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Profile: Jason Lewis

Crime And Court Correspondent

Jason is the crime and court correspondent at the Bournemouth Daily Echo. He has been working at the Echo since July 2017 and also covers breaking news across Dorset. He has previously reported on issues in Christchurch and the New Forest.

Latest articles from Jason Lewis

The A35 Commercial Road, Poole. Picture: Google Maps/ Street View

Pedestrian in fight for life after being airlifted from crash with motorbike

AN ELDERLY pedestrian who was involved in a crash with a motorbike in Poole is fighting for his life in hospital.

There was an eight-fold year-on-year increase in Universal Credit claimants in April 2020 across the BH postcode area

Year-on-year Universal Credit claims in BH area soared eight-fold at start of pandemic

THE number of new Universal Credit claimants soared in the early months of the pandemic – and many continued to need financial support for at least six months.

Man who had pepper spray among 10 dealt with at court in Poole

Man who had pepper spray among 10 dealt with at court in Poole

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A cannabis factory was found in Mandale Road, West Howe

'Extensive and professional': Bournemouth house operating as a cannabis factory

A SEMI-DETACHED house in Bournemouth was converted into a drug factory capable of producing £600,000 worth of cannabis a year, a court heard.

School stock photo from Unsplash

Hundreds in BCP miss out on a place at ANY of their preferred secondary schools

AROUND one in 12 children across the BCP Council area have not been offered a secondary school place at any of their preferred choices.

A quad bike was seized by police after a Purbeck field was damaged by a group of people. Picture: Purbeck Police

Five people handed Covid fines after damaging farmer's field with quad bike

A GROUP of people were caught by police after damaging a farmer's field with a quad bike in Purbeck.

Droxford Road at its junction with Christchurch Road in Bournemouth. Picture: Google Maps/ Street View

Woman hit in the head and kicked on the floor before being followed by attacker

A WOMAN was hit in the head and fell to the ground before being repeatedly kicked by a man in Bournemouth.

Screenshot of the video from the doorbell camera of Tristan White and Holly Mitchener's home in Wimborne. Picture: Tristan White

WATCH: 'Missile-like' meteor captured on doorbell camera of Wimborne home

A METEOR which has been described as "missile-like" triggered the motion sensor of a doorbell camera in Wimborne.

Poole RNLI volunteers were called out on Sunday, February 28, to reports of a red flare sighting. Picture: Poole RNLI

Lifeboat and Coastguard called out to multiple reports of red flare sighting

COASTGUARD and lifeboat crews were called out to reports of a red flare sighting.

This is how many Dorset Covid fines have been issued (including a £10k penalty)

This is how many Dorset Covid fines have been issued (including a £10k penalty)

MORE than 1,100 Covid fines have been issued by Dorset Police since the pandemic began, new figures show.