A MOTORCYCLIST in his 20s was killed in a crash in Poole last night.

A REVIEW process has begun over whether a handyman who murdered four people at the New Forest country house where he worked should be released from prison.

CONCERNS have been raised for the safety of surfers and swimmers in Bournemouth amid the rise in popularity of hydrofoiling.

DORSET Police had the second highest conviction rate for drug driving across England and Wales – and the force's traffic unit said it will continue to do "everything we can" to catch people driving under the influence.

BOURNEMOUTH Airport has announced its 2021/22 schedule – which includes flights to 29 destinations in 13 countries.

THE policing at the Clapham Common vigil to Sarah Everard was a “direct consequence of the Government imposing unreasonable, disproportionate restrictions”, according to Christchurch MP Sir Christopher Chope.

SCHOOLS have been back for a week as part of the first easing of coronavirus restrictions.

THE MAYOR of Christchurch has called for a “total overhaul” of traffic management before any more buildings are “shoehorned” into the town.

POLICE bosses in Dorset say it is "completely unacceptable" for women to feel unsafe at home, on the streets, in school or at work.

A MOTORBIKE was destroyed by fire on the Bourne Valley Nature Reserve last night.

OFFICERS searching for a missing Purbeck woman are appealing for help from the public to find her.

TOOLS have been stolen from a number of vans as thieves continue to target vehicles in Highcliffe.

Holiday company Haven has announced 5,000 job opportunities across its parks - with 139 available in Dorset - as it prepares to open for 2021.

Desperate to get back to your local Wetherspoons and enjoy a cold pint? Here's every Dorset 'spoons that is reopening on 12 April.

PLANS to demolish a “rather dilapidated” hotel in Boscombe and replace it with a block of flats have been recommended for refusal.

A MAN spat at his ex-partner’s sister and later committed a ‘dirty protest’ in a police cell, a court heard.

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AN EXTRA meeting of BCP Council’s scrutiny board will be held later this month to examine the decision to sell a public car park in Christchurch.

AN ABANDONED Mini Cooper linked to crime has been seized by police.

A TOWN councillor has insisted that he has been wrongly excluded from meetings.

WITH lockdown starting to ease many women are looking forward to ditching the tracksuits and sloppy home- working attire for something more flattering and The Perfect Dress Company can help!

COLUMNIST and trained counsellor Fiona Caine answers another set of reader dilemmas.

IF you treat them correctly, you’ll get 100,00 miles and maybe even more from them, yet these aren’t the latest brand of super tyre, rather the feet you stand on without a second thought.

I NOTE that Thursday’s BCP Planning Committee is being asked to approve the creation of a completely new junction with traffic lights on the busy A341 Magna Road to facilitate the building of 695 new houses etc. on former green belt land at Bear...

BOURNEMOUTH and Poole Hospital Charities have announced that they are to come together to create University Hospitals Dorset NHS Charity from April 1.

ECO Sustainable Solutions has donated to Lewis-Manning Hospice Care, enabling it to create and enhance its borders at the Poole site.

I HOPE that our local council won’t be intimidated by the tabloid press articles grumbling about bus lanes, just as they did about cycle lanes.

A stunning sunset taken from the edge of Holes Bay at Hamworthy near to Cobb Quay taken by Echo Camera Club member Mark Spencer.

TWO drug dealers caught peddling heroin and crack cocaine from a Bournemouth hotel room have been jailed.

FLY-TIPPED waste is discovered in the BCP and Dorset Council areas five times a day on average, according to the latest figures.

A GLOBAL engineering company has been fined after four employees were exposed to hazardous substances that caused significant ill health and time off work.

ONLY 30 new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in Dorset in the latest 24-hour period.

A FISH and chip shop in Christchurch has been making waves in the community throughout lockdown with their quirky menu. 

DRIVERS who ignore a No Entry sign in Wimborne are being targeted by police.

NO new coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Dorset hospitals in the latest 24-hour period, figures show.

The warning backs Chris Whitty’s prediction of a new deadly surge in coronavirus cases in the UK.

PUPILS and staff at three more BCP schools have been asked to self-isolate due to positive coronavirus cases.

THREE teenagers have been arrested following the theft of a vehicle in New Milton.

Here's how much extra you're paying in energy bills if you work from home.