BUILDERS’ merchant Travis Perkins has put forward plans to relocate its Springbourne branch to a nearby disused coal yard.

PLANS to allow the Debenhams building in Bournemouth to be used for non-retail purposes have been approved.

THREE crews were called to a town centre fire in the early hours of this morning.

Britons face needing a third jab this year amid concerns about the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine’s effectiveness against the South African coronavirus variant.

A SPEEDING driver stopped at almost 90mph had bald tyres, no MOT and tested positive for cocaine.

A DRIVER who "sprinted" away from police when stopped for no insurance later claimed his car was missing.

Here are a number of lost Dorset villages that time has forgotten about.

PARENTS have been asked 'do you know where your children are?' after anti-social behaviour at a church and community centre.

AN UNWANTED man was found inside the flat of a vulnerable person in Bournemouth.

A 19-year-old man has been arrested after three beach huts were set on fire and another 31 broken into or damaged at Mudeford Sandbank.

CIVIC chiefs have launched a consultation on potential options for 'improving walking and cycling facilities' through the Whitecliff and Baiter Park areas of Poole.

It is with great sadness that the family of Mr Nigel Howe announces his passing from COVID-19, on January 19, at the age of 77.

THE Met Office has extended its snow warning for Dorset as a severe cold spell gets underway.

A GRANT giving charity is to be the headline sponsor of the Daily Echo’s Dorset Hero Awards.

Police have warned they will take action against people using privately-owned e-scooters on public roads in Bournemouth and Poole following the launch of a trial hire scheme.

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A STRICTLY Come Dancing star judge is the latest celebrity to sign up to the Dorset Hero Awards.

Clothes website Boohoo has tied up a £25.2 million deal to buy Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton, which entered administration in December along with the rest of Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia.

THERE are two areas of Dorset which have not recorded any coronavirus clusters according to latest data.

THE leader of BCP Council was accused of “maxing out the credit card” during an often ill-tempered budget debate.

POOLE’S Lighthouse has secured a £290,000 charitable grant to help it adapt to the pandemic.

A PICTURESQUE cricket ground has fallen victim to criminal damage - for the third time in just over a month.

MORE than 10,000 trees are set to be planted across the conurbation this year to help combat the ‘climate and ecological emergency’.

A long-serving former advertising manager with the Bournemouth Echo has died after contracting Coronavirus.

A BOURNEMOUTH woman has appeared in court after assaulting five police officers in a series of incidents.

RESIDENTS and community groups are being asked to comment on the future of a former Catholic boarding school bought by Dorset Council for more than £10million.

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MORE deaths and injuries were caused by flooding and other water emergencies in Dorset and Wiltshire last year, figures show.

MORE than £1.5million is to be spent upgrading vital equipment at two Dorset colleges.

THE son of Lush’s chief executive has launched his own fragrance brand to take on the giants of the industry.

PLANS to add an extra three storeys of flats to a building in Bournemouth town centre have been submitted.

WHY don’t all shops and supermarkets put a sign at the entrance like Tesco Kinson?

HEALTH bosses have called for vigilance when travelling to and from Covid vaccination sites.

During the construction of Barclays House in Poole a photographer was allowed to take views of Poole. This view captured in 1974 looks over Poole Stadium and Henry Harbin School which was built in the 1930s.

THANK you Dan Gosling for a fantastic six and a half seasons of loyal service with Cherries. He was part of the midfield motor room which saw us reach the Premier League.

I HAVE just had my first Covid jab at the BIC. I would like to congratulate and thank all those who have worked so hard to make it function so well.

MY wife and I recently had our vaccinations at Heatherview Medical Centre.

METHINKS that it’s time for the Echo, and others, to realise the town of Bournemouth, for all its wishful thinking, does not qualify for “‘city” status.

LIVING just of the A31 at Wimborne, I travel along the section between Lake Gates and Ferndown quite often and am disgusted at the state of the verges that resemble a tip.

 

THE letters written by the constant Mr Robert Readman appear to some readers to be a source of irritation.

A BOURNEMOUTH-based forecaster has explained why Dorset missed out on snow again this morning.

MUDEFORD Sandbank beach hut owners have spoken out after three huts were set on fire and 30 were broken into yesterday morning.

AN amber alert warning of cold weather in Dorset over the next few days has been triggered by the Met Office.

NEARLY 200 coronavirus cases were confirmed across Dorset over the last 24 hours, figures reveal.