A FORMER Argos store at a Bournemouth retail park could return to use as a frozen food store and coffee shop.

FIREFIGHTERS and staff have been praised for their quick actions after a motorhome went up in flames at a petrol station in Weymouth.

MORE than 50 relatives and friends of Callum Baker-Osborne presented a cheque to the RNLI team in Poole as a thank you for their efforts in trying to find him. 

DORSET criminals jailed in July include three killers, a hit-and-run driver and a drug kingpin caught because of his Conor McGregor mural.

There has been a major emergency response after a person was hit by a train in North Dorset.

POLICE are investigating second-hand car scams in East Dorset, after two people became victims of similar incidents.

CHRISTCHURCH MP Sir Christopher Chope has said BCP Council needs to rebuild public confidence after the controversial beach hut sale plan collapsed.

A HEALTHY noodles business based in Bournemouth went into administration after losing the airline customers who accounted for most of its revenue.

POLICE have said there are no plans to create a specialist rape unit despite calls from the family of Gaia Pope.

AN appeal has been launched after a brick was thrown through the window of a charity shop in Gillingham.

A JACK-UP barge is expected to arrive off the Bournemouth coast this week.

MPs across the conurbation have expressed their sadness at Yellow Buses going into administration.

A Poole councillor has questioned the decision by Morebus to stop two services from travelling in Arne Avenue where there have been vandalism issues.

CAMPAIGNERS hope a 'regularly breached' width restriction traffic order at Keyhole Bridge will factor into the council’s final decision on the controversial topic.

FIRE crews from across Dorset have tackled a heath blaze in a rural part of the county.

A RISE in administration cases among builders such as Brymor Construction could bring the risk of “contagion” to the wider economy, an expert has warned.

A TWICE mayor of the town he loved who worked tirelessly to better the lives of unfortunate children, a Navy serviceman, and loving husband and father has died.

THOUSANDS of people rocked out at Poole Harbour Festival during the weekend, as the annual popular event came back with a bang.

MORE than 150 £1million plus homes across BH postcodes sold - with the highest at £6million.

WITH all the beautiful weather lately, the weekends have a tendency to blend into one another but for thirty thousand people this was not going to be a normal weekend because this is Camp Bestival weekend.

A PROPOSAL for a new 5G mast next to a Bournemouth medical centre has been refused by council planners.

Only Luxembourg has done less than the UK Government out of 13 European nations that have cut petrol taxes

THE A338 Ringwood Road is closed in both directions following reports of a crash this afternoon.

THE controversial BCP Council plan to sell its beach hut stock has collapsed following an intervention by a senior Government minister.

A RESIDENT has called on the council to act after construction work on a huge housing development in Poole has caused his home to shake.

ALWAYS dreamed of running your own B&B or tea room? Well, this could be your chance.

CAMPSITE managers in Dorset are being urged to take precautions to minimise the potential fire risks in and around their sites.

COVID infections across Dorset are thought to have peaked in the latest wave and are expected to start to decline – according to director of public health Sam Crowe.

MORE than 14,000 Dorset residents eligible for a government energy rebate have still not received it.

The following roadworks are being carried out within the BCP Council area by the council and various utility companies this week:

A SCHOOL has been rated ‘good’ across the board in its first full Ofsted inspection.

A WONDERFUL old Daily Echo photo of the nurses and the Poole Hospital League of Friends gala queen, Jayne Dawson, at the Poole Hospital Gala in Poole Park in August 1983.

A fresh shake-up starting on August 1 will see a particular affordability test dropped by the Bank of England.

The 55-year-old Good Morning Britain presenter thanked the NHS staff who had been treating him in intensive care.

The National Infrastructure Committee has warned the Government needs to invest £20bn in supply equipment to prepare for more extreme temperatures.

A POOLE couple are appealing for help finding a pair of stolen topiaries, which are dedicated to their son who died in 2004.

POLICE are appealing for the public’s help to find a Bournemouth man who has been missing since Tuesday.

A BUS firm has completely withdrawn services along a road in Poole until further notice as vandalism to buses is now taking place during the day.

A Dorset coastal route has been declared the finest road trip in the United Kingdom.

A MAN in Christchurch was the victim of a scam after he was approached by two women posing as charity workers.

Five famous faces you might not realise all went to school in Bournemouth.

APPROVAL given to new 5G improvement projects in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) region is three times below the national average.

FOUR men who were convicted of poaching have been banned from entering Dorset with an air rifle, slingshot or sighthound.

SEVERAL pubs have shut in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole during the pandemic, new figures show.

WITNESSES have spoken of their shock as a motorhome went up in flames at a petrol station in Weymouth.

THE full letter on Ofsted's first monitoring visit of BCP Council's children's services has been released by the local authority.

Transport chiefs have given their reaction to the news that Yellow Buses has gone into administration.

High streets across England are changing at a dramatic rate, here we have selected photos remembering some of the shops and businesses in Christchurch over the years.

BCP COUNCIL has released a statement about their licensing rules for beach front bars and restaurants.

PLANS have been tabled to convert an empty high street premises into a new takeaway restaurant offering wood-fired pizzas.