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A SECTION of coastal road has been closed for workers to rebuild a slipped embankment.

EMERGENCY services freed a driver trapped in an overturned vehicle following a crash near Dorchester.

COUNCIL travel bosses have urged the people of Dorset to 'avoid making unnecessary trips'.

A REVIEW of car parking charges across the Dorset Council area has begun - as prices are set to quadruple in some areas from tomorrow.

A FIRE chief is urging for 'public vigilance' to prevent wildfires - after revealing crews across Dorset dealt with more than 440 wildfire call-outs last year alone.

A DESPERATE plea has been made to countryside visitors to help prevent dog attacks on farm animals in Dorset this Easter.

CARE workers and NHS staff will be able to park for free in Dorset Council car parks until the end of June.

THE organisers of the Glastonbury festival have announced a global livestream event to be held at Worthy Farm in May this year.

POLICE have launched a campaign to reduce motorcycle collisions in Dorset.

A DOCTOR has been been royally appointed to be this year's High Sheriff of Dorset.

A DIGITAL hotline which was set up to help people across Dorset get online during the first lockdown is celebrating its first anniversary - having helped almost 1,000 people.

CONTROVERSIAL increases in car parking charges come into force this week - with all day parking in west Dorset areas set to quadruple from Thursday.

I HAVE just received Dorset Council’s latest statement of my Council Tax bill for the period 1/4/21 until 31/3/22. The notice kindly informs me that “No further action is required by you”. If only!

THE Dorset area has seen an increase of 26 new cases of coronavirus within the last 24 hours.

TICKETS are now available for Bridport's premier film festival, which is going ahead virtually this year.

FUNDING has been secured by Dorset Council and BCP Council to create a list of local heritage assets across the county.

A DORSET advice charity has helped more than 13,500 people during the past year of the pandemic.

Proposals being discussed by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) would also mean older drivers would have to stay in their local area.

One new coronavirus hospital death has been recorded in Dorset over the most recent 24 hour reporting period.

THE fair weather is set to continue across Dorset on the second day since coronavirus restrictions eased - with temperatures predicted to reach the mid-teens.

The scheme was launched to help low-income household save money on energy bills but will be scrapped after running for less than six months.

Here's everything you need to know about using your phone as a sat nav in the car.

It said there was insufficient communication between police commanders about changing events on the ground.

DORSET Police has launched a new programme to protect victims of domestic abuse by challenging and changing the behaviours of serial offenders and those deemed to be the most high-risk.

Despite challenges in international supplies, the Moderna vaccine is still on course to arrive in April.

The government is mulling over the introduction of a traffic light system for travel with countries labelled green, yellow, amber and red.

People planning to visit the coast this Easter are being warned to be on their guard after a couple were cut off when a cliff suddenly collapsed on the Jurassic Coast.

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.

THE Dorset area has seen an increase of 20 new cases of coronavirus within the last 24 hours.

The latest round of scams see customers receive texts claiming to be from UK banks trying to dupe customers out of their cash.

POLICE are investigating an incident where a driver failed to stop at the scene of a crash.

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).

NO coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Dorset hospitals, latest figures reveal.

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.

Here's another old picture for you to guess the location of.

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.