A MAN has avoided an immediate prison sentence after being found guilty of harassing two women.

BACKDATED payments should be made to foster carers who missed out on support after an ombudsman ruled against BCP Council's claim it did not have financial responsibility.

Can you guess which road in Bournemouth this is?

Civic leaders repsenting Bournemouth have not ruled out entering a competition for city status as part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The Mayor of Bournemouth said he would love the honour.

Arts University Bournemouth student Sophie Baverstock has been named Britain's next makeup star after winning the latest series of BBC Three show Glow Up.

New supermarkets coming to Dorset - here's everything you need to know.

THE DORSET Hero Awards event is just hours away.

VISITORS to the New Forest are being targeted by thieves who break into cars parked at beauty spots.

CRACK cocaine was seized during a police stop check in north Dorset.

A VULNERABLE elderly man gave his bank card details and PIN to a cold caller who falsely claimed to be from Barclays bank.

POLICE called to help a family of ducks near a busy road had to rescue two of the ducklings after they fell down a drain.

A TASER device disguised as a phone was found when police were called to a woman slouched over in her car.

DRIVERS parking on zigzag lines outside Tesco Express in Westbourne have been targeted by police.

LOCATED on the edge of the New Forest, Christchurch is rich in history and blessed with idyllic views at every turn

A BOURNEMOUTH man who was caught speeding at more than 100mph on a Dorset dual carriageway has received a driving ban.

BOURNEMOUTH’S two universities have both welcomed their rankings in a national league table.

Fabulous pictures of dolphins have been taken by sailors as they ride back from the Isle of Wight to Christchurch Harbour. Read more:

A LARGE number of trees in Christchurch are due to be removed in the next couple of weeks.

POLICE are attempting to establish the events which led to a cyclist suffering broken ribs and head injuries after coming off his bike in Poole.

THE TRUSTEES of Christchurch’s Druitt Hall have welcomed suggestions of a refurbishment of the community hall.

WITH all the developments in modern electric traction from e-scooters to large cars, I think it’s time for me to share an idea that been humming away in my brain for years – the return of clean, efficient and powerful modern (and vintage) elec...

CASTLE Gardens in Sherborne is asking to increase its restaurant area by more than 50 per cent to meet what is says is growing demand.

Several new victims of female genital mutilation were seen by NHS services in Dorset last year, figures show.

A BOURNEMOUTH MP has appealed for Britain to be a “Churchillian nation” by sticking to its commitments on foreign aid.

THE RNLI and Coastguard are advising holidaymakers to choose lifeguarded beaches ahead of the “busiest ever” summer period.

TRAVELODGE has held an official opening for its second Poole hotel.

A COUPLE from Bournemouth are walking 268 miles in three weeks to raise money for vital research into Motor Neurone Disease.

A BRANKSOME man is set to paddle across the four longest lakes in the UK in four days to raise funds for a charity close to his heart.

A GROUP of remarkable retirees at an independent living retirement development in Shaftesbury stayed up all night to raise £545 for youth homelessness charity, Centrepoint.

HOSPITAL staff are celebrating 150 years since the building’s foundation stone was laid.

A NEW Forest based organisation that provides inclusive cycling to individuals across the region has received a donation of a minibus from a sixth form college in Eastleigh.

OUR government would be right to extend the July 21 end of lockdown for several more weeks.

I AGREE with D Madgewick about the proposed travellers camp site on Magna Road. This is not the right place at all.

Back in 2008, Warwick and Warwick Auctioneers sent the Daily Echo a copy of this postcard which was going up for auction of Poole Quay c 1900s which give us a fascinating look at the Quay is the midst of its industrial heritage with the railway line ...

STRONG climate and ecological leadership is due at the G7.