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A MAN is due to appear in the dock today accused of attempting to rape a woman.

AREAS of Christchurch around the Quay and Quomps have become “a worrying, frightening and anxious place to live” according to one resident.

BOURNEMOUTH'S Aruba bar and restaurant has fought off competition to launch a second beach bar on the seafront.

RESIDENTS using an alleyway off Poole High Street as a toilet have been warned they could be hit with a £25 bill

EFFORTS to crackdown have been launched on a rise in anti-social behaviour at the site of tennis courts and a former bowling club in Bournemouth.

MORE than 50 residents in Broadstone are “crying out for help” to prevent the installation of a 5G mast at the heart of their estate.

CATALYTIC converter theft reports increased by almost 6,000 per cent over the past five years, according to Dorset Police.

FOUR more Dorset schools have confirmed Covid cases.

COVID cases continue to rise across all of Dorset – although the county has not seen the peaks experienced in other areas.

ONLY one area of Dorset has no active coronavirus cases as Covid-19 cases continue to rise across the county.

THE new owners of Flirt Cafe Bar are aiming to put the venue back at the heart of the community in The Triangle.

WITH temperatures set to soar, BCP Council and Dorset Police have outlined precautionary measures to combat the huge footfall expected in Dorset this weekend.

THE organisers of Bournemouth Air Festival have confirmed they are "continuing with plans" to hold the major event following the confirmed easing of restrictions.

THE A31 is blocked westbound this morning between Merley Roundabout and Canford Bottom Roundabout.

CHERRIES have revealed their new kits for the upcoming 2021-22 campaign.

Could it be BBQ weather this weekend? Here's the forecast for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

BOURNEMOUTH

A NEW pop-up bar is opening in Bournemouth town centre today with a flurry of live music events scheduled for throughout the summer.

POLICE figures show incidents of catalytic converter theft in Dorset have skyrocketed in recent years - but what can be done to protect your vehicle.

YELLOW Buses said it hopes for better infrastructure on Bournemouth's Westover Road following an incident in which a wheelchair user was denied access to a bus due to a low kerb.

A HEAT-health warning has been issued for Dorset as temperatures soar.

She belted out all the old favourites beneath threatening skies at Somerley House near Ringwood – and even managed a few new tunes too.

CARBON dioxide emissions have dropped slightly across Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, according to the latest figures.

EXPERTS have called for urgent action after worrying disparities in maternity care across England, with three in every thousand babies being stillborn in BCP.

THE SUN is shining, so your gardens are blooming!

WHAT an amazing idea of a Monaco style Grand Prix around the streets of Bournemouth.

A VIRTUAL relay which saw participants across the world cover a collective 5,000km has raised more than £25,000 for the Jon Egging Trust (JET).

MEN needing a haircut can have the barbershop come to them thanks to a mobile salon contained in a van.

IMPROVEMENTS in Dorset's digital infrastructure have been shown off to a government minister as Dorset continues to be at the forefront of mobile phone technology.

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

Snapshot back to Poole Park from 1979, along with the crazy golf, remote controlled boats, miniature railway and, pictured here, the hand powered paddle boats which were a selection of the attractions available at the park back then.

EIGHTY years ago in July 1941, a group of young men who had sustained severe burns in aircraft crashes during the Second World War came together to form The Guinea Pig Club.

I HAVEN’T been to Bournemouth for over a year and my friend and I decided to meet up.

THE climate of the world is by the day becoming more extreme and unstable. World climate statistics are broken, by the day, from the poles to the tropics.

I MUST say it’s a delight to see everybody having a go at e-scooters instead of picking on cyclists all the time.

A PILOT was unharmed after his helicopter crashed into a field in Dorset.

A MAN who stole a can of Red Bull from a Tesco store told a security guard “I have a gun”.

A GROUP of business leaders has urged BCP Council leaders to back the idea of a ‘Monaco’-style eGrand Prix in Bournemouth.

ALMOST 450 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset within the last 24-hour period, according to the latest statistics - as the county reaches a grim milestone of more than 43,000 cases since the start of the pandemic.

A CAR crashed into the front of a Bournemouth hairdressers leaving one person with a spinal injury.

MARK Travers admits his brief loan spell at Swindon Town has given him a "taste" for regular first-team action, adding: "Hopefully I can get more games under my belt and push on."

BOSS Scott Parker insisted Cherries would need to be a “tight-knit” unit this season – and believes the squad’s training camp in Spain would be a big help.

MORE police patrol and an increase in security staff in town centres will be tasked with keeping violent crime to a minimum.

FIFTY-five locations across the BCP Council green belt have been put forward by land owners and developers as being suitable for homes – but civic chiefs are currently not including them in possible housing lists.

TRIBUTES have been paid to a brave mum who has lost her five-year struggle with motor neurone disease.

A MAN stole a Samsung tablet from a McDonald's restaurant in Poole.

THREE vehicles have been involved in a crash in Purbeck this afternoon.

"SEVERE" staff shortages have forced a Hampshire council to suspend its garden waste collection service for at least four weeks from Monday.