A BRANKSOME resident said the council has “failed” them and claimed the Sandbanks road closure on the weekend pushed the problem to Canford Cliffs.

A HOLIDAYMAKER died after falling from rocks while climbing at a Dorset beauty spot.

MOTORISTS have described how the ‘nightmare’ closure at Alder Road in Poole has led to hour-long delays.

TWO anti-lockdown protestors have been found not guilty of holding an illegal gathering in Truro in November last year.

A FAMILY-friendly bar that offers more than just drinks is our Trader of the Week.

EMERGENCY services attended a crash at a busy double roundabout.

A RESIDENT in Hamworthy has criticised a biodiversity scheme trialled by BCP Council after a community green was “ruined”.

“IF you are drinking, don’t drive and if you are driving, don’t drink.”

A BODY set up to support small and medium sized enterprises in Dorset has handed over £1.5million to hundreds of businesses.

MOST businesses in Dorset think the government was wrong to relax the rules on measures such as mask wearing and social distancing, a poll of leaders has suggested.

THIRTY-ONE schools across the BCP Council area have recorded Covid cases in the past week with many pupils and staff in self-isolation.

AN ENVIRONMENTAL campaigner preparing to take on a non-stop swim around the Isle of Wight has set his sights on a new world record.

SATURDAY was the second busiest day in the history of the South Western Ambulance Service (SWASFT) as crews saw unprecedented levels of demand.

POLICE rushed to a residential area of Boscombe following reports of a man with a knife who was smashing windows at a house.

THE leader of BCP Council has the local authority's council staff who dealt with an estimated 500,000 visitors to the area over the weekend – setting several unwelcome records.

When Don Riddell formed a youth orchestra for Saturday mornings in 1971, he was told youngsters would never want to play music at the weekend when they could be at the beach instead.

THE BIG screen will return to Bournemouth’s Lower Gardens this summer to show a range of Olympic sporting events and family-friendly films.

A GRANDFATHER died after his car was involved in a collision - and then hit again by another vehicle, a court heard.

REPORTS of racial hate crime increased by more than 50 per cent across Dorset in the four years before the coronavirus pandemic. READ MORE:

A SUMMER of sport is beckoning with an athletics centre due to reopen following a major refurbishment.

ANYONE now visiting Bournemouth will not fail to be struck by the continuing degradation of the general appearance of considerable areas of the central areas.

A fifth of children needing routine treatment at the Dorset University Hospitals Trust in May had been waiting too long, figures show. READ MORE:

Frontline NHS staff in England who are fully vaccinated will be permitted to carry on working in 'exceptional circumstances' if they are “pinged” by the Covid contact tracing app - the Government has announced.

Supermarket chains Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Lidl and Aldi have provided an update on the face mask rules for shoppers across the UK.

RECENT research conducted at Oxford University has shown that patients without heart disease may benefit from statin therapy.

ALCOHOL-related medical problems appear to be on the increase across Dorset – thought to be partly due to the added pressures of the pandemic.

A BODY set up to support small and medium sized enterprises in Dorset has handed over £1.5million to hundreds of businesses.

COLUMNIST and trained counsellor Fiona Caine answers another set of reader dilemmas.

WHICH right-minded host invites thousands of guests to their party, begs them to spend their money and then treats them with total contempt when they accept your offer.

A PLEA been made for a fairer and more open system to decide how pots of cash from developers are spent in the community.

SURELY the fact that 700 penalty charge tickets were issued over the weekend tells the council there is just not enough places to park for the tourists they want to come here.

A charity is calling for Dorset pupils to donate their old school bags to children in Malawi. READ MORE:

FOLLOWING two years of failed starts, Poole’s Steppin' Out performance art school was finally able to take to the stage of the Bournemouth Pavillion on July 3.

Beautiful sunset over the rolling landscape of Cranborne Chase captured by Echo Camera Club member Shazz Hooper.

AN AMBER weather warning for 'extreme heat' has been issued for Dorset as the county endures a heatwave.

A RECORD breaking number of parking fines were issued across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole this weekend. READ MORE:

The man received medical treatment from paramedics but was pronounced dead at the scene

Emergency gas works causing 10k diversion taking place in Bournemouth. Read more:

MORE than 100 motorcyclists rode through Wimborne in memory of a six-year-old girl who died last year with a brain tumour.

DOMINIC Solanke’s second goal of pre-season proved not enough as Cherries were beaten 2-1 in a pre-season friendly against Granada.

Proof of full vaccination will be required as a condition of entry to England's nightclubs and other venues from this autumn - it has been announced.

As Covid restrictions across England are lifted on so-called freedom day, find all the updates on the situation across the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

IN PICTURES: Thousands flock to Bournemouth beach amid scorching temperatures. Read more:

A FORMER drug user who suffered a massive brain injury after taking ‘legal highs’ says gardening has given him a new lease of life.

HAREWOOD Avenue, near Kings Park, is due to close for one month and will see a 20mph speed limit extended as part of safety improvements.

DURDLE Door beach was cleared by emergency services to allow a helicopter to land after a person suffered a medical episode.

MORE than 450 coronavirus cases were confirmed across Dorset in the last 24 hours, latest figures have confirmed.

Fishing hook removed from child's face by fire service at Poole Hospital. Read more:

HOSPITALITY venues could be entering the “worst part” of the Covid crisis as a “pingdemic” of test and trace alerts forces many to closed, it is claimed.

A WOMAN has been grabbed and her pushed to the floor in an alleged attempted robbery where she hit her attacker with her walking stick and fled.