A WOMAN who was riding a motorbike has died following a crash with a car on the A35 near Bere Regis.

THE boss of Morebus has told how the company moved rapidly to replace Yellow Buses services after the biggest collapse of a bus operator for more than 30 years.

TWO stolen classic cars allegedly took part in banger race in Ringwood on Saturday.

DETAILS have been revealed of where the newest Greggs shop could open in Dorset.

A PUB is under new ownership - with the new landlady hoping to put it back in the community.

MULTIPLE Christchurch residents have reported being verbally abused as they pass through a subway in the town.

POLICE are hunting a driver who failed to remain at the scene of a crash on the A338 which left a woman injured.

DRUG driving, car defects and a driver speeding 65mph over the speed limit were just some of the incidents attended by traffic officers in Dorset this weekend.

A ONE-mile residential street surrounded by hundreds of homes will be shut for three days in total for resurfacing works – with some saying they weren’t informed.

BANGER racing fans have said farewell to the Ringwood Raceway as cars completed their last ever laps of the track.

COUNCIL tax payers were owed hundreds of thousands of pounds when a manufacturer at Bournemouth Airport went into administration, administrators' documents suggest.

TWO men have appeared in court in connection with an alleged firearms incident in Bournemouth.

A JACK-UP barge has arrived off the Bournemouth coast for drilling repair works.

DOZENS of drug-related deaths were recorded in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole last year, figures show.

PLANS for a new larger outdoor swimming pool at a five-star Bournemouth hotel have been given the green light by council officers.

POLICE have appealed for the public's help to find a woman who has gone missing from Bournemouth.

A BOUTIQUE Hampshire hotel is undergoing a multi-million pound revamp as part of a major redevelopment.

HAVE you seen these 10 people?

BURGLARS stole two motorbikes from a Christchurch dealership in the middle the night.

A town in Dorset has been declared one of the best “afternoon tea hotspots” in the country.

A FIRE that devastated a church in Mudeford began with an electrical issue.

A FRAUDSTER who stole a car and motorbike and even tried to dupe his neighbour by claiming he had been burgled in France has been jailed.

IT REALLY could feel like LA this week in Bournemouth, as parts of the county have already reached 27C today.

Details on 12 people who have been sentenced at Poole Magistrates' Court.

RAPPER, 24, shares his story about how music helped him "fight his demons" and now he performs on stage.

THOUSANDS of children in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are in families affected by a limit on child allowance benefits, estimates suggest.

The author and illustrator, Raymond Briggs, has passed away at the age of 88.

A WATER main has reportedly burst in a road in Bournemouth this morning.

Over 115,000 Royal Mail postal workers will stage a series of strikes in the coming weeks amid a pay dispute.

OFFICERS searching for a man who had gone missing on Portland have found a body.

A SCHOOL caretaker plans to saddle up for charity next month, despite sustaining a rib injury from a recent riding "collision".

AN AMBER weather warning for extreme heat has been issued across Dorset from Thursday, August 11 until Sunday, August 14.

It's almost time to take to the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom once again...

TONIGHT (Tuesday) at 18:55 I thought I was going to witness a jet ski run over a group of swimmers opposite Durley Chine/Middle Chine.

THE Bank of England last week raised interest rates and warned of difficult times ahead. Andrew Holder, the Bank's agent for Central Southern England, writes about the looming recession and what the Bank is doing to tackle inflation. 

Fantastic old transparency sent to the Daily Echo by Peter Wareham of Bournemouth pier and beach View of the pier and beaches circa 1930s. Love the mini theatre in the foreground and all the changing cubicles lining the promenade.

It comes after Love Island After Sun co-host Darren Harriott quizzed the pair on their relationship.

Energy bosses will be asked to submit a breakdown of expected profits and payouts as well as investment plans for the next three years

MULTIPLE fire crews were in attendance at an electrical fire in Sturminster Marshall.

RESOURCES will be strained warn water suppliers in Dorset amid urges to impose a hosepipe ban with temperatures set to soar.

THE A35 is closed in both directions following a crash on the main road near Bere Regis.

THE public will have a chance to have their say on major plans for nearly 400 news homes in West Parley.

A NATIONAL group of far-right extremists have been putting leaflets through residents' doors in Boscombe.

A WIDOWER whose wife died more than 30 years after receiving contaminated blood says he wants justice and awareness, feeling his wife was “murdered”.

EMERGENCY services are on the scene of a three-car crash at the junction for the Avon Causeway.

A 21 YEAR old is wanted on a recall to prison following a breach of his licence conditions.

A MAINS water leak is causing delays along Ringwood Road this morning.

A SHOP worker was reportedly punched in the face by a ‘verbally abusive’ man who had been asked to leave.

TESTING has begun on the Poole Park Railway, although, no date has been given for an official opening.

MOREBUS’ managing director has said he is “in awe” of his team after they pulled out all the stops to take over 10 new services over the weekend.