WORKS to repair a trading estate building destroyed by fire are progressing – as shop owners say they are keen to return to the site after lockdown.

RESIDENTS have been treated to the sight of two cruise liners off West Bay this week.

A MONTH-long closure of a Bridport road came into force this week as work began repairing sewers.

Tributes have been paid to a businessman, cider maker and decorated naval commander who has died.

A fresh look has been agreed for a house at Old Lyme Hill, Charmouth.

LOTS of food and goodies are available at Bridport's weekly garden glut.

THE number of people travelling on the county's roads is far higher than that experienced in the first national lockdown.

MORE than three quarters of all Covid fines handed out by Dorset Police during the national lockdowns have been to people living outside the county, it has emerged - as visitors were urged to stay away over half term.

A FORMER school site is being used to put some of Dorset Police's canine recruits through their paces.

MEMBERS of a book club have launched a campaign to collect practical items to be donated to NHS staff in Dorset - and have already received almost 1,000 donations.

THE budget for social care for adults and children in the Dorset Council area was £172m in this financial year – equivalent to nearly 70 per cent of the revenue generated through the Council Tax we pay; and yet there is still a need for further...

BEAMINSTER will open their County Division One comeback season with an intriguing home contest against fellow promoted side Witchampton.

YOUNG people are encouraged to sign up for The Prince's Trust.

A WOMAN was told that she would be 'arrested by the police' if she didn't pay money over the phone in a fraudulent scam.

Almost every frontline worker at Dorset County Hospital has received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, with preparations under way to introduce the second jab to staff.

BEAVERS have returned to the area for the first time in more than 400 years.

A WEATHER warning for snow and ice has been issued for Dorset.

POLICE are warning residents at a Dorset village to be vigilant after items were stolen and a caravan broken into during a series of reported incidents.

Another Covid clinic will be taking place at Bridport Medical Centre today with up to 1,700 patients being vaccinated.

A SECOND cruise ship has moored at West Bay.

THE use of a former farm shop as a home at Waytown Nurseries at Slape Hill has been recognised as legal – although no permission was given for the conversion.

TWENTY deaths have been recorded in Dorset hospitals in the latests NHS update.

DAILY reported Covid case numbers in Dorset have continued to fall, according to the latest update.

Prime minister Boris Johnson will lead a Downing Street press conference on coronavirus on Wednesday afternoon.

AN 'internationally significant' Roman mosaic discovered in Dorset has been saved from exportation and will remain in the county after £150,000 was raised to save it.

I RECEIVED the following message from Father Christmas.

A PARTNERSHIP between Active Dorset and the county's health sector has been recognised and featured as part of a case study released by Sport England.

A HUGE cruise ship has suddenly moored in West Bay.

DORSET’S surge in Covid cases is likely to have been driven by visitors to the area – including those bringing in new variants.

ANOTHER community effort saw more than 1,000 people vaccinated in Bridport.

ORGANISERS of the Melplash Show have stated that they are 'committed' to putting on an event this year - but have repeated that no final decision will be made until the end of March.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Dorset has increased by 148 over the last 24 hour period, official figures show.

Snow has been in the air overnight with more forecast for this evening.

EIGHT more coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Dorset hospitals.

THERE is still time to enter the Bridport Business Awards.

It is hard to think of a better way of discouraging people from responding to the Local Plan than to publish a 600-page document and then wring your hands over how indigestible it is. (Your say on future, 28 January.)

New research from consumer group Which? shows a number of people don’t know how much they they will receive from their state pension fund.

The news comes after the government confirmed that the idea of state-issued vaccine 'passports' will be scrapped.

THE number of coronavirus patients at Dorset County Hospital is beginning to fall, but its wards remain busy.

Stretching turned out to be the mental release Prudence Wade didn't know she needed.

DORSET Police have responded to claims its force under-represents diverse communities amid the recruitment of new officers.

THE pandemic has fuelled an “attack of the clones” by con artists who pose as established financial advisers, an industry figure has warned.

THE DORSET branch of a national fostering agency is appealing for new foster parents to come forward amid a surge in demand for care.

THERE are two areas of Dorset which have not recorded any coronavirus clusters according to latest data.

In an address to the nation today, health secretary Matt Hancock has advised all residents aged over 70 who have not received the vaccine, to contact the NHS.

A section of a Bridport road will be closed for more than a month, starting today.

THE mayor of Bridport has described a documentary about food and farming as 'essential viewing' for everyone.

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a kitchen blaze caused by a plastic container left on top of the hob.

FULL details of plans for almost 30,500 new homes in Dorset have emerged in the county's Local Plan - which has been slammed as 'rushed and inadequate' by campaigners.

A FARM is running a Valentine's Day competition and you could be in the chance of winning a luxurious hamper.