THE owner of a vegan café says council officers have ordered him to remove a wall mural at the premises over claims of ‘misinformation’.

A BOURNEMOUTH man had a lucky escape as his car was nearly crushed by a falling tree in Poole on Sunday evening.

COUNCILLORS will be asked to review their decision to approve plans for almost 700 homes in Bearwood after being threatened with legal action.

HEAD coach Scott Parker revealed how he spoke with Cherries hero Harry Arter about the “dynamics of the club” ahead of his arrival at Vitality Stadium.

THE FIRST of three pop-up clinics at a Bournemouth church has been hailed a success, with 120 vaccines given to young people in an hour and a half.

RINGWOOD Carnival has been cancelled for the second year in a row scuppering plans for the autumn spectacular.

BCP Council 'needs to show respect' to Christchurch's residents and its town councillors says MP Sir Christopher Chope.

A MAN sustained a leg injury, a van was seized and criminal damage was caused to fencing following an unauthorised encampment in East Dorset.

IT promises a fun approach to fitness.

Can you guess which pub this picture was taken in?

Some of the latest cases dealt with at Poole Magistrates' Court.

PARENTS are being warned that disruption to their children's learning is set to continue, with Dorset's education boss saying some coronavirus restrictions - such as self-isolation for students after cases are found in schools - are 'likely to be wit...

Mixing doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines generates a robust immune response against coronavirus, research suggests.

ADMINISTRATORS are still working on the case of a motorcycle dealership which went out of business owing more than £1.8million.

AROUND one in six pupils in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are receiving free school meals as thousands more became eligible during the pandemic, figures show.

EXPERTS have completed the first phase of a massive project to protect one of Hampshire's most historic buildings.

AS the weekend saw the arrival of the first Sunday market in Bournemouth town centre, the Echo looks back at pictures from Dorset markets of the past.

TWO of the phone boxes in Poole Park have been given a new lease of life by the area's maintenance team.

I HAVE to write on the subject of littering in the town, the council cannot run behind everyone with a broom and bin bag, it can however provide more bins, one every 500 yards clearly doesn’t work.

KINGSTON Lacy has revealed plans for its brand-new Christmas Light Trail – a full six months ahead of the big day.

A NEW scheme is planned for Poole Park which includes new information boards, postcard frame viewers and cut out silhouettes of historical characters.

CHERRIES thanked the departing quartet of Stephen Purches, Neil Moss, Steve Hard and Simon Weatherstone for their “outstanding commitment” to the club.

SCOTT Parker insisted there would be “no shortcuts” in guiding Cherries out of the Championship and added: “It’s graft and it’s hard work.”

A LACK of financial skills is set to cost the economy £108billion over a generation – and is leaving many adults feeling they are not in control of their money.

JONATHAN Woodgate departs and a new chapter begins at The Vitality Stadium.

JOINING a Facebook community group some months ago I looked into Facebook community standards.

BOURNEMOUTH University is leading the way across the conurbation in promoting its workforce to swap four wheels for pedal power.

Sarah Webber of the Echo Camera Club posted this image of the sun casting a glow over a field and trees in West Moors.

MATT Hancock’s resignation as Health Secretary in the wake of the media feeding frenzy that followed the publication of a photo of him caught contravening lockdown rules (it showed him in a close encounter if the worst kind with his aide, Gina Cola...

SCOTT Parker described as “the perfect fit” his move to Cherries after he was appointed the club’s new head coach.

A TOTAL of 189 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset within the last 24-hour period, according to the latest statistics.

CHIEF executive Neill Blake insisted new head coach Scott Parker had always been the club’s number one choice and added: “I am delighted to finally get our man.”

THE housing secretary ruled out any changes to the formula for calculating council housing targets during a visit to Bournemouth.

MORE than 80 students and some staff from a Dorset school are isolating after a handful of Covid cases.

CHERRIES have confirmed the appointment of Scott Parker as head coach on a three-year contract ahead of the start of the 2021-22 Championship season.

SCOTT Parker has left Fulham by mutual consent, the club have announced.

BT are aware of an incident that is impacting the Christchurch, New Milton and Highcliffe areas and are working to fully restore service as soon as possible.

BREWERY chain BrewDog has submitted plans to open a new pub in Bournemouth.

ITEMS have fallen off a lorry on the A35, believed to be rolls of plastic sheeting.

THREE teenagers have been arrested in connection with an assault at a New Forest sports ground ground.

The busy Poole road is to be closed for the second day in a row as a damage tree is felled.

DORSET’S aerospace and defence giant Cobham is eyeing a potential merger with another big engineering business which employs people in the county.

SCAMMERS are trying to con people more convincingly in a new Hermes scam.

Can you guess which pub this picture was taken in?

A NUMBER of rail services between Dorset and London Waterloo are being significantly delayed due to urgent

AN INVESTIGATION has been launched over a reported fail-to-stop crash.

RESIDENTS suffered a "very frightening" experience when their front door was kicked off its hinges.

A COUPLE in their 80s have been married after meeting on a senior dating website.

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INSURER LV= is expecting a rise in cancer-related claims after the Covid crisis reduced access to screenings and urgent GP referrals.