The uptick in the UK’s total retail sales was against growth of 0.5 last July and the 12-month average growth of 1.9, figures show.

THESE pictures offer a nostalgic look back at the Ferndown Carnival on June 4, 2000, a day that was bathed in golden sunshine. The carnival’s theme was the millennium, and the parade was aptly ...

A DORSET family’s holiday ended in “heartbreak” when their two-year-old son was left screaming in agony after stepping on buried pit of ...

A successful freedom of information request by the Echo has revealed the number of arrests at Bournemouth Airport since 2022, both on-site and ...

A PUBLIC footpath in Ferndown may close for up to 26 weeks. Public footpath E42/30 in Ferndown will be closing temporarily as two new crossings are due to be installed along Church Road, as well as ...

The 49 bus service, which runs on Tuesdays between Damerham and Salisbury via Sandleheath, Fordingbridge and Downton, will be scrapped on August ...

A NEW writing programme is organised by lightouse Poole for people to meet, share, and create with a community of like minded individuals.

MP calls for “improved funding” from national government after several dangerous heath fires in Dorset destroyed significant amount of land ...

The new service aims to maximise the confidence in those people reporting that the matter will be handled in a consistent and appropriate ...

A SPLASH park in Christchurch has reopened for the hot weather following 'essential maintenance'. The Quomps Splash Park reopened on Sunday August 10 after a period of essential maintenance.