THE OWNER of a bar in Bournemouth has hit out at a man who broke into his business and allegedly caused more than £2,000 worth of damage.

BCP COUNCIL handed out ZERO fines for littering offences for the past 12 months, the Daily Echo can reveal.

THE LATEST round of overnight closures for the A31 at Ringwood have been revealed with construction of the new bridges set to start.

A NEW beach restaurant has opened on the seafront for one month only.

VISITORS have been banned from entering a flat in Bournemouth town centre in an attempt to prevent “serious drug related anti-social behaviour”.

A WEST Parley man, who came to accept his own death after being told a 10-kilo tumour was terminal, has made a miraculous recovery after a life-saving operation.

RISHI Sunak bought his campaign to become the next Prime Minister to Dorset as he tried to bolster his chances in the leadership contest against with Liz Truss.

THE blocking of BCP Council’s plan to sell off thousands of beach huts by a government minister has been labelled “hugely embarrassing” by the former leader of the local authority.

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

A VICTORIAN travelling photographer’s studio is looking for a new home when it goes under the gavel at auction in Dorset.

A RAFT of applications for the installation of 5G masts across residential areas in Poole have been refused in bulk by BCP Council.

POLICE and ambulance crews attended an incident in Bournemouth yesterday after concern was raised for a man’s welfare.

FOLLOWING the recent news that Yellow Buses has gone into administration, the Daily Echo looks back at pictures of the company through the years.

A MARATHON runner has pledged to run 60 marathons in 60 consecutive days at the age of 60 to support children and young adults with life-limiting conditions.

A CACOPHONY of motorbike engines was heard in Wimborne on Sunday, July 31, as more than 100 bikers took to the street in memory of Mia Hankins.

A HOLIDAY park in Dorset is preparing to host the ultimate party event by MTV.

AN independent shop that has been described as “the perfect man cave”- Visual Vibes is Trader of the Week.

A PROPOSAL to demolish a Bournemouth office block and build a block of 33 flats has been given the green light by council planners.

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Tens of thousands of flights have already been cancelled at Heathrow this summer

MORE than 200 golfers came together to mark the ten-year anniversary Ben Harvey, raising nearly £17,000 for the Royal Bournemouth Hospital.

BERYL bikes are now available in more locations as the company announced its scheme was embracing east Dorset.

CHANGES are being proposed over access arrangements to Dorset Council land for metal detectorists and amateur archaeologists, including field walkers.

AN UNUSED part of Poole’s Dolphin Centre is to be turned into a co-working space after “substantial” investment.

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has recently advised that the monkeypox outbreak has become a public health emergency of international concern, with upward of 16,000 cases in 75 countries.

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

Goldfinch looking for the seeds of the cornflowers at Hamworthy captured by Tina Dawkins

Could your next career move be with the NHS? From administrators to doctors, here’s the latest job vacancies you can apply for now and how much you can earn.

Met Office forecasts thunderstorms, heavy rain, and 30C temperatures for the UK this week

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. 

A man has died after being struck by a train in north Dorset.

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

SWANAGE Carnival returned this year with a bang after two years away during the pandemic – the carnival’s second time away in its 200-year history.

THE cause of a large heath fire on the weekend is “suspicious” and is being “treated as deliberate”, the fire service has confirmed.

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.

A woman has been arrested following concern for the welfare of a young child.

EMERGENCY services have responded to a fire at a property in Poole.

DELAYS of up to 20 minutes have been reported in two directions on a main road in Hinton.

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

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

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

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.

A MAN shouted racial abuse at a woman and threatened to assault her, prompting a police investigation.

SIX people were helped in a busy end to July for Poole lifeboat crews, including one man who was found face down and unconscious in the water.

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