The following roadworks are being carried out within the BCP Council area by the council and various utility companies this week:

The continued operation of a glamping site which features an adapted bus and boat for accommodation is requested among the latest planning proposals in the Sherborne area.

The Fox Inn can be found in the Dorset village of Corscombe and has been praised as a "beautiful" pub nestled by the edge of a stream

A MIX of  rural development and home improvements have been requested in the north Dorset area – the planning proposals currently being considered by Dorset Council.

Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is offering half price memberships throughout January to bring in the new year.

BCP Council has secured £64,000 to expand tree and hedge planting across the area marking a major step forward in its long‑term plans to create greener, healthier neighbourhoods.

Twynham Learning Trust has described 2025 as a 'year to remember',

Changes to make the Cliff Top Music Festival in Christchurch to be considered by licensing committee.

A national palliative care and bereavement charity is calling on people across the community for support by donating any unwanted Christmas presents.

A funeral director in Dorset is opening its seventh funeral home in the county.

An inspirational man known for his dedication has retired from volunteering at Stanpit Marsh visitor centre at the age of 97.

Morrisons shoppers can benefit from freshly cut prices on over 2,500 products, in stores nationwide and online.

Motoring experts at car leasing deals comparison site LeaseLoco have outlined 7 changes that have or could come into place and affect UK drivers.

Wetherspoons pubs will be offering discounted alcoholic and non-alcohol drinks at 600 of its pubs with some food also cheaper than usual in its January sale.

Police are searching for a woman wanted in connection with production of cannabis and modern slavery.

The club was founded in 1898 in Brockenhurst to the north-east of the present ground near the Rhinefield Ornamental Drive.

The summer air in Fordingbridge was filled with the smell of sawdust, sun-baked soil, and determination.

Dorset restaurants picked up awards in 2025

Here are the Premium Bonds winners for January 2026 in Dorset - check if you've won a prize.

Police are asking for the public's help to locate a missing woman in her 40s, who was last seen leaving her home in New Milton.

A few postcodes across Dorset won prizes in the People's Postcode Lottery in December 2025, including in Bournemouth and Poole

Kos, Trapani and Agadir are some of the spots people can travel to from Bournemouth Airport in 2026

A collection of Beswick animals, said to be worth tens of thousands of pounds, is set to be sold by Charterhouse.

There has been a decrease of 39 per cent in the number of unoccupied council houses in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in the last five years.

Matchams car boot sale will return later this month and be held each Saturday.

Muslim volunteers marked the first day of 2026 by taking to the streets across the UK to carry out a nationwide New Year’s Day clean-up.

Bournemouth East MP Tom Hayes MP has said it is "vital" that shopkeepers and staff have an easier way to report crime.

A NEW ‘affordable and professional’ airport parking business has launched near Bournemouth Airport.

Dorset Hedgehog Rescue has taken in almost 600 spiny creatures since it opened its brand-new centre last year.

New Forest District Council has implemented safety measures after a recent cliff fall at Barton on Sea

Poole Coastguard responded to incidents in 2024, an increase of more than seven per cent compared to 2023.

McDonald's is set to axe 17 items to make way for its brand new 'Secret' Menu, which launches in the UK and Ireland on Monday (January 5).

The DWP has now confirmed payments will increase by more than 6% for claimants in April 2026, reflecting September 2025's 3.8% inflation rate, plus the standard allowance increase of 2.3%.

A POKER-playing gardener from Weymouth says he'll bring a vibe that makes him look like a 'bouncy Duracell bunny,' as he embarks on the latest episode of the BBC's hit TV show the Traitors

Antoine Semenyo has shared a video of his baptism on Bournemouth beach.

Looking back at a day of celebrations, the Daily Echo remembers a glorious day in Brockenhurst on July 28, 2000 as the village was in full swing with colour and party fever.

Police are warning visitors to the New Forest to remove valuables from parked cars following a rise in break-ins over the past 10 days.

Poole's annual bathtub race returned on New Year’s Day as thousands gathered kick off 2026 with a bit of whacky fun.

A police investigation is continuing almost nine months after a teenager was hit by a van near the Jubilee Clock in Weymouth.

The following cases were heard at Poole Magistrates' Court:

A DRIVER caused serious injury to an elderly pedestrian after a collision at a crossing in Lansdowne.

SNOW is set to hit Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole as the Met Office issues a yellow weather warning.

We reveal how Swanage Railway reinvented itself as an award-winning heritage railway attraction

These Dorset fish and chip shops won awards in 20205 - have you eaten a chippie tea from any of them?

A DELI is celebrating a brie-lliant year as it sold hundreds of kilos of cheese over the festive period.

A ROAD was temporarily closed on Friday morning after a bin lorry caught fire in Poole.

The coastguard was called to reports of an injured woman at Hengistbury Head on New Year's Eve.

The new year started off dimly for some residents are widespread reports of "mini" power cuts and flickering lights in home across BCP and the county.

Three men in their 20s have been arrested after an individual sustained injuries after being 'punched and kicked' by a group in Bournemouth.

An amber cold health alert has been extended into next week.