A CRAFTSMAN from Bridport has been given a coveted award at the Houses of Parliament.

A FORMER director of music at a church in Bridport and stonemason at Canterbury Cathedral has died aged 88.

GRAFFITI was 'sprayed' onto an ambulance in west Dorset over the weekend, as police urge anyone with any information to come forward.

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PLANS to change boundaries and the number of councillors in towns and villages in Dorset have been given the go-ahead - and residents are being asked to have their say.

Students will find out today if they've been offered their first choice of secondary or upper school for September.

DETAILS of plans for a 'once-in-a-generation' redevelopment of Dorset County Hospital (DCH) have been unveiled.

FEWER knife offenders were jailed last year in Dorset, figures reveal.

INCREASING levels of anti-Jewish attacks show "just how far we have to go to remove the stain of anti-Semitism from our society".

A CHARITY is warning that families in Dorset will face a hefty bill to visit loved ones with dementia.

See what the county's creatives have been up to during an extraordinary time as Dorset Art Weeks returns this May.

Vacuum bombs were reportedly used by the Russian military amid the Ukraine invasion, according to a top diplomat - but what is the weapon and how does it work?

Current rules require all tourists to fill out a Covid travel form before returning to the UK.

What's the reason that Pancake Day is celebrated?

LEGO's iconic Spice Girl tribute set is out now. Here's how you can bag yours.

The Full list of content being axed by Netflix in March including TV shows, Netflix originals and films. 

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.

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.

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.

The British Olympic Association is demanding the immediate exclusion of Russia and Belarus from the international sports family until further notice.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced all Russian vessels are banned from UK ports amid ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

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.