A NEW wine bar is coming to Lyme Regis.

THE parents of a two-year-old girl who suffered a stroke have thanked the community after a campaign to support the family raised more than double its target - as the toddler starts to show small signs of recovery.

AN AMERICAN D-Day hero who was stationed in Bridport prior to the landings has died aged 100.

A SILENT auction has raised more than £4,000 - thanks to the efforts of a local rotary club.

More than 20 years since she was last on the cobbles, actress Tracie Bennett tells Georgia Humphreys why she decided to return to Coronation Street.

AN APPEAL to save a community hub in Bridport has less than 25 per cent to go to hit its £10,000 target.

A town in Dorset has been dubbed among the UK's best seaside resorts to visit, according to a consumer survey.

CUBS and scouts celebrated being able to meet face-to-face once again by climbing and zipping across the trees.

BY-ELECTIONS for six town council seats will take place next week.

ONLY eight areas of Dorset have reported more than three active coronavirus cases as the spread of Covid-19 continues to fall across the county.

Discovering his Alzheimer's early gave Dr Daniel Gibbs an opportunity to try and slow its progress. Lisa Salmon finds out how.

ON MAY 6 people across Dorset will be given the chance to vote for their preferred candidate to take on the role of the county's police and crime commissioner.

A DECISION by the High Court to make councillors return to the council chamber – rather than carry on with virtual meetings, has been described as ‘a disappointment’ by Dorset Council leader Spencer Flower.

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

AN EXPANSIVE new gallery has opened up in Bridport – featuring the works of former art fraudster Billy Mumford among others.

A GROUP of children went from vandals to volunteers after scribbling on equipment at a community play area.

A MAJOR Dorset road is closed following a crash involving two vehicles.

A BILL to impose harsher punishments on those convicted of cruelty to animals has been passed into law.

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

THE 10 areas in Dorset with the fewest number of Covid cases reported during the entire pandemic have been revealed.

A NUMBER of planning applications have been submitted to Dorset Council for the West Dorset area.

THE South West's 'R rate' has increased and is now the highest in the country, according to the latest Government update.

BRIDPORT'S resident record fair will be going ahead once again next month.

A SMALL campsite with eight bell tents is being requested for Manor Yard off Mill Lane at Symondsbury.

PUBLIC Health Dorset has urged people to not delay getting their second Covid jab - saying every dose 'gives us hope of getting life moving'.

SUGGESTIONS for projects which will benefit the county's infrastructure are being welcomed as Dorset Council bids for funding from central government.

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

Hundreds of vouchers for a Government energy-saving scheme were issued to Dorset residents before it was scrapped, figures show.

A DRIVER whose car struck a much-loved 90-year-old great grandfather did not see the pensioner crossing the road and did not realise he had hit a person, an inquest heard.

COMPLAINTS are piling up about the state of two roundabouts at main entrances to Bridport.

THERE has been a total of 19 new cases of coronavirus confirmed across Dorset over the last 24 hours.

A NEW art installation which can be seen in Bridport later this year will be out of this world.

THERE has been no recorded Covid-19 related deaths across Dorset hospitals for a week, according to figures from NHS England.

YOUR views are needed on a plan to improve access and make it easier to move around Bridport town centre.

MORE than £20,000 has been raised to provide activities and wellbeing support across local villages.

AN initiative has been launched across Dorset to help people living with diabetes get more active.

THE Police and Crime Commissioner elections are happening on Thursday 6th May.

A FREE business support scheme has opened for ambitious bosses across Dorset looking forward to the future.

DORSET Council has apologised after a social media campaign seeking new foster carers suggested “all you need is a spare room”.

Far more new or expectant mothers were in contact with Dorset’s mental health services in January than before the pandemic, figures show.

BRIDPORT Reserves’ boss Richard Middleton admitted the 4-1 DPL Supplementary Cup loss to Balti Sports was “very disappointing”.

LYME Regis inflicted a first home defeat since December 2019 on title rivals Feniton with a 3-2 victory at Acland Park.

A MAJOR Dorset road is partially closed after a car crashed into a fence and rolled over.

MORE volunteers are needed as the battle to vaccinate the county continues.

TEMPORARY traffic lights are set to cause delays for three days on the A37.

THERE have been a total of nine new cases of coronavirus confirmed in Dorset over the last 24 hours.

A forest school near Martinstown has been rejected – with Dorset Council claiming it would be visually intrusive and harmful to the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

MORE family bubble swimming sessions are available at a Bridport leisure centre.

AFTER more than a decade of campaigning, disabled users of Dorchester’s West station will no longer have to travel to Weymouth and then back again to head north.

THE MP for West Dorset is hopeful a change in the law which will bring harsher punishments for those convicted of animal cruelty offences will be passed within the month.