A MAN who made his partner feel “trapped” and “completely isolated” due to his coercive and controlling behaviour has been jailed.

STUDENTS and parents at a Dorset school have blasted a video in which it is claimed a teacher links the wearing of short skirts with sexual harassment.

A COUNCIL scheme to build more than 100 – mostly affordable – flats in Bournemouth has been given the green light.

A coroner has ruled that a man who killed a children’s author died following a police pursuit when he struck a tree at 145mph after taking cannabis.

OVER the past week the Daily Echo has reported on a number of serious criminal cases from the courts.

THE CONTROVERSIAL temporary artwork along Bournemouth seafront is to be washed away – but it could take up to a week for it all to go.

LUXURY boatbuilder Sunseeker International has been officially unveiling the first of five new models.

A MOTORCYCLIST sustained potentially life-changing injuries after a crash in Ferndown on Friday afternoon.

AN INDEPENDENT women's fashion store is closing down this weekend after nearly three years of trading in Bournemouth.

THOUSANDS of letters of objections have been lodged against a scheme which could see the Haven Hotel bulldozed.

SUMMER 2021 is looking a lot more promising than 2020.

ONLY 15 areas of Dorset have reported more than three active coronavirus cases as the spread of Covid-19 continues to fall across the county.

MORE pubs, restaurants and bars will open their doors next month.

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FANCY adding some fairy-tale magic to your staycation this year?

HUNDREDS of people have reacted to the news of Co-op’s campaign to promote safer use of instant barbecues.

You'll be able to pick up a bargain from the supermarket chains on Sunday, April 25. 

A POOLE man has pleaded guilty to the murder of a mum in Stoke-on-Trent.

A MAN has been spared an immediate prison term after he admitted possessing drugs with intent to supply.

A MAN has avoided an immediate prison sentence for a string of theft offences.

Nut allergies, salmonella poisoning, Hepatitis A and chocking hazards are just some of the reasons behind a number of urgent product recalls.

These delightful Dorset pets are definitely something to write home about!

Under Boris Johnson’s current roadmap out of lockdown travel abroad could be permitted as early as May 17.

THE operator of a snack bar at a Poole beauty spot has accused the council of “destroying” a family business after he was ordered to make way for another trader.

THIS past year has shown us more clearly than ever before just how important it is to have somewhere safe and secure to call home. Having a stable base and somewhere to put down roots is good for our mental and physical health and that includes be...

It's not often you turn up at a pub and recognise the face at the bar from daytime television.

HAVING read the article on garden furniture being left on the heath. I cannot comment on that.

I WAS a naval cadet at Bournemouth School. One year we visited Portsmouth and slept for one night in hammocks on board HMS Vanguard, the last British battleship.

WE COULD be forgiven for coming to the conclusion that the overwhelming majority of Brighton’s population must be fully paid up members of the PC Brigade.

I HAVE been a customer of what was originally M & P Dairies for 45 years, and though I am connected, I do not bank online.

DO you remember how Bournemouth looked thirty years ago?

The headmaster of Lytchett Minster School has issued a statement after students and parents  blasted a video in which it is claimed a teacher links the wearing of short skirts with sexual harassment.

A DISQUALIFIED driver who narrowly avoided “two serious collisions at high speed” was labelled “an absolute maniac” by a judge.

SECURITY staff had to be drafted in to ensure newly installed play park and fitness equipment was not vandalised for a second time at a Bournemouth conservation area.

FIREFIGHTERS were called to Poole after a six-month-old puppy got its head stuck between two brick walls.

IT has a perfect hygiene rating, does a brisk trade and has brought £180,000 into council coffers over its 17 years.

COVID case rates across Dorset have remained “stable” in recent weeks, health officials have said.

A MAIN road across east Dorset is closed while emergency services deal with a crash.

A MAN threw food at a member of staff and Marks & Spencer in Christchurch.

Among Christchurch’s many sites and attractions, including the Priory and Highcliffe Castle, is the Christchurch Bowling Green

A NURSE is appealing for help from the public to retrieve his e-bike after it was stolen while he was working at the Covid vaccination centre in Bournemouth town centre.