ONE of the area's best-loved restaurant is looking to the ocean ahead of its May reopening - with a new menu which will 'champion the best of local and British sustainable seafood'.

A NEW website has been launched to provide residents and visitors with all the information they need on everything food related in Bridport.

A PRIVATE stables and riding arena has been agreed for a Portesham property.

Fly-tipped waste is discovered in Dorset five times a day on average, according to the latest figures.

A Dorset farmer has told of his anger and how his livelihood is affected after his animals were stolen.

NEW electric vehicle chargepoints are now ready to use in five car parks in Dorset - with more to be switched on in the coming weeks.

TODAY is the last day that people can comment on a major planning blueprint for Dorset which contains proposals for thousands of new homes.

MORE than 60 areas across Dorset have not recorded any new coronavirus clusters, according to the latest data.

DORSET landlords lodged a raft of property repossession claims over the winter - amid calls for better support for tenants struggling to pay rent.

A NEW swim school for children is launching in April.

The £3.2billion Dorset Pension Fund has again been asked to speed up the withdrawal from fossil fuel industries.

A supermarket in Bridport has had a £1 million makeover.

THE number of recorded coronavirus cases in Dorset has increased by more than 20 in the last 24-hour period, according to latest figures.

NO NEW coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Dorset hospitals or across the south west, according to latest figures.

Will you be allowed to see your family over the Easter bank holiday weekend and what does 'stay local' mean in Dorset? Here's everything you need to know.

MORE than 50 areas across Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole and the rest of Dorset recorded fewer than three Covid cases each, according to the latest weekly data.

THE beauty of west Dorset was showcased on national television.

A FIRM has made use of a year of lockdowns and now boasts a new and improved showroom.

EXTRA space is being requested for the storage of caravans, boats and motorhomes at a site near Dorchester.

CHURCH bells are set to ring out to remember those who have lost their lives as a result of the coronavirus pandemic - one year on from when the country was first plunged into lockdown.

OVER 70 per cent of people aged between 60 to 64 across Dorset have had at least the first Covid-19 vaccine, according to latest NHS figures.

OVER 325,000 people across Dorset have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

Customers are being warned over the possible health risk from products they have bought from major UK supermarkets.

A CIGAR box that belonged to Winston Churchill sold for almost £80,000 at auction in Dorchester.

Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff, Chris Harris and Paddy McGuinness are back for their fourth series of the popular motoring show.

Royal Mail said that it has processed an unprecedented volume of parcels in the past year.

HOTEL giant Premier Inn wants to open a number of new branches in Dorset.

A GREEN Party peer said she has received 'positive feedback' after suggesting a 6pm curfew for men should be introduced.

'NOW is not the right time to travel to west Dorset'.

THE number of recorded coronavirus cases in Dorset has increased by nearly 40 in the last 24-hour period, according to latest figures.

DORSET is set for sunnier spells in the coming days, according to the latest forecast from the Met Office.

THERE are 34 areas of Dorset with active coronavirus cases as the spread of the virus continues to fall in the county.

ONE of the biggest events in the Lyme Regis calendar looks set to return this year.

AN APPLICATION to use a caravan for holidays in the grounds of the grade 2 listed Bellaire House, Berne Lane, Charmouth has been refused.

One more person has died with coronavirus at the University Hospitals Dorset Trust, latest figures have confirmed.

IT COULD take up to three years for waiting times at Dorset County Hospital to return to pre-Covid levels whilst some treatment backlogs are cleared, a senior figure has said.

UNABLE to celebrate in the usual fashion, Bridport marked Commonwealth Day virtually with a cry from the town crier.

Countdown presenter Rachel Riley loves being a mum to baby Maven but tells Lisa Salmon she thinks parenting will be different in a post-Covid world.

New ITV drama Grace is based on best-selling novels by Peter James. Georgia Humphreys finds out more from stars John Simm and Richie Campbell.

Ditch ugly black plastic grow bags for some more versatile versions to help you grow fruit and veg in a small space, says Hannah Stephenson.

A MAJOR study to improve access to Bridport town centre could result in changes to traffic flows.

THE number of recorded coronavirus cases in Dorset has increased by nearly 60 in the last 24-hour period, according to latest figures.

RESTAURANTS are preparing to open their doors after being given a potential reopening date by the government.

NO new coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in Dorset hospitals, latest figures show.

A MAN has been taken to hospital to receive 'appropriate care' after police and coastguard officers received a report raising concerns about his welfare.

EIGHT patients are receiving treatment for coronavirus at Dorset County Hospital, according to latest figures.

BRIDPORT Folk Festival has been rescheduled once more and will now take this place this summer.

A NUMBER of planning applications have been submitted to Dorset Council for the West Dorset area.

THE growth rate for the South West's 'R rate' is now the lowest in the country as Covid-19 cases across the region and Dorset continue to fall.

The celebrations will feature a busy programme of events which have yet to be announced and are dependent on how the coronavirus pandemic progresses.