Thanks to the efforts of a fundraising campaign a west Dorset cricket club has raised more than £9,000 in just three weeks to support the grassroots game.

Dynamic Dance classes are making a return to Chideock.

CHRIS Loder is a fairly new MP and clearly has a lot to learn.

COVID hospitalisations in Dorset in the past week have been the highest seen so far this year.

A STOUT made by a Dorset brewer is to be sold in cans in supermarkets due to its popularity.

POLICE are urging the public to provide key information about their elderly relatives in case they go missing.

A green-fingered club in Bridport is seeking for more volunteers to help with their monthly meetings.

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

he new prices will be introduced across all Tesco stores from Monday (28 February).

This stunning image featuring a West Bay backdrop has won a talented photographer a prestigious international award.

A FIRE crew was called to a street in Bridport after reports of a bin fire at a home.

The final Beaminster Museum winter talk of the season is on Tuesday, March 1 at 2.30pm, when Matthew Kirkman will be talking about the Durotrigian to Roman transition in west Dorset, focussing on recent changes in interpretation and understanding of ...

AN HISTORIC museum is set to host a free open day to launch a series exploring women's various experiences within the justice system.

DORSET and Wiltshire fire crews are taking longer to respond to emergencies than they did just over a decade ago, figures show.

The new measures are being considered in an effort to stop storm drainage systems becoming overwhelmed.

We are heading towards two years since the horrors of Covid and lockdowns began – I suspect that if you had asked any of us in March 2020 how long it would last no-one would have predicted this long.

Camp Bestival has revealed new acts for its summer event in Dorset and we couldn't be more excited.

A SCULPTURE park will be transformed with more than 200 additional pieces for the award-winning exhibition FORM 2022.

BUSINESSES will be invited to submit proposals for the temporary use of the Winter Gardens site in Exeter Road, BCP Council has revealed.

It has emerged President Volodymyr Zelensky is the voice of Ukrainian Paddington Bear and people are drawing poignant comparisons with the Russian invasion.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has branded President Putin’s order for Russian nuclear forces to move to high alert, “a distraction”.

Boris Johnson has confirmed any Ukranian person settled in the UK will be able to bring immediate members of the family to Britain.

Amid harrowing scenes of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, people are asking what they can do to help – here’s what Unicef and the Red Cross are advising.

Vladimir Putin has put Russia’s strategic nuclear deterrent forces on alert.

You could soon start to see emergency alerts appearing on your mobile – here’s why.

A remarkable community offering a place of 'security and nurture' is celebrated in a new book.

A BOOK shop in Beaminster has pipped all other competitors in the south west region to be named as a finalist in a bid to win a prestigious independent bookshop award.

PROPOSALS for a new Dorset Police HQ building at Winfrith have not attracted any objections – although Wool parish council is worried that its shiny surfaces could lead to bird deaths.

THE Chief Constable of Dorset Police has vowed to put more officers on the streets as part of a new vision for the force.

Start the day off the right way by joining a Charity Big Breakfast at Whitchurch Canonicorum Village Hall on Sunday, February 27.

DOZENS of extra police officers were hired in Dorset over the last year as part of the Government's national recruitment drive, new figures show.

A COUNTRYSIDE charity is asking the public in Dorset to count stars during a two week period from today.

A COMEDIAN known for his topical gags is bringing the laughs to Bridport this spring.

The participants, aged between 40 and 70, were asked about their dietary habits including how regularly they ate meat or fish.

Boris Johnson has warned that there are “very grim days ahead for Ukraine” and tougher Russia sanctions.

The new series of Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway is available to watch weekly and the show has been around for a while.

Saturday Night Takeaway viewers are obsessed over Dorothy during her appearance on Ant and Dec's security pranks.

Viewers of Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway all have one burning question - where is the Takeaway rainbow?

Adam Lamber is the Star guest announcer on Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.

Mary Poppins The Musical is ITV's Ant and Dec's Saturday Takeaway end of show show on Saturday.

Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway returns tonight - here's how you can watch and what to expect.

The UK businesses with the most expensive delivery costs have been revealed

CCTV images of suspects have been released following a suspected early-morning burglary at a café.

A MAN has challenged authorities over a footpath which is proposed to run through his back garden.

A MAN has been banned from driving and ordered to pay more than £250 for travelling at 36mph in a 30mph zone.

LYME Regis’ iconic Royal Lion Hotel is set to close while refurbishment works are carried out following the acquisition of the site by a Dorset brewery.

A DORSET Police sergeant who was accused of 'gossiping' about killer Wayne Couzens has been given a final written warning.

A KIND-HEARTED young boy will be bouncing into West Bay this weekend to raise money for his school.

DRIVERS in Dorset are being reminded of on-street parking charge increases

It has been reported that the B3157 Abbotsbury Hill is partially blocked due to a crash near Abbotsbury Castle this afternoon.