PLANS for a solar farm which partly crosses into Dorset from South Somerset near South Perrott will soon be decided.

THE number of special constables working alongside police officers in Dorset has fallen by more than half over the past decade, figures reveal.

Your favourite local paper is giving local charities the chance to take a share of a whopping £125k cash giveaway.

BRIDPORT is a lovely town. Everyone says so. It’s welcoming, and full of quirkiness and creativity.

Book lovers who have missed a festival celebrating their favourite hobby are in for a treat this year.

FARMING and agricultural skills will be on display as an annual tradition returns this weekend.

MORE people have died at home in Dorset during the coronavirus pandemic than in the years before it, figures suggest.

Tickets are now on sale for pre-release screenings of a Dorset-filmed movie.

DELAYS which have held up house purchases across the Dorset Council area should improve – according to the authority.

CONSULTATION exercises by Dorset Council are generally getting a good response, according to the authority – although often fail to attract many responses from younger people.

WESSEX Water’s first cohort of Kickstarters have joined the company in placement positions across the business and have been benefitting from the experience.

A NEW system of storing and sharing health and social care information in one place is said to be enhancing patient safety across the county.

The fire service is marking gas safety week by raising awareness of the importance of keeping safe from dangerous gas appliances.

TV STAR and Dorset resident Martin Clunes has revealed the touching reason why he created a field of sunflowers at his Dorset farm.

A KEY route through Dorset will close in both directions for several nights due to roadworks – with a 34.6-mile diversion route in place.

An investigation has been launched into the three-vehicle and police officers are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

PLANS have been proposed to combine several parish and town councils in the Bridport area into one single council.

A BUSINESS in The Street at Charmouth could be converted back to residential use if Dorset planners agree.

Bridport have done it again after the Covid rest, and have given us a wonderful day out at the Millennium Green – food, drink, cakes, cream teas and a bar.

A FORMER midwife from Dorset is among the 12 contestants aiming to battle it out on this year’s Great British Bake Off.

A 'CHARMING' one-man show is set to go ahead in a village on the outskirts of Bridport next month.

BOSSES at a Dorset hospital are begging people not to visit unless they are in a 'life-threatening situation', as figures revealed admission rates at the site had almost doubled in a week.

ORGANISERS say a showcase for flowers, fruit, handicrafts and more was very successful.

Boris Johnson discussed vaccine passports, jabs for 12 to 15-year-olds, the booster vaccine programme, and face coverings.

A MINOR injuries unit in Bridport is requesting residents book an appointment before visiting.

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

A MOTORCYCLIST has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a crash involving a lorry on the A35.

THE director of a popular museum which has just undergone a £16m revamp has announced he will be leaving after 12 years in the role.

A CANCER sufferer has told of her frustration at being 'sent on a fast-track pathway for lung cancer' after she was ignored when she thought she had symptoms of ovarian cancer.

South West private sector firms saw a notably softer, but still solid, increase in business activity midway through the third quarter. Recovery momentum slowed following the record boosts to output and sales after the initial loosening of COVID-19 re...

IMPROVING Dorset Council’s ‘poor’ response to information requests could cost up to £86,000 to rectify.

Boris Johnson said not getting the vaccine could mean you are nine times more likely to die of Covid.

Boris Johnson discussed vaccine passports, jabs for 12 to 15-year-olds, the booster vaccine programme, and face coverings.

Boris Johnson is set to make an announcement in the afternoon of September 14, detailing the plans to tackle Covid in the winter months.

A MAJOR road is closed in both directions due to a 'serious accident'.

TRAFFIC has always been an unpleasant aspect in Bridport, primarily because the ‘traffic’ thinks it is the only thing that is important.

MORE than 200 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset within the last 24-hour period, according to latest statistics.

UK’s four chief medical officers recommended giving a first dose to young people, and have asked the JCVI to provide further advice on a second dose.

Cinema popcorn, alcohol and petrol are considered by Brits to be some of the most overpriced items out there, according to VoucherCodes.

A PROPERTY owner suffered a 'laceration to their head' during a fire.

FIREFIGHTERS rushed to extinguish an abandoned bonfire on a commercial yard.

PROTESTORS gathered to call for Dorset Council's pension fund to disinvest in fossil fuel industries.

A DISCUSSION is going ahead to look at ways Bridport can help to fight climate change.

FOR the second time in 10 days, bosses at a Dorset hospital have begged people to only go to its emergency department for 'serious of life-threatening situations' for fear it will be overwhelmed.

AN AWARD-WINNING film starring a west Dorset actor will be shown for the first time this week - at a cinema in the county.

AN ANNUAL horticultural show has gone ahead for the first time in two years.

HEALTH bosses in Dorset are urging people to get their blood pressure checked.

TWO bikers rode into Lyme Regis as part of a challenge to visit 24 RNLI lifeboat stations in four days.

A FUND that awards grants of up to £1,000 to help students follow their dream career is now open.

BUSINESSES in Dorset are being urged to attend an event to help them harness the power of cutting-edge technology.