AS I HAVE served Queen and Country for 25 years in the Royal Navy and then served my loyal customers at Pets Direct & Aquatics for the last 26 years it is now time to hang up my fish net and ease into retirement.

LIBRARIES in west Dorset have reopened their doors - and residents are being advised on what to expect.

‘FAR from the madding crowd’s ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn’d to stray; Along the cool sequester’d vale of life; They kept the noiseless tenor of their way.’ Thomas Gray.

THE annual general meeting for Burton Bradstock village hall will take place at the end of the month.

A number of UK retailers and banks have been name-dropped in an attempt to dupe unsuspecting victims out of their hard-earned cash.

POLICING areas in Dorset have been reshaped as the force makes an effort to improve local response and 'provide an outstanding service' for communities across the county.

The DVSA have contacted all UK-based driving instructors to advise them of the most common reasons learners have failed their driving tests.

DORSET businesses have received around £250m in Government help during the pandemic.

A PUPPY has been rescued after falling 80 feet down a cliff.

THE DISCOVERY of a mystery object at West Bexington sparked a call to the bomb disposal team.

AN injured man was rescued by emergency services teams after suffering a fall near Venn Farm.

FEWER than 20 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Dorset over the last 24 hours.

A CAMPAIGN group to bring a refugee family to Bridport will be holding a stall in the town centre next weekend to help raise funds.

DORSET County Hospital is carrying out an investigation over the death of former Big Brother contestant Nikki Grahame, who is understood to have been an in inpatient at the hospital.

COUNCIL leaders in Dorset have called for jail time for the 'worst offenders' of fly-tipping - as it emerged it cost taxpayers more than £60,000 to clean up in less than a year.

HERE are today's tide times for Portland, West Bay and Lyme Regis.

CUTS to summer rail services between Weymouth and Waterloo will do little for the area’s economy as it struggles out of pandemic.

JOB seekers with an interest in the digital and technical sectors are invited to attend a virtual jobs fair.

COASTGUARD teams had to 'shepherd' members of public to safety after further cliff falls occurred on Seatown Beach.

Two people who put their lives at risk attempting to climb a cliff more than 100ft high sparked a major coastal alert.

DRIVERS are being alerted to heavy traffic caused by an accident in west Dorset.

“Life does not come with a rewind button” - a remark I made to my immediate helpers, Angela and Luke, two off-duty ambulance crew, who just happened to be yards away from where I fell, badly smashing my face on the kerb, outside Morrisons supe...

THE BRIDPORT Carnival has been cancelled for the second consecutive year.

A POLICE helicopter was dispatched during a 12-hour search for a man who went missing in West Dorset.

A first-time author and disabled horseback rider from west Dorset has written an inclusive children's book to raise funds for the Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA).

DORSET is likely to continue using green belt land for housing - if it is to meet Government target figures.

NO further deaths from coronavirus have been recorded in Dorset in the last 24 hours.

THERE have been 21 new cases of coronavirus recorded across Dorset within the last 24 hours.

AN injured woman was rescued by coastguards after suffering a fall at West Cliff, West Bay.

THE vast majority of respondents to a survey have backed plans for a former school site in Dorset to continue being used for educational purposes.

TWENTY’S PLENTY campaigners are likely to be disappointed by Dorset Council’s response to a plea for county-wide 20mph zones.

Bridport residents who have not yet completed their census form are being reminded it is still not too late.

CARE home staff will be required by law to receive a Covid-19 vaccination under plans by the Government – as figures reveal around one in seven workers in Dorset have not had a first dose.

The streaming giant has released a whole host of new shows and movies coming to the platform this week.

From camping equipment to DIY, you'll be able to pick up a bargain from the supermarket chains on Sunday, April 18. 

HERE are today's tide times for Portland, West Bay and Lyme Regis.

Speaking to reporters on a campaign visit to Gloucestershire, Mr Johnson said: “I don’t like the look of these proposals.”

THE COASTGUARD has warned the public to 'stay away' from the West Dorset coastline following further cliff falls.

When we asked our readers to send us their photos of terrible parking in Dorset, you did not disappoint.

With the rest of Dorset braced to welcome even more visitors than usual this summer with the pandemic casting uncertainty over holidays abroad, a dairy farm in the area is welcoming a different kind of visitor.

NOMINATIONS are in for awards celebrating the lockdown heroes within the Bridport food and drink industry.

WEST Bay's annual Pirate Day has been cancelled due to the pandemic - but there are hopes a version may go ahead later in the year.

DOZENS of areas across BCP and Dorset have fewer than three cases of coronavirus each.

THERE have been eight new cases of coronavirus recorded across Dorset within the last 24 hours.

The gloves are...back on, as a Bridport boxing gym reopens for training.

NO further deaths from coronavirus have been recorded in Dorset in the last 24 hours.

THE Government decision to end virtual council meetings in May has been described as a ‘disappointment’ and ‘an opportunity missed’ by the Dorset Council leader.

The Grishaverse novels have been bestsellers around the world.

Awaken body and soul with these staycation trips, says Sarah Marshall.

A popular café in the centre of Bridport has been taken over by two experienced members of the hospitality industry - who have plans to turn it into a restaurant.