DORSET Council leader Nick Ireland will join Ferndown Town Council’s January meeting. The leader of the Lib Dem-hold council will be at Ferndown’s full council meeting on Wednesday, January 22, ...

I have always believed that local government in the UK might become more effective, as it seems to be in other parts of the world.

Council leader Millie Earl will answer residents' questions and concerns live on social media during a question and answer session.

A RESTAURANT within a country park will close this week for its annual maintenance work. Moors Valley Country Park and Forest’s restaurant, visitor centre, cycle hire centre, toilets and indoor ...

A FOODBANK in the New Forest will open in a new location from today. Fordingbridge Distribution Centre, part of Ringwood Foodbank, will move to The Old Laundry in Fordingbridge Hospital, Bartons Road.

RUGBY fans will be able to watch live screenings of the Six Nations at the Bournemouth International Centre. Screenings will take place on Friday, January 31 and Saturday, February 1. A spokesperson ...

SUSAN Chapman, Echo 9 January, wonders why environmental campaigners were not allowed into Nigel Farage’s Brexit event at the BIC in 2016.

A Harry Potter themed quiz is being held at a Bournemouth hotel later this month. The event, hosted by The Quizzy Cauldron, takes place at the Ibis Styles in Gervis Road on Thursday, January 23. A ...

Howe made nine changes to the side which beat Arsenal 2-0 in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg in midweek as he attempted to rest key men, but saw his understudies fail to impress in a first half ...

Young American Alex Michelsen caused the first big upset of the Australian Open by knocking out former finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas in the opening round. Tsitsipas was beaten by Novak Djokovic in the ...

Compton Abbas Airfield, which is owned by film director Guy Ritchie, will hold a two-day Golden Age of Aviation air show in August. A spokesperson for the event said: "We are thrilled to officially ...