Roadworks in Bridport and west Dorset will cause delays, drivers are warned.

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CORONAVIRUS vaccines are set to go ahead as scheduled despite recent government advice.

A HEARTFELT thank you to Soulshine and the RedBrick Café for making Christmas Day thoroughly enjoyable and welcoming.

VISITORS have been banned from visiting Dorset County Hospital bar in ‘exceptional circumstances’ as Dorset Council area lives under Tier 3 restrictions.

SEVEN further hospital deaths and more than 1,100 more cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Dorset over the weekend.

BRIDPORT POLICE is encouraging residents to take an online survey on local issues and priorities.

Labour has called for new restrictions to be imposed within hours, saying the coronavirus is ‘out of control’.

RESIDENTS over 50 are reminded they can get advice about benefits they may be entitled to and ask questions about wills and power of attorney at free one-to-one surgeries run by Age UK North, South & West Dorset.

AN OUTBREAK of coronavirus has occurred in an area of West Dorset – as cases surge by 600 per cent in the area.

A SCHOOL'S prize giving ceremony was a 'celebration of student achievement in a very difficult year'.

MORE THAN 16,000 cases of coronavirus have now been recorded in Dorset after another rise in reported cases in the last 24 hours.

FIVE further deaths from coronavirus have been recorded in Dorset hospitals in the last 24 hours.

A HOSPICE charity will be running its fourth annual tree recycling scheme next week.

DORSET children will be returning to learning this week - with different rules in place depending on the age groups.

PRIME minister Boris Johnson says current anti-Covid measures are likely to "get tougher".

DORSET has been named among the top places for a staycation in 2021, as holidaymakers face not being travel abroad due to travel restrictions.

Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman said children’s lives cannot be ‘put on hold’ waiting for vaccination programmes to take effect.

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CRIMINALS jailed in December include a sex offender, a man who violently attacked his family and a dangerous driver who caused a motorist's death in a crash.

LOCALS have slammed an ‘irresponsible’ large gathering of people who played loud music and huddled together on a Dorset beach on New Year’s Eve.

A HUGE surge in coronavirus cases in multiple areas across Dorset show why both Dorset Council and BCP Council areas were moved to higher Tiers.

A PROJECT designed to share residents' lockdown experiences is set to return in the new year.

The total number of cases in Dorset Council area has now reached the 5,000 mark, w

AN AWARD-WINNING Bridport author explores some of the sea's deepest mysteries in his latest book.

VOLUNTEER lifesavers have been praised after a ‘challenging but successful year’ which saw the number of call-outs increase dramatically.

THERE is still time to nominate a worthy business in the Bridport Business Awards.

TWO more coronavirus deaths have been recorded in hospitals in Dorset in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 341.

SOUTH Dorset MP Richard Drax has praised Prime Minister Boris Johnson for holding his nerve to sign a 'miracle' post-Brexit trade deal with the EU - which he described as a ‘momentous period in our island’s history’.

New rules have been announced for major UK supermarkets in the UK.

Nearly three in 10 close contacts of people with coronavirus are not being reached by the test and trace system in Dorset, figures suggest.

For some, it is unlikely they will ever return to the office full-time.

A NUMBER of sex offenders in Dorset have been convicted this year for indecent offences in 2020.

MORE than 500 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Dorset in the last 24 hours.

NEW RULES and restrictions for dogs have been put in place in the west Dorset area.

A CHRISTMAS tree put in place to raise funds for charity has returned after it was believed to have been stolen.