Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch and Dorset news, sport and information from the Bournemouth Echo

261 council officers now earn £50K or more. Are they worth it?

11:08am Friday 17th February 2012

THE number of council managers earning more than £50,000 a year has soared in three years, according to official figures.

Sex case mum ‘told teenager not to say anything’

11:30am Friday 17th February 2012

A BOURNEMOUTH mum accused of having sex with two schoolboys told one of them not to talk to the police on the day an official complaint was made about her, a court heard.

Dorset Fire Authority warn frontline cuts will be 'inevitable'

11:30am Friday 17th February 2012

FIREFIGHTING unions say Dorset Fire Authority’s “slash and burn” decision to freeze the service’s council tax precept will make frontline cuts inevitable.

Traveller site plan for Grange Road in Christchurch refused

10:54am Friday 17th February 2012

RESIDENTS are celebrating after Christchurch council announced they are proposing to remove Grange Road depot from its list of potential travellers’ sites.

Poole dad threatened by thieves stealing catalytic converter

10:00am Friday 17th February 2012

A SHOCKED dad-of-two was threatened outside his Poole home after catching two thugs ripping the catalytic converter from his car.

Witness tells of fatal four-car crash horror on A31

10:00am Friday 17th February 2012

A SHOCKED eye witness has described the horror of a four-car pile-up which claimed the life of an elderly man.

Singer Olly Murs mobbed by fans on day out at Sandbanks

9:30am Friday 17th February 2012

CHEEKY pop star Olly Murs has been enjoying a spot of crazy golf while hanging out at Sandbanks in Poole.

25,000 drivers in Dorset are aged over 80

9:00am Friday 17th February 2012

25,000 people over the age of 80 are still getting behind the wheel in Dorset, new figures have revealed.

Chewton Bunny bike park plan halted

8:00am Friday 17th February 2012

CONTROVERSIAL plans for a mountain bike park at Chewton Bunny have been halted due to issues concerning land ownership.

Chewton Bunny bike park: your views

8:00am Friday 17th February 2012

ANNE Wines, a dog walker from Highcliffe said: “I do think it would be good to have something like this but in another location in Highcliffe.