Latest news for Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, Purbeck and West Dorset from the Bournemouth Echo

Sandbanks is best beach in the country after being awarded 25th blue flag in a row

9:44am Tuesday 15th May 2012

IT’S official – Sandbanks is the best beach in the country!

It's official - Dorset's beaches are the best

9:30am Monday 14th May 2012

Dorset has some of the best beaches in the world – officially.

Enjoy season of fun on Bournemouth pier for just £1

12:30pm Tuesday 3rd April 2012

IT COULD be the bargain of the summer – Bournemouth Seafront is offering £1 season tickets giving access to the town’s landmark pier in a bid to attract more visitors.

Mudeford beach hut on the market for £146,000

11:23am Monday 26th March 2012

AND you thought £126,000 was a high price to pay for a beach hut! Now another one has come onto the market for £146,000.

Thousands flock to Bournemouth to bask in sunshine on hottest day of the year so far

9:32am Monday 26th March 2012

BOURNEMOUTH basked in temperatures eclipsing the south of France and Spain’s Costa Blanca at the weekend.

World's largest deck chair comes to Bournemouth

5:09pm Thursday 22nd March 2012

THERE was no chance of this deck chair blowing over on Bournemouth Beach on Thursday, as it is believed to be the world’s largest, weighing in at almost six tonnes.