AN EXCITING new family entertainment business that is bringing dozen of new jobs to Bridport is about to open following huge investment which will total more than £1 million once the project is all completed.

LOCAL voluntary and community organisations including Beaminster's Prout Bridge Project will share in a £200,000 windfall.

A VIDEO documenting the fossil preparation of a dinosaur has been shared on YouTube.

It comes as experts have warned the price of petrol will hit £2 per litre this summer

Go behind the scenes of a centuries-old brewing process with a free tour.

THE Beaminster Festival is recognised for bringing the best music, theatre, art and literature to the town - and organisers are excited to have Connaught Brass performing as part of this year’s event.

Badger culling in Dorset has started for this summer.

The Jubilee weekend was a triumph for the monarchy and our wonderful Queen, especially to bring our communities together in celebration both of the immense service of Her Majesty to our country and the Commonwealth, but also of everything that makes ...

FORMER Bridport caretaker boss Shaun Annetts has opened up his trials and tribulations with the Bees last season.

A fundraising weekend has raised £1,000 to help pay for a now officially opened village playground.

NEARLY forty per cent of repeat knife offenders in Dorset avoid jail time, the joint third-highest rate in the country; according to new figures.

BEAMINSTER cruised to their fourth victory in five County Division Two games with a 93-run success at Shillingstone.

Johnson will hope the pledges to assist individuals onto the property ladder will please rebel MPs and voters who are facing financial pressures.

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

RAIL services will be “significantly affected” later this month due to industrial action, South Western Railway has warned.

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.

Wyatt appeared on Good Morning Britain and didn't mince her words in discussing the Prime Minister

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.

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'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.