A NET maker took his own life at a play park five days before he was due to be sentenced for child porn offences.

A EUROMILLIONS prize worth more than £141,000 has yet to be claimed from a lottery ticket bought in west Dorset - with the deadline to claim the prize fast approaching.

THE campaign to immortalise Lyme Regis' most famous fossil hunter is back on track following a delay.

A VANDAL attack on a milk vending machine which cost a west Dorset business hundreds of pounds has been condemned as 'mindless' and 'senseless'.

AS WE all take our cautious steps towards ‘freedom’, on behalf of Bridport Business Chamber members and all business-owners in the town, may I pay tribute to those unsung heroes and heroines - our street cleaners!

YOUNG people are being invited to help a local artist create a piece of art to highlight the problems of marine plastic pollution.

A MAN walking from one end of the country to the other while hitting a golf ball and also stopping to teach lifesaving skills is passing through Dorset this week.

Containers with metal ends such as Pringles tubes, hot chocolate, nuts and other products can now be recycled in Dorset.

Rather than more traditional methods, students will receive grades based on recommendations from their teachers.

AN EXHIBITION bringing together more than 100 artists to raise funds for air ambulance charities in the region including Dorset & Somerset is still available to view.

A MAN who is on trial for alleged historic sex offences dating back to the 1980s has been described by friends and family as 'honest' and committed to his charity work, a court heard.

SCHOOL pupils will enjoy a taste of the outdoors thanks to a new garden which is being created for them.

A CAMPAIGN to bring a refugee family to Bridport has taken another step closer to becoming reality after reaching a fundraising target.

An electrical pole on fire sparked an emergency response.

A CHARITY shop will be adding a bridal room to 'make brides feel looked after and find their perfect dress'.

LIVE open-air theatre is returning to Beaminster this summer with an 18th century comedy.

ROAD users are being reminded to be mindful of large slow machinery on the roads now harvest is in full swing.

MORE than 450 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset within the last 24-hour period, according to latest statistics.

COASTGUARDS were able to quickly locate a woman who sustained injuries to her wrist and was left unable to walk after slipping on a coastal path.

Sometimes there’s nothing better to eat than tucking into a big burger.

Award-winning garden designer Andrew Duff looks at late showstoppers that just keep on giving.

"WE'RE offering something new to Bridport": Owners of a Mexican food outlet have taken over as tenants of a West Bay pub.

A LANDMARK Bridport building has relaunched with new tenants as part of its controversial new vision to ensure a stable financial future.

A RENOWNED literary festival is set to return to Bridport this year.

RESIDENTS are invited to attend a free open day at a new flower farm.

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WITNESSES described the moment they saw ‘huge clouds of black smoke and a big fireball’ as a lorry burst into flames on a busy Dorset route.

AN INTERACTIVE MAP shows how coronavirus cases are still rising in areas of Dorset - with Weymouth town centre seeing a spike in cases.

RAIL passengers in Dorset should expect long distance journeys to London to be up to 40 minutes longer as works to replace tracks are set to cause major disruption over the next few days.

As Ghosts returns to our screens, Charlotte Ritchie and Kiell Smith-Bynoe tell Georgia Humphreys why the family show has resonated with people.

As hit Amazon Prime series Modern Love returns to our screens for a second series, Danielle de Wolfe discovers more from actress Minnie Driver.

The changes will come into effect from January 1, 2022.

NEGOTIATIONS are underway as a community looks to take over its local pub.

BRIDPORT'S indoor skate park has celebrated its first birthday following a year of lockdowns and uncertainties.

MORE than 450 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset within the last 24-hour period, according to latest statistics.

A PATIENT has died of coronavirus at Dorset County Hospital.

A POPULAR carnival week is set to return after missing out last year.

TOWN councillors in Dorchester have welcomed news that next year may see the re-introduction of two trains an hour on the Waterloo service.

A WEEKEND of events will be going ahead this weekend to raise money for good causes.

THOUSANDS of second hand books will be up for grabs at a book sale this weekend.

The A35 is now closed due to a lorry fire on Friday (August 6)

Which? conducted its Cheapest Supermarket price comparison looking at the cost of a basket of 20 items, including groceries and household essentials.

WhatsApp is part of Mark Zuckerberg’s social media empire which includes Facebook and Instagram and is used by millions worldwide.

The announcement will impact half of the population and is mainly down to rising wholesale fuel costs, particularly gas, Ofgem say.

A MAN who has gone on trial for alleged historic underage sex offences has said that the accusations made against him are 'fiction' and 'rubbish'.

A WOMAN has been found guilty of being in a sexual relationship with an underage girl, and has been told it is 'inevitable' she will be jailed.

A WOMAN hid in a car footwell to avoid a Bridport man who she accused of allegedly sexually abusing her when she was a child, a court heard.

WITNESSES told how tonnes of rock came crashing down onto a beach in another dramatic coastal landslip - as experts warned of more falls to come.

MORE than 550 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset within the last 24-hour period, according to latest statistics.

AN 18-YEAR-OLD drink driver who drove across a Bridport roundabout before abandoning his car has been banned from the road for a year.