MOTORISTS are set to experience a “nightmare” as roadworks on a 320-metre stretch of main road will lead to a six-mile diversion.

THE insurer Ageas is shedding jobs in Bournemouth amid a restructuring.

Videos are uploaded under the search term #fakecovidtest where teenagers can find them with more than 6.5 million views.

Government efforts to “level up” funding for education have resulted in cuts to the money going to the most deprived schools.

The new partnership will enable customers to find information and book or order the necessary COVID-19 travel testing services.

The technology is currently used across transport systems in the Spanish cities of Barcelona, Madrid and Murcia.

Ian Beale joined Albert Square in 1985 have and has been a near permanent fixture on the square ever since.

A RESTAURATEUR avoided paying more than £100,000 of income tax and VAT in a “classic sales fraud”.

CONTINUED anti-social behaviour has led to a Poole flat being closed, including to its tenant, for a period of three months.

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a field next to the River Frome to deal with an abandoned car that was on fire.

A NUMBER of cannabis plants have been found at Burton Common.

SCHOOL proms are something of a rarity this year.

POLICE chiefs and council bosses have called for the public to 'act responsibly' ahead of England's quarter final Euro clash with Ukraine tomorrow evening.

TODAY is worldwide UFO day, and to mark the occasion we look back at previous sightings in the county.

The full list of reasons a kebab restaurant was shut down after it received a zero-star food hygiene rating have been revealed.

HOW many hot dogs do you think you could eat in ten minutes?

A KEY route through Dorset will close overnight for roadworks later this month.

ORGANISERS of Camp Bestival have said this summer's event at Lulworth Castle 'will go ahead'.

A PUB that specialises in "approachable and affordable" Pan Asian gourmet food alongside classic pub grub has been crowned Pub of the Week.

FOOTBALL legend Harry Redknapp has opened a new dementia unit at a Bournemouth care home, created in response to a sharp rise in demand.

FRESH bread, bacon, beer and more will be available at a farmers' market next week.

ONE in four children across the conurbation due to be heading to secondary school for the first time in September have not been offered a place at their preferred school.

WOW - look at these gorgeous Dorset gardens in full bloom this summer.

HARD-HIT retail and hospitality businesses in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole have been given more than £20 million to help reopen as lockdown restrictions are eased, new figures show.

AN ONLINE business that sells famous fashion brands at discount prices will have more staff and a bigger warehouse after winning a council grant.

WHAT a narrative from Councillor Anderson. The state of the cemeteries is all down to grass growing too quickly and a general move to increase meadow areas (Echo item July 1).

THE REGENT Centre in Christchurch has been announced as the top selling cinema in the UK for sales of Michael Ball and Alfie Boe’s concert “Back Together” on the big screen.

A FORMER High Sheriff of Dorset has joined a Poole-based hospice care charity as a patron.

HERE are six stunning photos by the Echo Camera Club.

Chloe Burrows chose to couple up with Aaron Francis on Wednesday night’s instalment of the show which saw Shannon Singh dumped from the villa.

The former Route 42 nightclub in the old cinema in Ringwood. Picture: Hattie Miles, February 22, 2000.

A COUNCILLOR has said that “current grass growth rates” has slowed the maintenance of local cemeteries, following a series of complaints.

MOTORISTS face a six-mile diversion while weeks of works are carried out on a 320-metre stretch of road in Poole.

A KEBAB restaurant has been shut down after it received a zero-star food hygiene rating.

HARBOUR chiefs could be hit by a £10,000 bill to replace a navigation post which was badly damaged in a hit-and-run crash.

CHERRIES have announced they will be jetting off to Spain for a nine-day pre-season training camp.

A BOURNEMOUTH branch of Santander is set to close later this month.

PUPILS at 13 schools across the conurbation are self-isolating due to Covid cases and close contacts.

A MARRIED couple who each served for more than two decades in the British Army died together at a Purbeck beauty spot in a suicide pact, an inquest has heard.

PROMOTER Danny Ford insisted it was “gut-wrenching on a personal level” to axe Zane Keleher from Pirates’ line-up but added: “You’ve got to think of the bigger picture.”

A WARD councillor in Poole has urged visitors to Ham Common Pond to treat the area “with respect” following a spate of incidents over the past 12 months.

A CRUISE ship currently sat in Poole Harbour will remain there until Sunday, before voyaging on a test run.

A SILVER tea service presented to football legend Sir Stanley Matthews to mark his record cap for England is up for sale online.

The deposit will be taken out of drivers’ accounts the moment they put their card into the machine.

He revealed he was leaving the broadcaster during his BBC Radio 1 show on Wednesday. 

THE boss of Lush says it has “got through to the other end” after the worst financial year in its history.

The video shows two grinning men grabbing Prof Whitty as they shout “Oi oi” and say “One photo please?”.

CCTV images have been released after money was stolen from a woman who was helped home after falling and hurting her knee in Bournemouth town centre.

POOLE and Bournemouth’s biggest and best family and live music festival is back on July 30, 31 and August 1.

Closures will include the 19 stores already scheduled to close in July due to their leases expiring.