WORRYING pictures show people dangling their legs off a cliff – the scene last week of one of the biggest landslides in decades.

THE Bridport community has come together to support a local family after a two-year-old girl suffered a life-threatening stroke.

A ROAD on the outskirts of Bridport is set to close for overnight repair works this week - with a 43 mile official diversion route in place.

A CELEBRATION of page-to-screen adaptations is taking place virtually and starts today.

HER Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Dorset invited me, as representative of West Dorset, to a very moving service at Wimborne Minster last Friday to commemorate the life and work of the Duke of Edinburgh. It was a poignant tribute to an extraordina...

FULL-BACK Cody Bowditch has left Lyme Regis, joint-boss Julien Simier confirmed.

YOUNGSTERS caught in Dorset as part of county lines drug dealing are being returned to their home area with the utmost care to avoid them coming to harm.

A GROUP of residents will be opening their garden gates to the public to raise much-needed funds for their church.

THE charity that looks after the South West Coast Path has reached a fundraising milestone - as Dorset cliffs continue to crumble.

DELAYS have continued with the external audit of Dorset Council’s first year finances and is now almost six months late.

DETECTIVES are appealing for anyone with information to come forward after the body of a woman was sadly recovered from the sea off Lyme Regis.

Work to build a new roundabout at Miles Cross will start next January - and take about half a year to complete.

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.

A FIELD next to Broadwindsor cricket club off Beaminster Road is to be converted to a 20-space car park.

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

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

THERE have been 10 new cases of coronavirus recorded across Dorset within the last 24 hours.

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

‘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.

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.