A MAN who “mowed down” a woman in a car, breaking her tibia and ankle, four days before beating a man with a bottle and a torch has been jailed.

MAJOR schemes to redevelop sites in Bournemouth town centre have suffered further set backs caused by viability issues.

A POPULAR convenience store is closing its doors later this month.

ONE person has been seriously hurt in a crash involving a car and a motorbike this morning.

AN 18-YEAR-OLD man is in a critical condition after being stabbed in the chest in an unprovoked attack in Bournemouth's Lower Gardens.

Euro 2020 will see Europe's best players do battle for one of the international game's most glittering honours.

A SOCIABLE pet pig has been hogging all the attention in a Dorset village where he is walked by his owner like a dog.

CALLS have been made to the government for it to revise the “out of date” methodology behind housing targets.

THE Prince of Wales visited Poole's Royal National Lifeboat Institution College to see where the incredible volunteer crew and lifeguards from around the UK and Ireland area trained.

EVER since the launch of the BCP Critical Care Worker parking scheme, nurses park wherever they please – namely in disabled bays.

A DRIVER was caught by police as he climbed on top of his car while it was moving in a car park.

The partial solar eclipse will be visible across the skies over Britain this week as the moon passes between the earth and the sun. 

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OUR beloved pets mean everything to us and have been our cuddly companions throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

CUSTOMERS of LV= “risk losing out significantly” under plans to sell it to an American private equity company, an MP has warned.

A SON who attacked his parents and elderly grandmother in a "frenzied attack" told his mother "this isn’t me, it’s the devil" as he tried to stab her with a pair of scissors, a court heard.

A MAN stole vegan sausage rolls and a safe from a Hampshire cafe.

DRIVERS and passengers failing to wear seatbelts are being targeted by police this week and could be fined up to £500.

Temperatures on Friday, Saturday and Sunday are predicted to see highs in the mid-20s, with Sunday lined up to be the warmest day of the weekend.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are settling into life as a family of four after the birth of their daughter Lilibet “Lili” Diana.

POLICE have stepped up patrols in an anti-social behaviour hotspot in north Dorset.

A WEALTHY homeowner has made the 'brave' decision to demolish his £6m seaside mansion that has its own indoor pool, gym and cinema.

The ‘Asian Hornet Watch’ app is available to download from the Apple and Android app stores.

SHE visited Bournemouth at the high-point of her career – but where’s Macy Gray been since?

THE ROYAL Naval Association have commemorated the oldest member of the Christchurch & District Branch as he celebrated his 100th birthday.

EMERGENCY services are currently attending a flat fire in Poole.

Morrisons has scooped three gold awards at the annual BBC Good Food Summer Food Awards beating off the likes of M&S, Aldi and Sainsburys.

STAFF and pupils from Kinson Academy took part in Race for Life in memory of their governor Nigel Tiller, who died earlier this year from kidney cancer.

A GROUP of pupils from St Michael’s Middle School were the first young people to set sail on a residential voyage with Tall Ships Youth Trust in more than a year.

A NEW business is encouraging people to make a gift out of a fitness activity, an outdoor adventure or a wellbeing experience.

I REFER to the picture accompanying the letter in yesterday’s Echo taken “circa 1950”. It is, in fact, from 1968.

Arts University Bournemouth film student, Jordan Diver, has been announced as the winner of a one-off short film competition held by the Regent Centre in Christchurch.

Shazz Hooper of the Echo Camera Club captured her foxy friend wondering through a local wood in bloom with bluebells a creating a wonderful contrast in colour.

Can you guess which road in Bournemouth this is?

BCP Council and the RNLI have urged beachgoers to dispose of barbecues and rubbish properly after a visitor to Dorset was rushed to hospital after stepping on a buried barbecue on Bournemouth beach.

A DRUNKEN couple trashed a kebab shop and caused more than £1,000 worth of damage on a night out - after getting angry because the chicken they wanted wasn't available.

FORENSICS officers are carrying out investigations at the scene of a stabbing in Bournemouth town centre.

A TOTAL of 40 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset within the last 24-hour period, according to the latest statistics.

A DRIVER is fighting for life following a crash on a country road.

The number of Covid cases recorded across the UK continues to increase.

A COASTGUARD helicopter was sent to Poole following a distress beacon activation only to discover it had accidentally set off in a garden.

Arts University Bournemouth student Sophie Baverstock has been named Britain's next makeup star after winning the latest series of BBC Three show Glow Up.

New supermarkets coming to Dorset - here's everything you need to know.