DETAILS of plans to build more than 30,000 new homes across Dorset have emerged in the county’s local plan.

RESIDENTS across Dorset have woken to a light dusting of snow this morning.

TRAFFIC chaos is expected when a busy Poole road is closed for round-the-clock resurfacing.

A SUPERMARKET chain’s latest attempt to win permission for a new Poole 32,m 3store has been opposed by one of its rivals.

A MAN who suffered a life-changing injury when he was stabbed by a shoplifter at a Poole supermarket said it was his “natural reaction” to step in after he heard someone shout “help, help, stop him”.

A POLICE officer said he can no longer hug his children after being dragged along the ground by a man who fled when stopped by the constable.

COASTGUARDS have urged people to stay back from the sea during high tides and strong winds today.

CCTV images have been released after a French Bulldog was kicked him in the stomach outside a Christchurch convenience store.

THE MET Office have triggered an amber alert warning of cold weather in Dorset over the next few days - and it includes snow.

A DORSET teenager has been banned from entering any McDonald's or KFC restaurants.

A SPATE of thefts from vehicles in the New Forest has prompted a warning from police.

A CAMERA Club member captured these beautiful yet haunting photos of what looks like 'ghost' cruise ships anchored off Bournemouth.

ALLOTMENT holders have been warned to be on their guard after a spate of thefts from sheds and outbuildings.

BOURNEMOUTH faces more job losses and empty shops after an online shopping giant bought Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton without taking on their stores.

PLANS for more than 30,000 homes in Dorset have emerged in the council’s local plan.

GOVERNMENT advisers will set out who they think should be next in line for the Covid-19 jab in the coming weeks, one expert has said.

AN UNINSURED car was seized after being stopped by police in north Dorset.

BOURNEMOUTH Foodbank is to offer extra help for hungry people in Boscombe in the spring when it uses a coronavirus fund grant to help it open a community café.

UNITE Students, the UK's largest owner, manager and developer of purpose-built student accommodation, has announced that they are to extend their half price rental discount to March 8 2021.

Hundreds of vulnerable youngsters and children of key workers are self-isolating due to cases of coronavirus in schools across Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole and the rest of Dorset.

The news comes after the government confirmed that the idea of state-issued vaccine 'passports' will be scrapped.

A DORSET Maths teacher’s invention has been hailed a ‘lockdown learning lifesaver” for it’s simple but effective way of teaching times tables.

COLUMNIST and trained counsellor Fiona Caine offers guidance on another set of reader dilemmas.

WHILE seemingly immune to the physical effects of Covid, with mercifully few deaths or long-term complications, it seems children’s mental health has deteriorated significantly as a result of the pandemic.

THE pandemic has fuelled an “attack of the clones” by con artists who pose as established financial advisers, an industry figure has warned.

A PLATE believed to have been owned and used by TE Lawrence has sold for £1,100 at auction.

New research from consumer group Which? shows a number of people don’t know how much they they will receive from their state pension fund.

A DOCUMENTARY directed by a Bournemouth University academic, with students and alumni among the film crew, has made the longlist for the Oscars.

HERE are six lovely photos taken by members of the Echo Camera Club.

A New Forest donkey on Godshill Ridge on a frosty Monday morning captured by Echo Camera Club member Amanda Jane Norfolk.

A DISABLED man was verbally abused by a man who then spat on his wheelchair.

THE South Africa variant of the coronavirus has yet been identified in Dorset, according to health officials.

FERNDOWN Post Office has closed temporarily after an outbreak of Covid-19.

A SECOND teenager arrested after beach huts valued at a total of £1million were torched has also been released on police bail.

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

Up until now, Covid vaccinations have been by invitation only to ensure those who are most vulnerable are vaccinated first.

A BOY from London has been arrested in connection with three Bournemouth robberies which took place in the space of less than nine hours.

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

DORSET Police pulled over the rider of a motorbike who was travelling at 110mph – while popping a wheelie.