The inquest of a man who died in the sea off West Bay has opened.

Work will continue to make the coast road safer amid speeding concerns - although some improvements have already been made.

AFTER 40 years of putting out fires and serving the community, Pete Sartin is hanging up the hose at Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service.

THE location of an ambitious arts project taking place this weekend involving 1,000 local people has been revealed - almost.

FIRE crews across Dorset are raising awareness for marginalised people.

CAMP Bestival Dorset, the family festival, will return to Lulworth Castle this July 28-31 with a new Desert Island Disco theme.

The word “women” does not appear in the overview of ovarian cancer on the NHS.uk website, but does appear further down the page

A sequel to the billion dollar hit from 2019 is now confirmed to be happening

BRIDPORT POLICE has been providing a high visibility presence at Dodham's Lane following complaints.

WORK has been going on to improve visibility and safety on a key route through Dorset.

CONCERN is growing for a 40 year old man who hasn't been seen since last Wednesday.

WITNESSES are wanted after burglars carried out "an untidy search" of a Beaminster property.

Youth creativity is being celebrated at a new community event coming to Bridport organised by young people.

THERE are new hopes to save a community's Royal British Legion branch from closure after new volunteers step up to help form a committee.

Wow, what a party that was!

Amnesty International UK is calling for safe and affordable housing to be made a human right that is protected in law.

POWERSTOCK School began the jubilee celebrations early with a tea party on the last day of half term.

Update your wardrobe with Mr Porter's huge sale across Men's wear.

The online retailer is giving Disney fans the chance to grab a bargain.

The Messages update will enable users to recall a message for up to 15 minutes after sending it, the company said.

AN appeal has been launched after a woman was reportedly threatened with a Samurai sword.

I WENT to our tourist office in  Bridport to renew a parking permit only to be told that they were now obsolete and I was given a form to use the internet to apply for one online.

Bunting was hung, flags were flown and champagne corks popped as the historic occasion of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee was celebrated.

MPS across Dorset are preparing for a no-confidence vote of Prime Minister Boris Johnson tonight at parliament.

If half of MPs vote that they do not hold confidence in Mr Johnson’s leadership, then he will be ousted.

WE VISITED Lyme Regis for a day trip on Saturday, May 21.

What happens when a PM faces a no confidence vote and who would be most likely to replace Boris Johnson?

'ACT now': Vulnerable people who are struggling are today being urged to apply for new support to help with rising costs after the county received a £2.2 million financial boost.

AN 80-year-old woman has completed a birthday skydive from 15,000 feet in a fundraiser for charity.

RESIDENTS in Dorset living with multiple sclerosis (MS) are being invited to take part in two surveys.

Boris Johnson survives a confidence vote from Conservative MPs in the wake of Sue Gray’s report into breaches of Covid regulations.

Boris Johnson breaks his silence after surviving the confidence vote on the his leadership.

“I hope you will stand aside so we can look to the future and choose your successor.”

This is everything you need to know about the vote of confidence in Boris Johnson tonight, including when it will take place, and how it will work

Boris Johnson will face a vote of no confidence in his leadership today, it has been announced.

The Prime Minister is facing a confidence vote after 54 Tory MPs submitted letters of no confidence to the party’s 1922 Committee.

The Prime Minister could face a vote of no confidence this week as he braces for a test of his leadership.

Avast, ye!

'SAVE our colony'.

A HUGE thunderstorm lit up the skies over Dorset on Saturday night.

THE police car in Bridport with a gull nest on it will need a complete re-spray once the gulls vacate as their droppings will eat into the paintwork.

VILLAGERS in Abbotsbury are celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with themed banners mounted around the village.

A VOLUNTEER who has been offering an 'exceptional service' giving specialist information and advice to residents in need is retiring after more than a decade.

Find out how the Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend will affect all the major supermarket opening times.

After an absence of two years due to the pandemic, the 12th annual Bridport sponsored Musicathon will take place once again on Saturday, June 11.

A new chief operating officer has been appointed to the board of NHS Dorset.

Road closures for street parties and the latest events as the Dorset celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee

Four crews of firefighters raced to a property in Marshwood where a wooden workshop was ablaze.

Celebrations for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee have kicked off in Bridport with a number of events held throughout the area on Thursday and Friday.

As the public prepares to flock to tourist attractions and holiday hotspots this jubilee weekend, new data shows there are hundreds of homes newly registered as holiday lets in Dorset – despite concern over the impact of increased tourism on some c...