Bridport Medical Centre is hosting another Covid vaccination clinic today - and people attending are advised to plan ahead as it will be very busy in the area.

I was deeply disappointed that Dorset Council rejected the Daniel Taylor Almshouses planning application to convert Chancery House into living accommodation.

HEALTH bosses are urging vaccinated people to continue to follow coronavirus restrictions.

I am pleased a plan to resurrect a railway line for Bridport has come forward for airing.

Despite the weather and Covid-19 restrictions in the week before Christmas, the Lower Walditch Trail was a resounding success, raising £401 towards purchasing more play equipment for the play area.

PEOPLE living in Dorset are being urged to take part in an annual Star Count to discover whether the current lockdown has had an impact on light pollution.

AN ARTS charity will continue to bring live performances and exhibitions to rural communities across Dorset thanks to a vital funding boost from the council.

Hundreds more people died in Dorset in 2020 compared to the average for the previous five years, analysis of official figures shows.

A CHARITY providing free local support for cancer patients in Dorset is looking to the future after recruiting a new wellbeing coordinator to its ranks.

DORSET Police used a police vehicle to transport people detained for mental health reasons to safety on hundreds of occasions last year – despite official rules advising against it.

A £1.5 million scheme to protect West Bay from river flooding is progressing well despite the challenging weather and the fact it's being undertaken during a pandemic.

DRIVERS who blatantly ignore the Highway Code around town are behaving irresponsibly.

Dog owners in west Dorset are being urged to be responsible in the countryside after it was revealed today the estimated cost of farm animals savaged in the region was more than £185,000 last year.

NATIONAL hero Captain Sir Tom Moore, who sadly died today, used to be based at Bovington Army Camp in Dorset.

NINE new coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Dorset hospitals in the latest 24 hour period, official figures show.

The 100-year-old charity fundraiser was taken to hospital on Sunday, after being treated for pneumonia and tested positive for Covid-19.

MORE than 1,000 coronavirus-related deaths have been recorded in Dorset since the start of the pandemic.

The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Dorset increased by 230 in the last 24 hour period, official figures show.

THE vast majority people aged 80 and over in Dorset have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, figures reveal.

HOME care experts have spoken of their 'delight' at the administration of the Covid-19 vaccination programme.

DORSET residents could 'be part of history' as they are invited to apply for one of the thousands of jobs that are available to help carry out the 2021 census.

The number of people claiming unemployment benefits in Dorset at the end of last year was more than double that seen at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, figures reveal.

Developers in Dorset have turned vacant offices into flats on more than 100 occasions in the last five years using powers to bypass normal planning rules.

THE Royal Voluntary Service is calling on people in Dorset to volunteer for an ‘hour per week’ or more, to see their local community through the difficult winter ahead.

A NUMBER of health centres across Weymouth, Portland and West Dorset are now distributing the Covid-19 vaccine.

DORSET Police have warned residents across the county of scam calls by companies claiming to be from the National Crime Agency.

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HUGE waves breached flood defences in West Bay last night and environment officers are out inspecting the damage today.

RULES on dogs in public spaces have started being enforced by the council.

TWO areas of Dorset have not recorded any coronavirus clusters in recent days as cases appear to decrease across the county.

I was one of those fortunate to receive my first jab.

MORE than 200 cases have been reported across Dorset, according to the latest figures.

A FURTHER eight people have died in Dorset hospitals after testing positive for Covid-19.

Details from court registers December 10 and 11, 2020

DORSET Police have provided a latest on the missing person in Dorset.

On Sunday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was hopeful of a “free great British summer”.

A DATE has been set for this year's Bridport Literary Festival.

WEST Dorset's MP is proposing legislation to cut down the use of single-use plastics.

DOZENS of new police officers will be in place across Dorset by March as part of the Government’s mass recruitment scheme.

A CAMPAIGN to keep elderly people warm in the winter months has broken all records by raising £100,000.

Almost three in five applications for discretionary £500 payments to help people self-isolate in Dorset have been rejected, figures suggest.

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VOLUNTEERS who look after a public garden want to learn more about the history of a building they hopes to restore - and are asking for the help of the public.

FEWER than 270 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Dorset in the last 24 hours.

SIXTEEN further coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Dorset hospitals.

Trees have been planted in Bridport - at a rate of one a minute – in an amazing community effort.

The number of Covid 'hotspots' across the BCP area has fallen from 22 to just five.

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THE line-up of a forthcoming creative showcase taking place in Bridport has been revealed.

Tenants with “well-behaved” pets will be able to secure leases more easily with landlords no longer able to issue a blanket ban on pet owners.