A PROFESSIONAL artist currently tasked with painting portraits of the Lyme Regis lifeboat crew has decided to join the team herself.

I SEE that Chris Loder is against the idea of a Dorset National Park.

An investment roadmap aimed at delivering a multi-billion-pound boost to Dorset’s economy and thousands of jobs over the next 10 years has been published.

From today, the second phase of the first stage of the Prime Minister's road map will begin. 

A POPULAR Weymouth attraction has launched a campaign to remind members of the public to protect the UK’s marine life by taking litter home, as bosses release ‘devastating’ footage of a seal pup surrounded by plastic.

DISPOSABLE barbecues could be banned in high-risk hotspots across Dorset this summer - with council bosses also asking shops to stop selling them.

A DRIVER was caught speeding at 87mph in a 50 zone on the A35.

A WEST DORSET school group will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) today (Monday, March 29).

House prices in Dorset continue to increase in lockdown, new figures show.

A POPULAR tourist attraction is set to reopen next month.

The temporary rule change is to help make high streets safer as lockdown restrictions begin to ease in England.

Thousands of therapy sessions for depression and anxiety are carried out online by mental health patients in Dorset.

DORSET is becoming an increasingly more popular area to live in as homebuyers look for a change of scenery.

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ALMOST £10,000 has been awarded to a Bridport-based community group which supports local children with autism.

THESE are just some of the men who have been jailed in Dorset for their vile attacks on women.

GUIDED walks around Bridport are set to return next week.

Rates have fallen in just over a half (55%) of local areas.

A MATURE student from Beaminster has been recognised for her outstanding academic achievements.

DORSET is set to be bathed in sunshine next week as temperatures match those in Barcelona.

As Dorset-filmed Ammonite is released on streaming platforms for home rental, our critic Damon Smith gives his verdict on the Mary Anning biopic

THE number of cancer patients admitted to hospitals as emergency cases in Dorset hit a record high last summer, figures show.

THE most dangerous roads across Dorset have been revealed in an interactive online map.

ONLY a few spaces remain on a local boat building course set to go ahead in May.

More than 420,000 Covid-19 vaccinations have been given in Dorset, according to the latest data.

The Prime Minister acknowledged cases could again spiral as restrictions are relaxed.

The leading supermarket chains have released an update on the delivery rules for those who carry out online shopping.

Dorset has been named the best place in the UK to buy a caravan to hire out for holidaymakers.

Banish lockdown lethargy by cycling, hiking or swimming around the British Isles, says Sarah Marshall.

Ditch non-recyclable pan scourers and back scratchers by growing your own loofah sponge. Hannah Stephenson finds out how.

Five years since it last aired, Kay Mellor drama, The Syndicate, is back. Georgia Humphreys meets the beloved writer, plus two of the show's stars.

MPs have concluded Britain may be stuck with the licence fee until 2038 because of the Government’s failure to roll out super fast broadband.

CELEBRATED gardener Charlie McCormick opened a new allotment – then got straight to work planting some beans.

A CAR was seized after police discovered it wasn't taxed and didn't have an MOT.

In celebration of our favourite local independent pubs, the Echo has teamed up with CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) to bring you a list of opening dates for Dorset pubs.

A WEEKLY protest against racism is due to return next month.

AN APPEAL to save a community hub in Bridport has hit the ground running - raising more than £1,000 in just one week.

A man has been jailed for racially abusing and spitting toward a family visiting Bridport.

The 'stay at home' order will ease on Monday when the second phase of the first stage of Boris Johnson’s road map will begin.

A RAILWAY scheme has helped more than 150 adults and 70 children flee domestic abuse by providing free travel.

Coronavirus cases are continuing to fall across Dorset, but some areas are still reporting cases.

A MUSICAL theatre performance has been officially cancelled again - almost a year after its original scheduled date was axed due to the Covid pandemic.

Salmonella poisoning, food allergies and unapproved premises' are just some of the reasons behind a number of urgent product recalls across the UK.

WILDLIFE lovers can once again tune in live to watch a pair of barn owls nesting and raising their chicks on a nature reserve near Weymouth.

PEOPLE over 50 and eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine are being urged to get their jab.

HOSPITALS will be a ‘different place’ in the future, according to Dorset County Hospital’s Chief Medical Officer.

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As Dragons' Den returns to BBC One for an 18th series, Danielle de Wolfe learns more from dragons Deborah Meaden and Sara Davies.

THE controversial 760-home Vearse Farm development has moved a step closer to reality after housebuilders exchanged contracts to deliver the project.

AN INFLATABLE 'theme park' is coming to Bridport.