A MOTHER has said it was only by chance that her two-year-old son was not in the firing line from a metal pellet which came hurtling into the window of their first-floor flat.

AUDIENCE members have described the N-Dubz concert at the Bournemouth International Centre on Monday as ‘pure chaos.’

A POPULAR café which has served tourists and residents for nearly 70 years will have to close its doors for good in the new year.

A TESCO store in Hampshire has taken the decision to close its store after finding evidence of rodents in its shop.

AN Upton resident has repeated his call for BCP Council to review the parking charges at a nearby country park due to residents parking on nearby roads.

THE leader of BCP Council has made an apology for failing to fully consult over the decision to not offer free Christmas parking across the conurbation this festive season.

AFTER more than one year of works and up to £30million spent, the major A31 road widening scheme will finally be completed tomorrow.

Chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has paid tribute to his 'brilliant friend', TV scriptwriter Nick Fisher.

DELIGHTED residents and local businesses have told of their encounter with Sir David Attenborough in Weymouth today.

A body has been found in the search for an award-winning TV writer who went missing from west Dorset.

A GUARANTEE currently cannot be given that council officers will be able to bring in £20million from asset sales before the end of the financial year.

IT’S beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

CONCERNS have been raised that the council could be at risk of an “accusation of potential corruption” in relation to an acquisition which cost more than £1million.

CHECK OUT the brand-new tabletop gaming cafe at Dolphin Quays, officially launching this weekend.

A POPULAR Bournemouth café is opening its doors to people who will be alone on Christmas day.

A DEVELOPER is working up proposals for a scheme of 450 new homes and a 60-bed care home on Green Belt land on the edge of Bournemouth.

Details on the cases of seven people which have recently been dealt with at Poole Magistrates' Court.

PROPOSALS to replace a block of flats in Canford Cliffs for a new development with more than three times the number of living units have been approved.

A CHARITY shop in Poole claims it is the UK’s oldest charity shop to trade from its original location it was set up in.

A TASTE of Verbier has come to Bournemouth as a café in the town centre has undergone a festive revamp in time for Christmas.

THE recently-appointed chair of the council’s urban generation company said the organisation “must be up for challenge and scrutiny”.

WhatsApp users in the UK can now search for businesses and send them messages about the services they offer via the app as a new feature launches.

DPD, Amazon Logistics, Evri, Yodel and Royal Mail continued to let consumers down this year, according to a Citizens Advice survey.

See all the new films and shows added to Netflix UK this week.

ARUBA Restaurant and Bar in Bournemouth has invested more than £50,000 into its extensive Christmas entertainment offering.

A NUMBER of residents have contacted me in recent weeks asking what the latest news is with the Pokesdown station campaign and the installation of much needed lifts.

A RECORD number of firefighters from the Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS) resigned in 2021-2022 which was, according to the general secretary of the Fire Brigade Union, due to "a decade of insultingly low pay increases."

BYRON Road has confirmed the timing and date for the return of their famous christmas light display.

A MAN has been jailed for more than eight months for a spate of offending in Bournemouth and Poole.

A bumper entry of floats and a feast of family entertainment made 1987’s Somerford Carnival an outstanding success.

DORSET Police have released data on the number of reports they have received of drug dealing in Springbourne and East Cliff in the last 5 years.

Back in October 1968 shoppers in Poole were seeing the daily growth of the new Arndale Centre. This photo from the Daily Echo archives shows just how much the road layout was changed to accommodate the new shopping centre which officially opened in J...

JEREMY Hunt has been accused of devising “a recipe for a longer and deeper recession” after delivering an autumn statement containing spending cuts and tax rises.

WORK will not resume on a council housing project until the new year after the contractor went into administration.

A MEMBER of Bournemouth Indoor Bowls Club has revealed that the club is paying the council £45,000 in rent to use facilities that the council is temporarily closing 'due to the cost of living.'

ROYAL Bournemouth Hospital has implemented allocated spots that provide free parking for those grieving the loss of a loved one.

AN OFFENDER assaulted a man who had previously supplied him with cannabis by causing him to fall from his e-scooter before punching him while he was on the ground.

IT'S begging to look a lot like Christmas! Celebrations begin this weekend in Bournemouth and Poole.

POLICE have asked residents to get in contact if they see sports clothing for sale in unusual circumstances following a warehouse burglary.

A FLOOD warning has been issued for a large stretch of a river in Dorset.

A MAN has been charged in relation to a crash in which a young mum was died in Poole last year.

Staff shortages at Hengistbury Head visitor centre led to the attraction being closed over 'one of the busiest weekend's of the year'.

MORE business closures are “inevitable” in the hospitality industry before Christmas, according to a campaigner who wants the government to help “save what’s left” by cutting VAT.

RSPCA emergency flood response rescue teams are on standby as more than 120 flood warnings have been issued across England – including in Dorset.

HEAVY traffic was reported in Poole this morning following a crash involving two vehicles.

An independent report has found there are areas to improve within Dorset Police over anti-corruption but says, broadly, the force is doing well.

An extension to a Purbeck quarry is being recommended for approval by Dorset Council.

BOURNEMOUTH

WOMEN’S retailer Ann Summers has relocated to a new store in Bournemouth town centre – three units away from its previous home.

A MAGICAL white Christmas is on the way thanks to Bh2 Leisure, who will start making it snow every day from November 18th.