COMEDIAN Harry Hill is bringing his new tour to Dorset. Harry Hill: New Bits & Greatest Hits will call at the Tivoli Theatre on April 2, 2025. Tickets go on sale on Friday, May 10 and will be available from harryhill.co.uk. The tour marks
A WORLD RECORD holder is set to paddle board the English Channel in tandem in aid of mental health awareness. David Haze, an eight-time world record holder for stand-up paddle boarding, is preparing to take to the water once again to raise money
NEARLY £8m of business rates has been left uncollected since BCP Council formed in April 2019, information obtained by the Echo shows. Last year, BCP Council took in £129m in business rates across the three towns. Comparatively, this was down
A HOTEL in Bournemouth has unveiled its new look following an ice cream inspired revamp. ibis Styles Bournemouth has been refurbished to become the UK’s first ever ice cream themed hotel. The new design features tutti frutti, mint choc chip
A POOLE junior basketball club has won five titles in the Dorset league in its best year yet. Poole Piranhas Basketball Club has won the titles in the Dorset Basketball Association Juniors League in the 2023/24 season, making it the club's most
A BUSINESS owner has demanded a clampdown by police on shoplifting after saying he has repeatedly seen no action. Managing director of Trove, Mark Battistini, 58, has called on police to respond better to shoplifting incidents in the BCP area
THE DRIVER of a car that crashed and burst into flames after avoiding a swan on a dual carriageway says 'police negligence' caused the incident. The swan on Dorset Way reportedly caused the crash, leaving a car destroyed, at about 7.50am on May
A MURDER-accused man has been told his self defence argument is “nonsense”. Prosecutors said Benjamin Atkins lied “from start to finish” in giving his account of how Simon Shotton died. They also accused Atkins of acting “callous and cold”
PROPOSALS have been lodged for a children’s play café and a doggy day care at a theme park going through a ‘restructuring process’. Two separate planning applications have been submitted for new facilities at the Adventure Wonderland site in Hurn
A DORSET bar has seen its licensing conditions tightened up – following complaints from neighbours. Those living close to Rocky’s Bar in Queen Street, Gillingham, helped by local councillor Belinda Ridout, forced a review of the premises licence
AN outdoor adventure company has launched a new mental health course. Land and Wave has started its own mental health first aid course ahead of mental health week, which begins on May 13. Company marketing director, Rosie Tanner, said the business
NEARLY 2,000 companies in Bournemouth are in ‘significant’ financial distress, new figures show. There are 1,942 businesses in the town that are at risk of economic failure, according to insolvency firm Begbies Traynor’s Red Flag Alert, which monitors
