NEW public artworks are coming soon to Bridport and Lyme Regis in time to welcome spring visitors .

STUDENTS in Bridport have been fundraising and also helping in the local effort for the Ukraine Appeal.

Reminding us it’s not time to pack away the winter wardrobe just yet, the Met Office has predicted a risk of snow in the south west next week.

THE lights in Langmoor and Lister Gardens in Lyme Regis have turned to blue and yellow to express the town's solidarity with Ukraine.

Tens of thousands of people were referred to mental health services in Dorset last year, new figures show.

TWO visitors can now see inpatients at community hospital wards and mental health units in Dorset due to the further easing of Covid-19 restrictions.

Britons offering accommodation to Ukrainian refugees will receive a “thank you” payment of £350 per month.

Dozens of potential slavery victims were referred to police in Dorset last year – and 46 referrals involved children, figures show.

THE people of Dorset have been unveiled as ranking amongst the top ten most avid adventurers in the UK, according to a new study.

FIRE chiefs in Dorset have urged residents thinking about having a bonfire to report it to fire control to help them build an idea of what could be a controlled burn.

THE deadline is fast approaching for Dorset’s social, voluntary and community sector to submit their application for financial support with their running costs.

"DORSET is fantastic. We want to get out there and enjoy it but at the same time let's just be careful and sensible."

ALZHEIMER’S Society is offering advice for spotting a scam or signing up for services they don’t need after the elderly, including people with dementia, were targeted by ‘predatory’ marketing calls.

Lego is offering a free gift with purchases in time for Easter

Chocolate treats are great for humans this Easter but potentially toxic to pets – here are some safe alternatives for your furry friends.

British talent took home six awards at this year's Oscars.

Will Smith hit Chris Rock in the face after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.

CONTROVERSIAL new parking charges in Dorset Council-owned car parks will be rolled out from next week.

A LITTER picking challenge is set to make a return this year and organisers are calling on residents to take part in the month-long campaign to clean up Dorset's streets.

As energy bills soar we could all do with lowering fuel consumption – so when exactly do the experts say people should be switching off their heating?

Make the most of the sunshine while you can

RESIDENTS across Dorset planning to go on holiday are being warned to use a secure safe for their valuables when they're away.

PERMANENT exclusions from Dorset schools have fallen – with only 14 pupils currently kept out of the classroom for an indefinite period.

The Glastonbury resale takes place today and is your last chance to get hold of tickets to the festival – here’s everything you need to know.

Three Dorset dogs at Margret Green Animal Rescue, all looking for a happy future - could you offer one of them their forever home?

Nadhim Zahawi, the education secretary, described the war as an “illegal invasion”

TWO men are reported to have attempted to burgle a church in west Dorset yesterday evening.

POLICE in west Dorset were called to reports of young people lighting a fire with aerosol cans.

A BRIDPORT supermarket is seeking permission to sell alcohol at its petrol station.

DORSET fire crews were rushed to a shed fire in Beaminster yesterday afternoon.

DON'T forget - the clocks go forward this weekend marking the start of British summer giving us even more daylight.

An annual celebration of page-to-screen adaptations will be returning in-person this year.

A FORMER Government minister is to lead a new education taskforce for Dorset.

Today's picture of the day is from Sue Corner and she calls it 'rural symmetry'.

Author Andy Charman, who has just written a novel set in Victorian Dorset, suggests that we all love a little Dorset dialect

A SPECIAL support group has been set up for those living in Dorset with what is described as 'hoarding behaviour'.

THOUSANDS are expected to descend on Dorset this summer for the return of Tankfest, in an event being billed as "almost normal".

Michael Bublé performed on Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway tonight (March 26) and closed the show singing with Ant & Dec and an audience member also on the stage.

Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway continues tonight (March 26) but where is the Sofawatch sofa?

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway returned this week and saw Anna Maxwell Martin become the Star Guest Announcer.

Cooking various different dinners is equivalent to driving a certain number of miles in a car, new research has found.

Here's what you can expect on tonight's episode of Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway on ITV.

Harpreet Kaur was being interviewed about her win on The Apprentice when the fire alarm sounded.

Take a peek at some luxury accommodation fit for a Duke or Duchess courtesy of Vrbo to celebrate Bridgerton's highly anticipated return.

EMERGENCY services were called to a property near the town centre this morning.

A MEETING is to be held in one last desperate attempt to raise a new committee and save a community's Royal British Legion branch from closure.

THE number of patients in hospital with Covid across Dorset has risen by more than a third in a week, according to latest data.

A man has been sentenced for being drunk and disorderly in a public place in Bridport.

A PAIR of green-fingered lovebirds from Beaminster have received a congratulations from the Queen to mark a momentous milestone as they celebrate 65 years as a married couple.

Recently I paid a visit to Bridport and West Bay.