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AN OPEN MIC style event, incorporating music and speakers is taking place to raise money for two local good causes.

AN ANNUAL display of flowers is returning this year for the first time since the pandemic began.

DORSET residents and businesses blighted by frustratingly slow broadband speeds could be thrown a lifeline as local authorities call for Government support.

AN EXHIBITION of sea, sky and coast painting is coming to Lyme Regis.

IT IS a shame that Bridport has become a Mecca for loud motorbikes. If you live near Sea Road or the A35 the constant noise is unbearable.

The Prime Minister provided an update when speaking to reporters during a visit to a laboratory in Hertfordshire.

The company currently employs more than 130,000 crew members in the UK and Ireland.

EXPERTS at the Cyber Resilience Centre for the South West (SWCRC) are urging the travel and tourism sector to increase its cyber security vigilance, as attacks on businesses continue to rise along with the temperature.

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

Fifty Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson was seen filming a new Netflix adaptation of Persuasion in Lyme Regis.

The team behind a controversial new vision for a local landmark says it will ‘help to build an even better Bridport’.

DORSET County Hospital (DCH) will temporarily relocate its minor injuries team to Weymouth Hospital while work to expand its emergency department gets under way.

A family from Dorset left devastated when their puppy went missing are 'thrilled' to have been finally reunited with her - more than 11 years later.

MAJOR changes are being made to how Dorset Council processes planning applications to help it cope with a massive increase in demand for its services.

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) shared the bleak warning that a third wave “definitely” underway.

YEAR 8 students at a Lyme Regis school were treated to an outdoor education day.

Open-air theatre is heading to Dorset villages this summer.

A STRUGGLING hotel in a rural Dorset village was transformed on a Channel 5 TV series.

A HOLIDAY park is celebrating 50 years of business – by raising £100,000 for a coastline conservation charity.

MORE than 90 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset within the last 24-hour period, according to the latest statistics.

Macbeth is coming to an open air theatre in Lyme Regis.

A Lyme Regis butcher has taken home three prizes in a nationally-recognised competition.

A woman from Dorset suffering with mental health problems has given birth to a baby boy - but will not be allowed to keep him - after a judge gave specialists the go-ahead to perform a caesarean section.

AN AGRICULTURAL society is set to benefit from a donation of more than £6,000.

A WOMAN has kept a promise to her grandchildren to write a book about their favourite toys.

MORE than 110 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset within the last 24-hour period, according to the latest statistics.

FIREFIGHTERS were called to tackle an unattended bonfire yesterday.

JUST short of £1,000 has been raised to enable an annual festival to take place this year.

A PROJECT to revitalise a school trail in memory of a little boy who died of cancer met with the school council for the first time since the pandemic began - and work is set to begin in the summer.

NEW categories have been announced for a series of farming competitions taking place this summer.

FOURTY EIGHT 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.

There are more than 100 unclaimed fortunes in Dorset and if you have one of these surnames, a large inheritance could be yours.

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HOSPITALITY firms are being encouraged to increase their Covid-19 testing efforts after “a number” of outbreaks within the industry, according to health bosses.

LYME Regis harbour users say they are worried about parking problems in the town so early in the season.

THE Bridport area's first ever inflatable theme park is coming this weekend.

'EVERYTHING delicious' in Bridport and the surrounding areas will be celebrated in a market this weekend.

THE South West's 'R rate' has increased, according to the latest Government update.

A PROJECT to revitalise a school trail in memory of a little boy who died of cancer met with the school council for the first time since the pandemic began - and work is set to begin in the summer.

BRIDPORT residents were given the opportunity to try out a 'trishaw' bike ride.

COUNCILLORS are set to discuss Dorset Council's response to the Covid-19 pandemic - as its leader warned the work needed for recovery was 'substantial'.

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

MORE than 100 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset, according to the latest figures.

THE number of Delta variant cases of coronavirus in Dorset have nearly quadrupled in a week and the county now has the second-highest number of cases in the South West.

Has your child got what it takes to dazzle and shine like a star in front of the camera?

TRIBUTES have been paid to a well-respected community figure who has died tragically.

A VEHICLE on fire in a field near Bridport sparked a major emergency response.

MORE than 100 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset within the last 24-hour period, according to the latest statistics.

A POP-UP shop of models clothes from the 1960s has opened in Bridport town centre.