SOME areas of Dorset are still reporting high numbers of Covid-19 cases according to the latest data.

A PICTURESQUE café housed in a 300-year-old building has been crowned the winner of the Bridport News Café of the Year competition 2021.

A STUNNING seven-metre replica of the Earth is currently on display in Symondsbury.

A BRIDPORT burglar admitting breaking into a kiosk at West Bay and stealing cash.

Fancy yourself as Dorset’s answer to Peggy Mitchell? If so, here’s your chance.

TWO children are set for the final climb of their journey to raise funds in memory of their grandfather.

A GROUP of the UK’s rarest lizard – the sand lizard - have been released back into the wild in Dorset.

APPLICATIONS are open for secondary school places in 2022 and Dorset Council is urging parents and carers to get the submission for their child in as soon as possible.

A MONTHLY vintage market will return this weekend for the penultimate time this year.

There are three qualities David Mitchell thinks a candidate for his show Outsiders needs to possess.

Late summer is the perfect time to experience the Mediterranean holiday island now open to vaccinated UK travellers, says Sarah Marshall.

Queues at Dorset petrol stations are building

MOTORISTS across Dorset are being told 'there is no need to panic buy' amid concerns that there is a fuel shortage.

A MOTORCYCLIST was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a crash involving a car.

PEOPLE are flocking to Symondsbury to witness a stunning seven metre replica of the planet Earth.

A TOTAL of 322 new Covid-19 cases have been recorded across Dorset within the last 24-hour period, according to the latest figures.

TRIBUTES have been paid to a 'modest' and 'supportive' man who made a 'huge contribution' to Bridport

ANY tax increases coming from a proposal to combine several local councils will be in the 'interest of fairness' say councillors, who have dismissed claims of extortionate rises.

A PERSON has suffered 'serious injuries' in a crash involving a car and a motorcycle.

RAIL customers aged 60 and over can now save money on great days out with South Western Railway’s new Senior Savers Club.

A FISHERMAN who assaulted a man after drinking in Bridport town centre has been given a community order banning him from consuming alcohol in public.

COUNCILLORS have welcomed the filming of a Hollywood blockbuster in Lyme Regis.

A VISCOUNTESS is asking for the support of the public to help fund her new YouTube series on British country houses and estates.

A FIVE-DAY festival will be staged at locations across Dorset next month to showcase the county’s digital future.

PEOPLE across Dorset are being urged to 'save lives' and become organ donors after 35 patients across the county remain on the waiting list for a transplant.

ECO-HOMES in the Bridport area are opening their doors this weekend to showcase the ways in which they are saving energy and reducing their carbon footprint.

AN INTERNET provider is to create more than 100 jobs in the next 12 months as it accelerates the rollout of full fibre broadband.

AN AUCTION for walk on parts in a popular ITV drama raised more than £7,000 for an end of life charity.

CARER Support Dorset has begun an outreach project to help increase awareness of unpaid carers in Dorset’s rural communities.

The Graham Norton Show returns for its 29th series, as Daniel Craig and stars from the latest James Bond film make an appearance.

These are the products across the UK which have been affected by CO2 and delivery driver shortages

The Office for National Statistics reported over one million job vacancies advertised from June to August 2021.

BBC Strictly's Tom Fletcher has been showing off his first moves ahead of his first dance on Strictly this Saturday night.

EMERGENCY services were called to the scene of a crash in Bridport town centre this morning - with one eyewitness saying a van drove into a stationary truck carrying scaffolding.

EXCITEMENT is building as a west Dorset venue gets ready to host a high profile touring artwork which is likely to attract thousands of visitors.

A MAN has appeared in court accused of possessing hundreds of indecent images of children.

The BBC has released the tunes our favourite Strictly celebs will be performing to.

With an increased number of flies entering our homes this autumn, here's a number of household solutions to getting rid of them.

DORSET Council’s continuing delays in dealing with land searches has been described as 'just not good enough' – leading to a public apology.

COUNCILLORS have backed a campaign to save Bridport's traditional torchlight procession which is at risk of being cancelled.

A LOVE-LETTER to Marshwood Vale produced by a well-known filmmaker has been screened in Bridport.

GRANTS of up to £3,000 are available for grass roots groups working to build better communities across the county.

This week I published my response to the Department for Transport’s white paper on the new national bus strategy. In it I explain why I do not feel the strategy does enough to address problems with rural buses.

DORSET Police have vowed to continue ‘depriving criminals of their proceeds of crime’, as figures show they seized more than £100,000 last year.

AROUND one in 10 adults in Dorset have yet to receive a Covid-19 vaccine, figures suggest – as the Government launches plans to offer booster shots in the autumn.

THIS week I published my response to the Department for Transport’s white paper on the new national bus strategy. In it I explain why I do not feel the strategy does enough to address problems with rural buses.

Domestic abuse pushed Dorset people into homelessness or put them at risk of losing their homes more than 100 times during the coronavirus pandemic, figures reveal.

A NEW report by Action for Children is warning of a growing crisis facing support services for families.

BEAMINSTER captain Ross Baker has confirmed his decision to step down after seven years in the role, with Chris Park stepping up to replace him.

The claims come from his husband Tony after another Gogglebox cast member quit the show this week.