BCP Council became one of the first local authorities in the country to return to in-person meetings on Tuesday.

A GROUP of several dozen youths was dispersed from a Poole beach by police.

Where to find all of the blue plaques in Bournemouth and the stories behind them. Find out more:

Can you guess which busy part of Bournemouth this picture was taken in?

ONLY six areas of Dorset have reported more than three active coronavirus cases, according to latest figures.

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Hear are the beaches your dog can visit this summer in Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole

FOR Bournemouth to lose even one of its big department stores would once have been seen as a calamity for the town.

We've rounded-up some of the highlights to look out for in each supermarket.

LOCKDOWN measures will ease further on Monday in the biggest loosening of restrictions this year.

WITH a boom in staycations expected this Summer, many tourists are expected to flock to Dorset’s biggest and most popular beaches.

THE justice system in the region continues to hand down sentences and we are there to report on those court proceedings.

AS WE travel full steam ahead into carnival season, things will likely feel very different this time around.

"DORSET is going to be the safest county in the UK."

A BOURNEMOUTH road will close for two works while gas main connection works are carried out.

A DORSET MP has called on the Government to allow Indian citizens living in the UK to be able to travel to the country to assist grieving relatives.

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

OUR pets are an integral part of our lives and have supported us throughout the pandemic.

Ready-made Cow & Gate and Aptamil formula milk are both in short supply due to “an issue with an ingredient used to prevent foaming”.

TODAY I had the experience of having to visit our minors unit at Bournemouth hospital.

LET US start with the song 'I do like to live beside the seaside - I do like to live beside the sea.'

WONDERFUL to read that Bobby’s is returning to Bournemouth.

I AM profoundly deaf and I have spent the last year endeavouring to lip-read through masks.

Christchurch’s Castle Street bridge over the River Avon surrounded by spring blossom captured by Echo Camera Club member Clive Metcalfe.

A TEENAGED boy has been found not guilty of murdering James Cutting.

PLANS to make the Poole High Street and Poole Quay pedestrianisation a constant summer feature are being progressed by BCP Council.

A SEAFRONT restaurant in Boscombe could go out of business unless councillors allow it to expand onto the beach, its managing director has warned.

A CLIMBER was airlifted to hospital after dislocating his knee on a cliff face in Purbeck.

A MAJOR route through Dorset is partially closed this afternoon following a two-vehicle crash.

THE Indian variant of Covid-19 has been identified in the south west, Public Health Dorset confirmed.

PEOPLE of Boscombe will now be thanked for putting their littler in a bin after the Coastal BID installed 12 new, interactive talking bins.