A MAN was stabbed in a Bournemouth road just before 6am today.

PLANS to create a transit site for travellers in Bearwood are being considered by BCP Council.

THE murder of vulnerable man Phillip Nicholson will be explored in depth in a new television show which airs for the first time tonight.

A WOMAN who was killed when a tree fell on her car during a storm died as the result of an accident.

A SHEEP farmer has lost out on buying a dilapidated shepherd's hut - to a wealthy Londoner who paid £16,000 to use it as a quirky holiday home.

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A LARGE group of campers on Southbourne beach were given their marching orders over the bank holiday weekend after failing to comply with enforcement officers.

A FEMALE pedestrian has sustained a serious head injury following a crash on Castle Lane East earlier today.

A CHRISTCHURCH GP surgery has delivered more than 18,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine.

EMERGENCY services were called after a person suffered a head injury in a late-night fall from a mobility scooter at the beach.

A SEARCH was launched after a diver's marker buoy was found with nothing attached to it.

CASH, drugs and a knife were seized from a property after complaints from members of the public.

FROM beaches to a shopping arcade, gardens to a suspension bridge - Westbourne has lots to offer.

A MAN who was found with indecent images of children, including a video of someone believed to five years old, avoided a prison sentence.

AN ICE cream van driver who drives from Whitley Bay to Swanage once a year to sell ice cream will be returning to the town next month.

El Murrino are opening a beachside pizza bar and restaurant at Eastcliff this weekend, find out more:

AROUND 11.5million jobs have been supported by the furlough scheme that the government introduced early in the Covid crisis.

A MAN who has once again breached the terms of his criminal behaviour order has avoided an immediate prison term.

A TEENAGE boy was airlifted to hospital after suffering serious injuries at a Bournemouth skate park.

Two restaurants, Smokeys and V Dorset, in Poole have been shortlisted in British Takeaway Awards. Find out more:

OFFICERS are urging members of the public to come forward if they know the whereabouts of three people who are wanted by Dorset Police.

A NATIONAL study is calling on Dorset volunteers to survey churches for bats this summer.

RESIDENTS in a New Forest town are reportedly preparing a petition calling on council leaders to act on concerns about speeding.

PLANS have been submitted to add MOT test services to an existing car maintenance garage.

GIVE a warm welcome to Dorset's newest arrivals.

A DRAMATIC drop in council tax income during the coronavirus pandemic has left authorities in Dorset facing a funding shortfall of more than £11m new figures reveal.

Take a look inside this £55,000 two-bedroom flat currently for sale through auction in Bournemouth, find out more:

ONCE AGAIN it seems that profit and not quality of life is a priority for developers.

PUPILS at Ballard School embarked on a myriad of charity challenges inspired by Captain Sir Tom Moore to celebrate what would have been his 101st birthday.

ARCHBISHOP Wake CE Primary School in Blandford Forum has been given the go-ahead for the installation of a Multi-Use-Games-Area (MUGA) - but it needs your help to fundraise.

The Queen is the first British Monarch to celebrate the occasion having acceded to the throne on 6th February 1952.

HERE are six amazing pictures taken by members of the Echo Camera Club.

I AM WRITING today to ask why BCP are currently spending yet more money on cycle lanes.

THE END of the merry month of May has now come and gone and I recall halfway through the month Boris Johnson telling us: "We will let people know as much as we can by the end of the month about exactly where we think we'll be by June 21st."

This photo from the Daily Echo in May 1957 shows firefighters who took over two hours to control the fire at Kinson Pottery. Flying embers blown by the wind caused two minor outbreaks in houses in Ringwood Road. The Kinson Clayfields and Fired Potte...

Picture of the Day: A carpet of bluebells

Can you guess which old Bournemouth pub this is?

A BANK robber has received a life sentence after his latest raids added to catalogue of serious offending which spans four decades.

POLICE attended more than 2,300 incidents across Dorset over the bank holiday weekend as thousands of visitors flooded to the south coast.

A TOTAL of 11 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset, according to the latest statistics.

TWENTY new jobs will be created as discount supermarket chain Aldi is set to open a new store in Poole.

THE CRASH on Castle Lane East at the roundabout junction with A338 Wessex Way has now been cleared.