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Poole's busy Ashley Road was closed for several hours as firefighters tackled a blaze in a flat above a furniture shop on Saturday. More from the Daily Echo on Monday.

PLANS to bring an Ikea store to the South are back on track, with Southampton looking almost certain to host the outlet. The Swedish furniture giant is about to launch a bid to build a superstore on the former Pirelli cable works at West Quay Road, near

POLICE in Dorset are taking a softly, softly approach with the recently introduced child car seat laws. They say as long as a child is belted up, any technical breaches of the legislation will be dealt with by way of advice rather than a fine. But motorists

POLICE are appealing for help in finding a vulnerable Chinese teenager who has gone missing from her lodgings in Bournemouth. Qin Wang, 16, had only been in England for about three months and has not been seen since 3.30pm on Thursday afternoon. She

A MYSTERY golfer has left police and civic bosses in New Milton in the rough after using the town's bowling green as his own night time fairway. The phantom golfer has been sneaking onto the lower bowling greens at night to practise his game, carving

PLANS are now being discussed for commemorations in Poole to mark the 25th anniversary of the Falklands War. Argentina invaded the islands on April 2, 1982, sparking three months of bloody fighting, which cost the lives of 255 British servicemen. The

HINDSIGHT is wonderful. But I have to admit, even before England's terrible 5-0 mauling at the hands of Australia, I had my doubts about whether we could raise our game against them like we had done in 2005. My main concern, and a concern that had been

NEW boys James Lawson and Marc Wilson are both keen to make an immediate impression after joining Cherries on a month's loan. Southend striker Lawson and Portsmouth midfielder Wilson were signed by Kevin Bond on Friday, as exclusively revealed on this

CHERRIES star Steve Fletcher insists he still has plenty to offer - despite his largely forgettable festive campaign. Fletcher has faced stiff competition for a starting berth following the emergence of young strikers Brett Pitman and Sam Vokes. He was

GREY skies turned to blue and the legend PJ was writ large in the air as his flagship jet paid tribute to charismatic travel boss Peter Bath. Clouds that wept rain throughout the day were parted on cue as the 900-strong congregation exited Christchurch

ANIMAL charities have reacted with horror after a spate of attacks on cats. Sick yobs put a cat inside a recycling bin and placed a breeze block over the lid, so it couldn't get out. The creature was rescued after the householder heard its pitiful cries