REGARDING the proposed roundabout at Miles Cross on the A35.

A TEENAGER has been arrested after a man was hospitalised following a shooting incident near Dorchester.

PUPILS and staff have been praised after a school scooped up accolades.

BRIDPORT Leisure Centre can now offer more facilities to its swimmers as refurbishment at the centre has been completed.

THE 30MPH speed limit along part of the A35 which was introduced as a temporary measure in a bid to reduce traffic pollution is set to be made permanent.

BLOOD donation sessions are going ahead at a local fitness centre this month.

A FUNDRAISING campaign has been launched to ensure a popular festival can go ahead this summer.

A SPECIAL clinic has vaccinated more than 180 residents from Dorset's black, Asian and minority communities against Covid-19.

A DORSET canine specialist has sent a warning to owners who have adopted or bought a dog during the pandemic.

AN EDUCATION ambassador is appealing for more volunteers to help children struggling with literacy across Dorset.

Could your pet be named Dorset Echo Pet Idol 2021?

CHARITIES and community groups in Dorset are being encouraged to apply for funding for local projects that matter to them.

THE LARGEST independent regional food group in the UK has launched a meal kit initiative to help promote South West food and drink products to a wider market, after a tough year for the industry.

HERE are today's tide times for Portland, West Bay and Lyme Regis.

Detectives are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward after a report of a shooting incident near Dorchester.

PLANNERS have refused the conversion a Dorset pub back into a home – saying a new community use should be explored.

TWO people spotted in the sea off a Dorset beach sparked a call-out from the coastguard.

WEST Bay was among the ‘iconic sites' along the coast selected by campaigners to stage a protest.

ART is being taken out into the streets in a Bridport theatre's latest initiative.

BRIDPORT'S mayor is encouraging residents to get involved in a campaign to clean up the town's streets.

HUGS with family and friends and indoor socialising are expected to be allowed from next week as Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces further easing of coronavirus restrictions in England.

FORTY-SIX jobs for young people will be created at Dorset County Hospital as part of government scheme to boost employment opportunities.

CLOSE TO £1,000 has been raised for Bridport's indoor skate park through the sale of unwanted CDs.

The HMS Prince of Wales has been sighted just five miles south of Lyme Regis.

THERE have been a total of 19 new cases of coronavirus confirmed across Dorset over the last 24 hours.

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

BORIS Johnson has announced that an easing of Covid restrictions will go ahead as planned in England from next Monday, May 17.

FOUR people have been treated by medical crews after a fire broke out on a ship.

INDOOR hospitality and household mixing will return next Monday, as the Prime Minister announces: "Your efforts have paid off."

The Covid-19 alert level should move from level 4 to level 3, according to medical figures.

DORSET & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is recruiting young people aged 16-25 who are not in education, employment or training for its upcoming Prince’s Trust Team programme to help boost future job prospects.

THE FIRST cygnets of 2021 have arrived at Abbotsbury Swannery.

A LOCAL medical team will be spreading awareness of type 2 diabetes in the town centre next week.

COMMUNITY groups are raising funds to support plans to develop a new skate park.

EXACTLY 10 coronavirus cases were confirmed in Dorset over the last 24 hours, latest figures show.

SEVEN rowers were rescued today after being thrown into the sea from a capsizing boat.

THE long-time owner of a Bridport pet store has decided to retire - and his business partner has taken over.

THE body of a man has been found in Bridport.

THE Force is with us in Dorset....as Hollywood takes over a quarry to film scenes for a new Star Wars production.

FIREFIGHTERS were called to the scene after an Aga caught fire at a property in Netherbury.

LOCAL residents are invited to enjoy 3,000 blossoming trees at a Bridport cider farm.

A NEW breathing space’ scheme for people drowning in problem debt has come ‘not a moment too soon’, according to an insolvency trade body for Dorset.

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Observing great apes tops many aspirational bucket lists, but how have our closest relatives been coping with Covid? Sarah Marshall finds out.

Lily James and Emily Beecham lead the cast of period drama The Pursuit Of Love. They tell Georgia Humphreys about bringing their characters to life.

Five top authors reveal why they switched from romantic fiction to thriller-writing. By Hannah Stephenson.

MORE than 200 golfers took part in a golf day to raise funds to support a two-year-old girl who suffered a stroke.

A FIRE which had been started underneath power lines was extinguished by firefighters this morning.

One of the notable highlights of spring has to be when the bluebells bloom, covering grassy verges and woodlands in splashes of colour.

FIREFIGHTERS were called after a car went up in flames on a major Dorset road.