This Government is directing £83 million government funding across the south west with £3.8m to support buses in Dorset into 2026.

Students were treated to various engaging talks from writers during Bridport Literary Festival.

Four new electric vehicle charging points are set to be installed in Bridport town centre next week

FRIDAY, November 22, 2024, marks the bicentenary of the Great Gale of 1824 - a devastating storm a Lyme Regis man was the first to warn others of

The Youth Cancer Trust is staging The Elf Olympics to help teenagers and young adults living with and beyond cancer

Farmers from west Dorset joined thousands of others in London to march to protest changes to Inheritance Tax

As temperatures fall below freezing, the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for ice across Dorset

Seven ponies have been seized to prevent their unnecessary suffering

Snow could be falling in Dorset later today, forecasters have predicted

Dorset businesses have scooped up top prizes in a prestigious food and drink awards

Free energy advice will be given out in Bridport town centre

A powerful play from Dorset theatre group Vita Nova is coming to Bridport Arts Centre

Steve Belasco will be giving a talk on his cruise along the Jurassic Coast at the United Church Hall, East Street, Bridport.

Concerts in the West has announced its 20th anniversary season for 2025, featuring a roster of renowned young artists who will perform at Bridport Arts Centre.

Dorset farmers will be joining a mass Westminster rally to demand a government U-turn on new inheritance tax rules.

Chilcombe Lane both ways closed due to emergency repairs and roadworks from A35 Dorchester Road to Hazel Lane

Roadworks are causing major tailbacks for motorists in west Dorset

Bridport Town Council launches Bridport Workspace and Business Needs Assessment

The White Lion at Broadwindsor is a countryside pub at the heart of the community - and is the Bridport News pub of the week

The lovely west Dorset village of Chideock may have traffic on the A35 thundering through it these days but back in the 14th century it had its own castle.

Police are continuing their investigation after a ball bearing smashed through a conservatory window last month

West Dorset law firm Kitson & Trotman has been thanked for its continued support of the annual Bridport Literary Festival.

An anthology edition of Small Stories of Great Artists a beloved children's series written and illustrated by Lyme Regis author Laurence Anholt 30 years ago has been released

Works to a gas main have forced temporary traffic lights to be installed on a road in west Dorset

The Youth Cancer Trust is staging The Elf Olympics to help teenagers and young adults living with and beyond cancer

Newsquest is asking readers to help us bring hope to children over the festive season by donating cash or buying toys to support our NSPCC Christmas appeal

Masked burglars broke into Windsor Castle estate on October 13 and stole two vehicles, according to The Sun.

Newsquest is asking readers to help us bring hope to children over the festive season by donating cash or buying toys to support our NSPCC Christmas appeal

Dorset has kept its rank among the top 10 counties in the country, according to the Telegraph newspaper

There is plenty of magic to experience in Lyme Regis this Christmas

Beaminster Museum has invited historian and author Richard Sims to discuss West Bay's industrial past.

West Bay and Lyme Regis Coastguard teams were called to help a person injured on the West Dorset coast.

LIFE in Charmouth, Dorset, in the Elizabethan era came under the spotlight at a well attended talk hosted by local history buff Neil Mattingly

CHRISTMAS is quickly approaching and plenty of festive markets will be popping up around Dorset soon

Pharmacies in Dorset have voted to join collective action with others across the UK, saying that the current funding model is unsustainable

An award-winning country pub has finally reopened its doors under new management

Almost £25,000 will be given away to Lyme Regis groups and charities thanks to brilliant fundraising efforts

Are you an ambitious school leaver looking for an exciting and rewarding job here in Dorset?

Gating car parks is an idea being explored to tackle 'great concern' over speeding in West Bay

Tromso in Norway, Trieste in Italy and Houston in the USA are among Booking.com's top 10 trading destinations for UK travellers in 2025

There were major delays on the A35 in west Dorset following a crash

A Bridport man has appeared in court for allegedly causing a fatal crash on New Year's Day

Two-vehicle crash on the A35

Temperatures are due to plummet in west Dorset with the arrival of 'notably colder air'

A man has died, police have confirmed, at West Bay.

A woman has been issued with a conditional caution after being found with a quantity of class B drugs

Uplyme & Lyme Regis Cricket Club is under threat of folding as it struggles to find enough players

River Lim campaigners have said that planned reforms to modernise bathing water regulations are a ‘step in the right direction'

Concerns have been raised that a new solar farm will ‘spoil the views’ of Dorset’s countryside

Alastair Culley, 47, appeared at Weymouth Magistrates Court on Wednesday, November 6 for three charges.