'THERE is a buzz around town' as Bridport businesses prepare to reopen next week following three months of closure.

AN 'INNOVATIVE' catering firm in Bridport specialising in sticky ribs has diversified and is set to branch further afield.

RESIDENTS are being encouraged to share their views and ideas on a new skatepark in Bridport.

A VOLUNTEER group was able to gift bags full of cakes and other baked treats to its whole village for Easter after it received so many donations.

DORSET Council has not ruled out support for wind farms off the county’s coastline – although says that any future application will be decided at Government level.

PUBLIC comments on Dorset’s latest draft Local Plan will all be available for anyone to view – once personal information has been removed and any offensive comments purged.

HERE are today's tide times for Portland, West Bay and Lyme Regis.

LYME Regis returned to action with a creditable 2-2 draw against Feniton in Devon & Exeter League Premier East.

Demand for driving tests is expected to soar with the lockdown restrictions halting lessons and tests for much of the past 12 months.

THIS year's Melplash Show has been cancelled, it has been announced.

WHILE residents were asked to stay at home for several months of last year, more than 30,000 speeding offences were still recorded on Dorset's roads in 2020.

A man sadly died in Bridport today after emergency services responded to a 'medical incident' in Allington.

POLICE are investigating a hit-and-run in Lyme Regis and are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

GOLF has returned to Bridport as Covid restrictions are eased and the 'rule of six' has returned.

WITH April, school holidays and the gradual relaxing of Covid rules, we look forward to an increase in visitors either staying in the region or spending time in Bridport on their way to Devon or Cornwall.

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Customers have expressed concern that their personal details could be found in unopened packages. 

On Monday, Mr Johnson, setting out the move to the second step of the road map on Monday, said the shift was "fully justified by the data".

MORE than 1,000 children in Dorset became eligible for free school meals during the coronavirus pandemic, figures show.

DISCUSSIONS remain in progress as to whether one of west Dorset's biggest events of the summer will go ahead this year.

AN ANIMAL rehoming charity will reopen its shops next week.

The warning comes as investigations continue into potential links between the AstraZeneca jab and blood clots.

FEWER THAN 30 coronavirus cases were confirmed across Dorset in the last 24 hours, latest figures show.

SEVENTEEN staff members at Dorset Council are paid more than £100,000, the annual Taxpayer's Alliance report has revealed.

A CROWDFUNDER campaign is underway to raise £20,000 to provide activities and wellbeing support across local villages.

I UNDERSTAND that the lockdowns have had a sobering effect on our society. However, I do not understand why it has taken away so many manners. I walk with my wife every day for exercise, and when we see a person approaching we will go into single ...

Collapsed fashion chain Peacocks has been saved by a senior executive with backing from an international consortium, it has been announced.

COASTGUARDS were alerted to reports of a dog which had gone over the cliffs at Golden cap.

WEST Dorset is set for temperatures below zero with wintry showers and sleet expected for other areas, according to the Met Office.

A GOOD article by Josie Klein in a recent edition of the Bridport News, March 25th. The Dorset response to a government initiative (Yes, we have a Minister for Rough Sleeping).

A LOCAL dance group is set to resume activities and is looking for participants for its dance education programme.

STAFF at a tourist hotspot just over the west Dorset border has confirmed an open air theatre and a fair in the summer.

HERE are today's tide times for Portland, West Bay and Lyme Regis.

LOCKDOWN rules will be easing again from April 12 - if all goes to plan.

MORE than 300 requests for information about potential abusers were handled by Dorset Police in a year.

Dozens of people are believed to have contracted Covid-19 in hospital at Dorset County Hospital Trust, figures suggest.

A TOTAL of 15 fire crews attended a blaze at a pub on the A35 after its thatched roof caught fire.

COASTGUARDS were called to rescue of two missing walkers and their dogs near Lyme Regis.

FREE parking for Lyme Regis residents will be extended by two months as parking prices rise throughout west Dorset.

Arts, culture and heritage organisations in west Dorset will share in a funding lifeline of more than £3 million.

A PARISH council is launching a project to find out more about its local river.

TWENTY ONE residential roads will be repaired this week as workers fix the county's routes.

THE Dorset area has seen an increase of 19 new cases of coronavirus within the last 24 hours, Government figures have revealed.

With the wind picking up today and the recent dry conditions, an Amber wildfire alert has been issued across Dorset.

SNOW warnings have been issued for parts of the UK as temperatures are expected to plummet.

I WALK my two dogs every day at Cogden, normally a very busy location but quiet at the moment for obvious reasons.

FIGURES reveal how thousands of homes are lying empty in Dorset - almost twice the national average.

OVER the Easter break St John Ambulance is urging people to learn vital first aid which could prevent a trip to A&E…and might even save lives.

A DOG spent more than half-an-hour with her leg trapped in the pavement at West Bay.

HAIRDRESSERS and barber shops in the area are anticipating a busy first few weeks when they are able to reopen.