Local news for the Dorset Coast powered by the Echo

Early this morning, our pagers sounded with reports of a dog that had escaped its owner and fallen down the cliffs at Barton-on-Sea.

A MAN has been taken to hospital with serious injuries to his face following a fight.

BT is shutting off its analogue landline service with customers being told to either switch providers or use its new digital service.

Take Me Out is reportedly set to return to screens nearly seven years after it was axed from ITV.

Drivers are urged to check supermarket parking signs after a warning that some car parks charge for parking outside opening hours.

A petition calling for the BBC licence fee not to be extended to subscribers of rival streaming services has received a Government response, amid growing questions over how the broadcaster will be funded in future.

Police hunt woman following attack in Bournemouth post office

Firefighters battled a blaze on Ham Common for almost three hours after multiple crews were called to three major heath fires across the Poole area.

A search is underway for a missing teenager who may have travelled to Bournemouth.

Lymington Infant School pupils brought autumn fun to Colten Care’s Linden House, carving pumpkins and dancing with New Forest care home residents together.

Ben and Tom Waters perform boogie-woogie, blues, jazz and rock and roll at Lighthouse Poole in Dorset on February 25, 2027, with James Larter.

Oakhaven Hospice’s annual 2026 Santa Dash returns to Lymington on December 6, raising funds for hospice care across the New Forest, Totton and Waterside.

Christchurch Town Council awards £11,203.83 in community grants to improve youth facilities, tackle social isolation and support wellbeing projects.

Brit Floyd bring Animals 50 to Lighthouse Poole on October 24, 2027, celebrating Pink Floyd’s album with classics, lasers and spectacular staging.

AllTrails has highlighted five of Dorset's best autumn walks in places like Wimborne, Evershot and Winterborne Stickland

Bournemouth's Jewish Living Experience Exhibition welcomed schoolchildren and the community from November 2-5, exploring Jewish culture, traditions and life.

Dorset photographer Heather Field’s Floating Worlds exhibition in Christchurch captures cold-water swimming with Chill Dorset’s Chilly Dippers.

A black-comedy spy-action thriller, a new Godzilla film and a biopic drama about the production of Rocky are among films in BCP cinemas this weekend.

Churchill Gardens in Boscombe reopens with new play equipment and surfacing as part of BCP Council’s £4.6m Plan for Play project.

Oxfam Swanage charity shop is selling second-hand Christmas trees for £34.99, saving Dorset shoppers money while raising funds to fight poverty and inequality.

These old photos show the world-famous beauty spot of Lulworth Cove over the years

Purbeck Cider launches People’s Choice cider in Dorset, donating £1 per litre sold to Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. Community-grown apples support charity.

Plans for a new 'build your own' waterfront home with panoramic views have been approved for a site in Dorset

Dorset is the location for Mike Leigh's Play For Today, Nuts in May, which is free to watch on BBC iPlayer

A YouTube video provides an insightful look at Brownsea Island in 1962.

Only Fools and Horses repeats are as popular as ever this Christmas - but did you know that the classic BBC comedy was not once, but twice filmed in Dorset?

Sandbanks Ferry staff were 'verbally abused' by passengers during a temporary suspension.

Hundreds of jobs are to be created at a holiday park as part of a major nationwide investment.