Chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has paid tribute to his 'brilliant friend', TV scriptwriter Nick Fisher.

A newly transformed £85,000 village green has been officially opened in Broadwindsor much to residents delight.

Power tools were stolen when a property under renovation was broken into, police say.

Litter Free Dorset and Lyme Regis Town Council to install a new ‘Ballot Bin’ on the seafront as part of “Bin Your Butt” initiative.

The Bill has been listed in the Michelin Guide.

Student Librarians from Sir John Colfox Academy launched ‘Buy a Book for our School’ appeal.

A CHANGING space for people with disabilities has been approved alongside existing loos off the Station Yard car park in West Bay.

Fraudsters are imitating the DVLA to try and convince drivers to hand over their personal details

A man has been given a restraining order after sending 'grossly offensive messages' to a convicted sex offender.

A three-bed self-build home with its own workshop and cart lodge is being proposed for a site south of Nutcombe Close, Charmouth.

Damage caused by the bursting of pipes in the cold weather cost £9,300 on average to put right in 2021.

A LONG-STANDING supporter of the Bridport Literary Festival has launched a community book drive in West Dorset.

Two arrests have been made in relation to drug possession.

People are being urged to take part in a monthly litter pick after a volunteer has spoken out about an 'horrific' amount of rubbish found washed up in West Bay.

Free parking will be available in the run up to Christmas in council-owned car parks in west Dorset to encourage residents to shop locally.

Marshwood Vale Young Farmers have successfully raised over £11,000 for Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance

Dorset Police has said they are “confident” in their ability to “weed out corruption” within the force.

The CWU said its members will walk out six times next month in addition to four strikes in November.

Great Western Railway is reminding commuters of expected disruption to services this weekend.

AFTER more than one year of works and up to £30million spent, the major A31 road widening scheme will finally be completed tomorrow.

BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty walked out of this morning's show over a mysterious illness leaving co-host Charlie Stayt to present alone.

A body has been found in the search for an award-winning TV writer who went missing from west Dorset.

The Mayor of Lyme Regis has condemned racist and anti-semitic graffiti that defaced multiple parts of Langmoor Gardens.

AN extension and internal changes have been agreed to the Seaside Boarding House Restaurant and Bar at Burton Bradstock.

A fourteenth century ring found in Dorset by a local metal-detector is estimated to fetch between £30,000-£40,000 when it goes to auction.

People in Dorset are being warned to prepare for flooding.

Nine flats could be created with the redevelopment of a former rope making building off St Michael’s Lane, Bridport.

Jeremy Hunt revealed he was raising the national living wage from £9.50 per hour to £10.42 per hour

BRIDPORT boss Chris Herbst believes midfielder Fred Parsons can be a “massive player” for the Bees this season.

Officers searching for a missing man from West Dorset are appealing for help and information from the public to find him.

The Autumn Statement outlined plans to hike caps on local council tax without a referendum up to 5 per cent.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has unveiled his autumn statement as he warned the UK would have to weather an economic “storm”.

The Autumn Statement saw Jeremy Hunt increase Windfall tax by 10 per cent

In the Autumn Statement Jeremy Hunt reduced the threshold for who pays the top rate of tax

Jeremy Hunt announced tax rises and spending cuts, while energy bills are set to rise

The Autumn Budget will be delivered by Jeremy Hunt on the morning of Thursday, November 17

The RAC said the average cost of a litre of petrol rose by 4p in October while diesel was up 10p

How to watch Jeremy Hunt deliver the autumn 2022 budget.

Jeremy Hunt will deliver the autumn budget today

Chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has shared his concern for 'dearest friend' Nick Fisher who is missing from West Dorset.

One person has been taken to hospital after a crash that closed a main route between Dorchester and Yeovil for several hours.

Dozens of car park payment machines across Dorset are currently out of action – reducing council income.

A Bridport resident celebrates first prize in a national gardening competition.

A crash had closed part of the A37 this morning.

More patients visited A&E at Dorset County Hospital last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.

Dorset should be doing more to promote its literary links to attract visitors to the county – councillors have been told.

Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance have been nationally recognised at this year's Air Ambulance Awards of Excellence.

A WITNESS appeal has been launched by police after gardens in Lyme Regis were defaced by graffiti which contained racial or anti-semitic elements.

Disadvantaged secondary school pupils in Dorset fell further behind their classmates during the coronavirus pandemic, new figures show.

Waiting times for cancer scans could be cut to four weeks if directly ordered by a GP, NHS England says