The uptick in the UK’s total retail sales was against growth of 0.5 last July and the 12-month average growth of 1.9, figures show.

THESE pictures offer a nostalgic look back at the Ferndown Carnival on June 4, 2000, a day that was bathed in golden sunshine. The carnival’s theme was the millennium, and the parade was aptly ...

Nurses are facing “abhorrent” levels of violence in A&E departments including being punched, spat at and even having a gun pointed at one of them. And long waits in A&E are also leading to anger among ...

University students in England must undertake more than 20 hours of paid work a week to meet the basic standard of living, a report has suggested. The Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) think ...

A successful freedom of information request by the Echo has revealed the number of arrests at Bournemouth Airport since 2022, both on-site and ...

A PUBLIC footpath in Ferndown may close for up to 26 weeks. Public footpath E42/30 in Ferndown will be closing temporarily as two new crossings are due to be installed along Church Road, as well as ...

The 49 bus service, which runs on Tuesdays between Damerham and Salisbury via Sandleheath, Fordingbridge and Downton, will be scrapped on August ...

The Bournemouth Air Festival isn't just about the daring pilots and spectacular aircraft - it's equally defined by the immense crowds they draw.

The new service aims to maximise the confidence in those people reporting that the matter will be handled in a consistent and appropriate ...

GCHQ staff were bound by the Official Secrets Act and were unable to talk about their secret work they carried out during the war.