I HAVE noticed of late, many vehicles - mainly cars - are half or wholly parked on pavements making walking very difficult for many people especially young mums and the disabled. Is this not illegal?

A ROAD at the bottom of Abbotsbury Hill will be closed for five days as part of major road works.

BEAMINSTER Museum's expansion project is one step closer to the finished article as all building work on the site has been completed.

DORSET Police is encouraging residents to take an online survey on local issues and priorities.

A £200,000 negligence claim has been launched against Dorset County Hospital after a young boy suffered a brain tumour that has left him virtually blind.

DORSET County Hospital has been given planning permission for a temporary dialysis unit.

TOOTH decay could be a hidden cost of the pandemic for Dorset children as it was revealed that tens of thousands of local youngsters had fewer dental treatments in 2020 than the previous year.

UNPAID carers in receipt of Carers Allowance are now eligible for the coronavirus vaccine.

A RAILWAY line between Dorset and Somerset is shut this week due to vital repairs.

ACTION is being taken to reduce the number of empty homes in the county, as it is estimated there are roughly 400 long-term empty houses in Dorset.

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END of life charity Marie Curie is calling on residents of Dorset to support its flagship fundraising campaign which has to be run differently this year for the first time in its history.

FOUR areas in Dorset have not recorded any coronavirus clusters, according to latest data.

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WEST Bay Distillery is asking for a premises licence to come into effect from April 1 this year.

THE MP for West Dorset reiterated his call for harsher punishment for animal cruelty offences.

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MORE than 200,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in Dorset so far - as the vaccination programme is extended to include people aged 65 to 69 from today.

TWO more coronavirus patients have died in hospital in Dorset, latest figures show.

A FLOOD alert has been issued in the west of Dorset and residents are encouraged to 'be prepared'.

The Government has announced the next phase of the coronavirus vaccine scheme is to begin today - as people aged between 65 and 69, and the clinically vulnerable, are now being called up to receive the jab.

WE HAVE recently become aware of the work of Daniel Taylor Almshouses CIO and more aware of the homelessness crisis.

OVER half a million people have received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine in the UK.

DORSET has recorded its lowest daily number of new coronavirus cases in the current national lockdown.

Boris Johnson will address the nation as the country reached 15 million vaccinations and ministers start to discuss the easing of lockdown.

RESIDENTS are being urged to have their say on the Dorset Council Local Plan before the consultation closes on March 15.

MORE than twice as many Dorset homes costing more than £1 million were sold in 2020 compared to the previous year - prompted by people desiring more space due to Covid lockdowns.

RESTRICTIONS on visiting patients at Dorset County Hospital will remain in place for several weeks, its Chief Medical Officer has said.

COUNCILS across the South West region will be allocated more than £90 million to fix potholes on the road today. (Monday)

WITH half term approaching next week, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is urging anyone, who is able under government guidelines to visit the coast, to stay safe.

WITH swathes of the population now working and schooling from home, or having to self-isolate or shield, many of us have never spent so much time in the great indoors.

DORSET authorities have received an extra £111 million to help support vital services during the pandemic.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is encouraging married couples and people in civil partnerships to sign up for a tax break this year.

SIX bridges in Dorset are deemed to be substandard, new figures by the RAC Foundation have revealed.

Despite another cancellation as a result of Covid, a Bridport theatrical group was determined that the show must go on as they put together a virtual pantomime week.

Here are some of the quirkiest properties for sale in Dorset.

BEAVER, Cub and Scout groups have remained active in recent weeks - with plenty of activities to work on from home.

A MENTAL health support group is reminding residents that they don't have to suffer alone during the lockdown period.

GRAPHICS show how many coronavirus cases have surged across Dorset since the Christmas and New Year period – as a spike in cases were blamed by visitors to the county.

A FURTHER two people died with coronavirus in Dorset hospitals, latest figures have confirmed.

LATEST NHS figures show that 269 coronavirus patients were being cared for in Dorset hospitals this week.

AMBULANCE staff in Dorset were reportedly verbally and physically attacked on more than 200 occasions in 2020, up 14 per cent from the previous year, new figures show.

OFFICIAL figures show 136 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Dorset over the last 24 hour period.

DORSET’S joint archives service will suffer another stand-still budget for the coming financial year.

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EMERGENCY services were called to West Allington outside Bridport Medical Centre today after a person suffered a medical incident.

BRIDPORT Folk Festival has been postponed until September.

Almost 1,000 people will be attending Bridport Medical Centre again today for their Covid vaccination.