The A31 is closed westbound after a crash involving a car and a motorcycle in Ferndown

CREMATORS will not be installed at Poole Crematorium for the foreseeable future under current plans from the council.

DISCUSSIONS will be held into controversial rules set for dog walkers at a park in Dorset.

A NEW Aldi store is finally opening directly opposite a large Tesco supermarket next week.

MOTORISTS are set for a week of traffic chaos and prolonged journeys as one of the main roads into Christchurch closes for emergency roadworks.

A 24-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested on suspicion of inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent after a man in his 40s was stabbed in Bournemouth town centre.

A woman in her 70s had £1,000 stolen from her after being approached by two women claiming to act on behalf of a charity.

SIX people and three dogs had to be rescued by emergency crews from a stricken motorboat off Poole Harbour.

Two men threw stones through a house's windows causing them to smash.

THE 2022 Christmas market will be open from November 18 until January 2, offering a new experience this year.

THE FIRST ‘warm bank’ has been set up in BCP to help people stay safe during the cost of living crisis.

THE MP For Bournemouth East, Tobias Ellwood has called upon the government to introduce a ‘Queen Elizabeth bank holiday’.

A man who murdered his wife and never revealed where he hid her body will become the first prisoner in UK history to have a public parole board hearing.

TWO vehicles have been involved in a crash in Bournemouth this morning.

A MAN in Blandford fraudulently made a young shop worker pay him a refund for goods which he didn’t originally pay for, police say.

The final details for the conversion of a Second World War bunker near Weymouth into a holiday home have been approved.

A DELIVEROO-style mobile barber shop, which started in Bournemouth, is going from strength to strength with its business of doorstep delivered cuts booming.

A MAN is due to appear in court following an alleged incident on a Ryanair flight coming into Bournemouth.

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SEVERAL police officers have faced dismissal from Dorset Police over the past five years, new figures show.

HUNDREDS of cyclists have signed up to a charity bike ride taking place in Dorset next month.

The historic Diamond Jubilee tour came to an end at this stop - clearly the Queen was saving the best until last.

KNITTED post box toppers have appeared in tribute to Her Majesty, send us photos of any you spot.

The new Energy Bill Relief Scheme provides a discount on wholesale costs for all non-domestic customers

POLICE officers investigating a series of car thefts in Dorset – including thefts recently in Poole.

POLICE appeal for information following a burglary at a hair salon in Ferndown were a number of GHD products were stolen as well as cash.

AN application to build more offices in Christchurch town centre has been approved.

BEER drinkers rejoice!

IMAGINE Los Angeles in the mid-1980s when American glam rockers with giant poodle perms ruled the rock roost.

MORE than 30 employers will be keen to meet job-hunters and career-changers at tomorrow’s Daily Echo Job Fair.

Looking back 76 years ago and this is the view from Hamworthy over the bay to Poole Town centre.

The video has accumulated thousands of likes and shares over the past few days as Brits look for ways to cut costs.

The Good Morning Britain host was discussing the Queen with Mel B when Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield's queue jump row was referenced

The This Morning presenters have reportedly been left “distraught” following the queue jump row.

More than 26 million viewers tuned in to the historic event.

A MAN who murdered his wife almost 40 years ago will become the first prisoner to have a public parole board hearing.

Police and ambulance were called to a crash involving a quad bike and pick-up truck in Verwood.

A WOMAN in her 80s has died following a two-car crash in rural Dorset last month that left three people seriously injured.

THREE men have been arrested following a serious assault in Bournemouth town centre that left a man with a suspected fractured skull.

A MAN that died after falling from a cliff was a climber, emergency services have confirmed.

A BUTCHERS bringing “the best of Dorset produce together under one roof”- Craftmeat Dorset is Trader of the Week.

A FARMER in Dorset was reportedly assaulted by a man after the suspect’s dog chased after sheep.

A NURSERY in Bournemouth has been described as “exemplary” in a flawless report by education inspectorate Ofsted.

Find out if you're eligible for DWP's £300 winter payment this year.

DORSET residents have come together to remember Her Majesty the Queen over the past 10 days.

It comes after the pair broke their silence during a segment on Tuesday’s instalment of ITV This Morning following criticism.

SOUTHAMPTON Airport is launching a new daily flight to Ireland.

FIREFIGHTERS dealt with a fire at a block of flats in Swanage at the weekend.

It comes amid a petition calling on This Morning bosses to sack Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.

A TOWN has celebrated the opening of its newly upgraded courts.