AN EVENT set to highlight the need to help a refugee family seek aid in Bridport has sold out.

A BRIDPORT dance troop has produced a film which will be shown at a national festival.

A SECTION of the A35 is blocked due to a crash.

FRESH after the successful return of its annual festival, Jazz Jurassica is running a series of jazz gigs in Lyme Regis.

Mr Johnson is expected to appeal to the public to show patience, with one last push to ensure that when controls do finally end it is “irreversible”.

A MOBILE jewellery workshop is coming to the Bridport area next month.

Manufacturing company Siemens is offering young people in Dorset a head start to a STEM career through its virtual work experience programme.

Dorset Police has issued more than 1,500 fines for breaches of Covid-19-related laws – but far fewer have been handed out since restrictions eased.

Dorset pupils missed among the least face-to-face teaching in the autumn term after having to self-isolate or shield due to Covid-19, figures reveal.

DORSET Council is to go ahead with flats in a Bridport property, although some may be too small to meet national minimum standards.

THREE beaches in Dorset have been named among the best to visit in the UK

HOWZAT? A campaign to save a local cricket club has been a huge success.

It might be the hottest and sunniest weekend of the year so far, but the Met Office are predicting thunderstorms for west Dorset next week.

AN ANNUAL busking festival is making its return next month.

A BUTCHER'S assistant with no previous maritime experience has become the latest volunteer member of the sea-going crew of the RNLI lifeboat in Lyme Regis.

A BASKETBALL club is looking to the public to design its court ahead of the summer season.

POLICE teams across Dorset have highlighted a scam warning.

FIRE crews across Dorset are urging smokers to kick the habit.

A BRIDPORT man has been awarded an MBE for his services to the community.

POLICE are warning drivers to slow down in foggy conditions after dealing with a crash on the A35.

Is there a better thing to do than snack on fish and chips while sitting along a harbour and watching the world go by?

UNDER 20 areas of Dorset have reported more than three active coronavirus cases, as new Covid-19 cases appear to be on the rise in the county again.

A LOCAL pre school is putting on a charity car wash this weekend.

IT'S CERTAINLY one way to mark an occasion - a man who has recently turned 50 is celebrating by taking on a series of 'ridiculously' big physical challenges to raise money for a good cause.

DORSET is set to bask in temperatures above 20 degrees this weekend as the country enjoys a warm spell.

AN ANTIQUE market is set to go ahead, for the first time in 21 months.

A PROFESSIONAL 'painter of the sea' has put on an exhibition on the outskirts of Bridport.

PARENTS and dog owners across Dorset are being warned to be on their guard against locking their children or pets inside the car on the first hot weekend of the summer.

ALMOST two in five people in Dorset worked from home at some point last year, new figures suggest.

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

OBJECTIONS have been raised against a new vision for a Bridport landmark.

A HUNT for a group of people who have reportedly been seen with machetes has been launched.

TWO more Dorset schools have confirmed coronavirus cases.

THERE have been 49 new coronavirus cases recorded across Dorset within the last 24-hour period, according to the latest statistics.

TRAIN services running to Weymouth are disrupted due to track circuit failures.

EMERGENCY services have rushed to rescue a 'trapped' paraglider who crash landed onto cliffs.

PERMISSION has been agreed for renovations and changes to Bridport’s listed grade 2 Electric Palace.

AN ELDERLY woman has been rescued after falling down some steps on a sea wall.

MUSIC fans will be all in a spin this weekend as they head to Bridport to snap up vinyl records.

CAMPAIGNERS for a scheme which will allow older people to experience the thrill of a cycle ride are holding an event so residents can see for themselves what the fuss is all about.

WEST Dorset MP Chris Loder has urged Government health bosses to build a new psychiatric care unit in the county.

FIRE crews across Dorset are urging children to take part in road safety scheme.

DORSET Pension Fund is being lobbied to further reduce the carbon footprint of its investments.

More than 70 potential slavery victims were referred to police in Dorset last year - and nearly two-thirds of them were children.

DORSET has performed better than most other authorities with education and health plans for children with additional needs.

COUNCILLORS are seeking homes for young people leaving care.

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

A SERVICE offering home delivery of library books will continue as restrictions ease.

AN ‘INTOXICATED’ man armed with a hammer ‘banging on doors looking for someone’ in Bridport town centre has been sentenced.

THE horrific death of a cow on a farm in west Dorset has inspired a campaign to bring about a change in the law to protect livestock from dog attacks.