A WOMAN who was banned from all retail stores in Christchurch has been jailed after repeatedly breaching a court order and committing a series of shop thefts.

A MAN “battered” his long-term friend on his birthday leaving him with a permanent disfigurement in a “prolonged attack”, before throwing a fire extinguisher through a car window.

RESIDENTS in two areas of Poole have been asked to shop those committing anti-social behaviour by sending images and videos directly to police.

A SHOP worker was assaulted following an altercation with a woman over a shoplifting incident in Poole.

A KEEN fisherman caught a 200lb shark off Weymouth and Portland in a 'once in a lifetime' experience.

A ’HOLE’ in Poole High Street could be plugged by 42-apartments and up to five new small shop units.

The full harvest moon put on a spectacular show in the skies above Dorset on Monday night.

​SANDFEST on Sandbanks Blue Flag beach in Poole, Dorset saw 4,000 party revellers gather on Sunday.

A PETITION has been created following a demonstration calling for greater safety measures at Rockley Point beach.

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BOURNEMOUTH

A MAN has been warned by a judge that he will go to jail after he admitted causing a crash in which a woman was seriously injured by driving dangerously.

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TWO people have been arrested after a collision involving a pedestrian and a motorhome killed a dog.

THE murder of Carole Packman, killed by her husband Russel Causley after she went missing in 1985, is to feature on a TV documentary.

AN ENGLISH Bull Terrier which has spent the past 18 months in a kennel has been finally been rehomed.

THREE arrests were made after two fights broke out in Bournemouth in the early hours of Sunday morning.

HUNDREDS of people across Dorset have lost their lives to suicide, the latest figures reveal.

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

A NEW project to develop volunteers and provide business training has been launched in Bournemouth.

A POPULAR comedy show is return to Poole Lighthouse with a stellar line-up.

A RESEARCH team from Bournemouth University has been involved in unearthing what is thought to be the oldest known examples of immobile art in the world.

TOP selling operatic trio Tenors Unlimited are set to come to Christchurch next month.

THE winners of this year’s Love Your Parks photography competition, in association with The Parks Foundation, have been revealed.

Trev Stadd of the Echo Camera Club captured this beautiful Sandbanks sunset which always a favourite with our Facebook pages members.

DORSET County Hospital may be under extreme pressure at the moment - but it has reason to celebrate after it was ranked as one of the top 10 sites in the country for emergency care.

A CHEF burgled thousands of pounds of food and cooking utensils from the upmarket hotel where he had previously worked.

THE majority of roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole have been branded unsafe for cyclists by an independent residents group.

A MAN has been arrested after reportedly sexually assaulting a woman at an address in Bournemouth.

A MAN touched a woman he walked past in the street inappropriately over her clothing in Bournemouth.

Facebook users are asked to ‘like’ and ‘share’ to enter a competition by following a link to the competition website.

BEN Pearson has pinpointed the role Philip Billing does as integral to Cherries’ success, which sees them top the table unbeaten after eight games played, adding: “He can mix it as well as play with both feet, play nice football.”

HOLLYWOOD is coming back to Dorset as preparations are made to film another blockbuster in the county.

TWO men have been arrested on suspicion of theft and causing criminal damage after a fishing boat was stolen in Poole Harbour.

POLICE continuing to investigate a sexual assault outside a Bournemouth nightclub have made a televised appeal for information.

DORSET Police have released information to help prevent sexual assaults during Freshers Week.

ORGANISERS of this year’s Broadstone Christmas Parade have announced that the event is to be cancelled due to the “ongoing uncertainty” with the pandemic.

WORKS on the A31 at Ringwood are due to commence this week. Here is an overview of what we know is in store for the next year.

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RYAN Christie explained how conversations with Scott Parker played a big role in his decision to join Cherries, describing the boss as "energetic" and "driven".

TEN weeks of works means a Fordingbridge road will close and bus routes will be affected.

CONSTRUCTION work to complete the timber groyne renewal programme, part of the Poole Bay beach management scheme, continues this autumn.

POLICE have arrested a man in Bournemouth accused of assaulting and racially abusing paramedics yesterday afternoon.

FOUR councillors from across different parties and areas of the BCP Council region have announced that they are joining the Conservative Administration.

VOLUNTEERS at Poole Lifeboat Station have paid tributes to Only Fools and Horses star John Challis who died at the age of 79.

The Lloyd’s bank branch in Westbourne is to close its doors for good today.

A stolen boat which was being “driven erratically” in Poole Harbour yesterday morning was recovered by police after finding two people hiding in the cabin.

TWO tower blocks in Poole have finally been stripped of all the unsafe cladding as part of ongoing remedial works.

A “SMALL number” of Tesco petrol stations in Dorset have been hit by temporary fuel supply issues.

A Department for Transport source said that the Government was prevented from developing digital licences before Brexit due to EU law.