RADIO-tagged GPS pebbles have been placed on beaches to help scientists understand how sediment moves around the coast of west Dorset.

THE two ‘Grannies for the future’ who disrupted a Dorset Council meeting, sticking themselves to a desk, have been told they will not be charged with any offence.

DORSET Police is to downgrade the high environment standard of its new force headquarters building at Winfrith.

MOSTERTON Art Group is holding a Celebration of Original Art to showcase the diversity of its members' works.

BRING a picnic - not a barbecue is the plea to visitors to the Dorset coast and countryside this summer and authorities highlight the devastation caused by fires in the open.

A Dorset charity is looking for people to foster homeless cats while they wait for their fur-ever homes.

A theatrical spoof of Sherlock Holmes promises an evening of 'jolly good fun'.

New rules on Spanish beaches could land British tourists with fines

From Tuesday, train passengers will face chaos with only a fifth of services running and half of lines closed

A CHARITY working to reduce the number of motorcyclists involved in road traffic collisions has been given a £30,000 funding boost.

PEOPLE should buy British produce in order to save the farming industry, the Dorset country chair of the National Farmer's Union has said.

DORSET Council ended the last financial year in a better position than expected – although there is concern about the costs of rising inflation on this year’s budget.

PEOPLE are invited to take part in weekly health walks every Wednesday in Bridport.

There will be NO services running to or from Weymouth on at least three days this week.

PATIENTS are encouraged to voice their thoughts on emergency operation centres at a ‘‘Patient Participation Panel’ next month.

Letter to West Dorset MP Chris Loder about asylum seekers being sent to Rwanda

This week is the best time to see a rare event where all the major planets line up in the night's sky - it won't happen again until 2040.

Boris Johnson will leave “significant decisions” to be made by Dominic Raab, Downing Street has said.

Across the country, house prices have hit record highs for a fifth month in a row.

We've more than got used to working out from home over the last two years so why not give your home gym a bit of an upgrade?

A house fire prompted a substantial emergency response late last night.

THE average car owner in Dorset could face an annual rise of more than £250 in the cost of petrol as living costs mount, analysis suggests.

AN INNOVATIVE live streaming 4K camera has successfully been deployed under the water to capture seaweed growth in Dorset.

AN EXTENSIVE search was carried out yesterday evening following concerns over the report of an upturned boat.

Ukrainian families who have settled in the Bridport area will be singing folk songs in the town centre as part of a campaign to raise awareness of the plight of refugees.

A NEW after school gardening club allowing autistic children and their families to get green fingered has opened in Bridport.

FESTIVAL FEVER swept through Asker Meadows yesterday with Bridport Food Festival’s showpiece celebration.

ROAD users are being warned about an increase of agricultural vehicles during the summer months across Dorset.

It aims to offer emergency loans to those who would otherwise be turned down due to not being able to afford interest payments.

The new Channel 4 drama is led by James Nesbitt and features a stacked cast

LIGHTNING and heavy rain could be on the cards today, the Met Office has warned.

A campaign to support the high street and keep people shopping local to Bridport is gaining pace with more than 80 businesses now taking part.

TWO "exhausted paddlers" had to be rescued by Lyme Regis RNLI yesterday evening.

An award-winning author and travel writer is working on a new wildlife book about west Dorset - and needs help to get it over the finish line.

ORGANISERS of Bridport Carnival are urging people to take part in this year’s parade - and also to sign up as 'carnival royalty'.

A changing room for people with disabilities could be built alongside existing loos off the Station Yard car park in West Bay.

THE original 'people's poet' Dr John Cooper Clarke is bringing his new show to Bridport.

Lyme Regis took the top spot in Dorset in a Which? survey of the UK’s best seaside destinations.

HUNDREDS of people descended upon an Iron Age hillfort for a ‘thought-provoking’ and ‘slightly surreal’ human-powered art display.

The presence of uncooked prawns in some Waitrose products has seen the recall come into effect

The Home office says the pilot will last 12 months

If you are planning to hit the beach or the park to enjoy the better weather, packing yourself a picnic is not only fun but an affordable way to eat out.

Parts of the UK are expected to sizzle in temperatures of 34C (93.2F) as the hot spell of weather reaches its sweltering peak on Friday.

Access to the sandy beach in Lyme Regis is being restricted while essential harbour dredging and beach replenishment works take place.

A CELEBRITY chef and local restaurateur returned to his old school to cook with students and share his experiences of the hospitality industry.

BRIDPORT Community Hospital has passed its latest hygiene rating with flying colours.

A BRIDPORT woman must pay a court bill of almost £250 after being caught speeding eight miles an hour above the limit.

AN AMBER wildfire alert has been issued for Dorset over the weekend as firefighters share a fresh warning about how easily fire can spread.

RAISE a glass - and a knife and fork - for the return of Bridport Food & Beer Festival.

A WHOPPING 34,000 pieces of litter weighing the equivalent of a giraffe were removed from Dorset streets, greenspaces, and beaches as part of a challenge.