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The roof was ripped off a double decker bus

Morebus apologises after passenger injured as roof ripped off bus

The Vespasian development in Poole under construction, 2022

Construction firm lays off half its staff amid dry spell of work

Cars parked on double yellow lines

'It's dangerous': Fears over parking chaos in run up to Christmas

A warning has been issued over ice

Ice warning issued for whole of Dorset amid plunging temperatures

Passenger injured after bus collides with tree and tears off roof

Passenger injured after bus collides with tree and tears off roof

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Bournemouth railway station

Breaking Major disruption on trains due to 'frozen point' at Brockenhurst

Refuse collectors at work in Bournemouth

Bin collection dates in BCP to change over festive period - full list

Free drinks as part of Dorset Police campaign.

LISTED: 70 pubs and bars giving free soft drinks to drivers this Christmas

LISTED: Cafes, supermarkets and restaurants which have opened this month

LISTED: Cafes, supermarkets and restaurants which have opened this month

Bournemouth has several online and in-person businesses selling Christmas trees in 2023

Where can you buy a real Christmas tree in Bournemouth for 2023?

Holly Humphreys (front row, left) and Emiliano Marcondes (second row, second from right) with AFCB youth teams at the opening

New multi-sports pitch will 'increase sporting opportunities'

Mars Wrigley UK says you can return these Revels products by contacting their customer service team

Revels chocolate recalled by Mars Wrigley UK as products may be 'unsafe to eat'

LIVE: Roof of double decker bus torn off

LIVE: Roof of bus torn off after colliding with tree

News

Poole Stadium Image: Daily Echo

'What's happening with Poole Stadium?'

The Christmas tree shop is open at Moors Valley

Christmas tree shop opens its doors as countdown to big day begins

We've scored these beauty advent calendars based on the appeal of the products inside, the calendars' cost and their value for money.

Best beauty advent calendar on the high street? You won’t guess our favourite

Supermarkets, including Aldi, Lidl, Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury’s, were compared by Which? to find out which one was the best option for your Christmas shop

This is the cheapest supermarket to go to for your Christmas food shop

Situated in the beautifully converted Cooper Dean Pavilion near Bournemouth town centre and opens 51 weeks a year.

Sponsored Dean Park Day Nursery: a nurturing environment in the heart of Bournemouth

Kieran Cooper headbutted, punched, sexually assaulted and attempted to rape the victim

Man punched and headbutted woman after sexually assaulting her

Woman rushed to hospital with serious injuries after crash with car

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Picture by Richard Crease - 27/10/14 - RC271014bpolicecar - stock photo - Dorset Police car with blue lights on

Driver 'fled the scene' after crash with parked car

Luke Davis, founder of Rockwater

'Almost anti-business': Developer lost up to £10m because of 'delays' in process

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Police want to speak with this man after alcohol was stolen from Waitrose

Do you know him? CCTV bid after £200 of alcohol stolen from Waitrose

Bomb scare in Winton

School 'bomb scare': Investigation continues after children were evacuated

Keyhole Bridge to remain open - despite cycling group claiming victory

Keyhole Bridge to remain open - despite cycling group claiming victory

Alberto Fioletti

Debate over murder accused's mental state at time of 'vicious' stabbing

The shadow minister heard from business owners at AUB and in Southbourne.

Shadow minister visits Bournemouth to speak to small business owners

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CGI of the proposed development

Developer submits new plans to redevelop section of the high street

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'Multiple' thefts of bikes and e-bikes reported in Poole

Police issue advice after series of bike and e-bike thefts

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Road closed as pedestrian is 'seriously injured'

Road closed as pedestrian is 'seriously injured'

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Bigwigs in Bournemouth

New Bournemouth bakery wants to stay open late and sell alcohol

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Police want to identify this man in relation to an alcohol theft at Waitrose in Lymington

CCTV images released after alcohol stolen from supermarket

Stephanie Hodgkinson

Murder accused's disorder meant he was 'unable to control his behavioural explosions'

Next of kin appeal for Antony Dyer

Next of kin appeal for Antony Dyer

Dorset wins national award for custody visiting scheme

Dorset wins national award for custody scheme

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Poole Magistrates' Court

Two men appear in court charged with a number of offences

Highcliffe Sports and Social Club

Social club could be subject to licence review over police concerns

Sport

Milos Kerkez has featured in 15 of Cherries' 16 matches this season

‘We trust him 100 per cent’ – Iraola confident Kerkez can plug Kelly gap

Ryan Fredericks has not played since March

Fredericks ruled out until new year after injury 'setbacks'

Adam Smith's Cherries contract has been extended

Smith triggers clause to extend Cherries contract

Lloyd Kelly is set for a spell out due to a hamstring injury

‘Timing is not good’ - Kelly set for spell out with hamstring injury

Ollie Watkins may miss Sunday's game at Cherries

Villa sweating on fitness of star striker Watkins as Cherries clash looms

James Hill is enjoying life on loan in Lancashire

Hill: I made the 'perfect choice' in joining Blackburn on loan

Aston Villa beat Legia Warsaw on Thursday night

Euro joy for Villa ahead of trip to Cherries

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National Sport

Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo admits he has found the Premier League more difficult than he thought (Peter Byrne/PA)

Wataru Endo admits adapting to Premier League ‘harder than I thought’

Pep Guardiola expects a tough challenge against Tottenham (Richard Sellers/PA)

Pep Guardiola: Spurs under Ange Postecoglou an ‘incredible advert’ for football

England head coach Sarina Wiegman was confident her side could fight back against the Netherlands (John Walton/PA)

We never lost trust – Sarina Wiegman confident England would fight back for win

Erik ten Hag, left, has given his backing to under-fire goalkeeper Andre Onana (Martin Rickett/PA)

Erik ten Hag backs under-fire Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana

Nico Rosberg walked away from the sport having celebrated winning the Formula One title in Abu Dhabi (David Davies/PA)

On this day in 2016: Nico Rosberg retires from F1

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Business news

The Vespasian development in Poole under construction, 2022

Construction firm lays off half its staff amid dry spell of work

LISTED: Cafes, supermarkets and restaurants which have opened this month

LISTED: Cafes, supermarkets and restaurants which have opened this month

Situated in the beautifully converted Cooper Dean Pavilion near Bournemouth town centre and opens 51 weeks a year.

Sponsored Dean Park Day Nursery: a nurturing environment in the heart of Bournemouth

Luke Davis, founder of Rockwater

'Almost anti-business': Developer lost up to £10m because of 'delays' in process

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The shadow minister heard from business owners at AUB and in Southbourne.

Shadow minister visits Bournemouth to speak to small business owners

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Bigwigs in Bournemouth

New Bournemouth bakery wants to stay open late and sell alcohol

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Take a look in some of these fabulous local businesses for a unique gift that you might not have thought of before.

Sponsored Struggling for Christmas gift ideas? These local businesses could be the answer

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Letters

Poole Stadium Image: Daily Echo

'What's happening with Poole Stadium?'

'Lack of defibrillators in Poole Park is worrying'

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National News

Claudia Winkleman (Ian West/PA)

Claudia Winkleman to step down from hosting BBC Radio 2 show next year

Snow in Glasgow as scattered weather warnings for snow and ice are in place across the UK (Lucinda Cameron/PA)

Heavy snow hits flights as temperatures plunge across UK

Mohammed Rahman has received a suspended jail sentence after carrying out unauthorised searches on computer systems for his own purposes while a Metropolitan Police officer (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Ex-Met officer sentenced over unauthorised searches on police systems

Palestinians wounded in Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip are brought to a hospital (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Israel intensifies assault on southern Gaza amid fears over civilian deaths

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The Angel of the North statue in Gateshead covered in snow (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Snowy weather warnings in place as temperatures plunge across UK

Ian and Ann Cooper’s house in Bristol will be covered with ‘28,000 lights’ throughout the month of December (Ian Cooper/PA)

Bristol couple provide festive cheer by using 28,000 bulbs to light up home

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A collection of British newspapers (Peter Byrne/PA)

What the papers say – December 2

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