"IT'S great to be back": Businesses throughout Bridport enjoyed their day in the sun as they were able to reopen for the first time in more than three months.

A fundraising campaign to provide activities across local villages is less than £5,000 away from achieving its goal after an amazing response from the community.

A popular shop has launched a brand new cooking store in the centre of Bridport this week.

A SPEEDING driver caused a three-vehicle crash after he unsuccessfully attempted to overtake ‘slow’ traffic on the coast road.

SIX public phone boxes in Weymouth and West Dorset are are being targeted for removal by BT because of low use.

Mr Lewis was taking calls from viewers about their financial worries and shared a warning about “shyster” scammers.

SUNDAY car boot fans in Dorchester will have to pay the new all-week car parking fees when the event resumes this weekend.

MORE dementia patients in Dorset are being prescribed potentially harmful antipsychotic drugs, figures reveal.

EU NATIONALS living in Dorset and the rest of Great Britain are being encouraged to sign up to stay in the UK or risk living in the country illegally.

A MAJOR cliff fall occurred on a stretch of west Dorset coast - leading to warnings to stay away as experts warned more could collapse.

A Dorset councillor from Bridport has accused the authority of gagging open debate.

A LEADING developer and manager of retirement communities has launched a search for local charities to support in Bridport.

NO new coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Dorset hospitals for a week, latest figures have confirmed.

FEWER than 20 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded across Dorset within the last 24 hours.

AN investigation has been launched by Dorset Council into a suspected fly-tipping and environmental crime operation.

POLICE stopped a driver behind the wheel of a silver Mercedes who was clocked travelling a whopping 124mph.

A TRACTOR driver was given a fixed penalty notice for causing a long queue and failing to have working brake lights and indicators.

AS PUB outdoor spaces , revellers are expected to descend on their nearest tavern.

Two luxury homes could be built on a site off Barges Close at Litton Cheney – if Dorset Council agree to planning consent.

I HAVE written to Her Majesty The Queen to express my deepest sympathies to her following the death of her husband, His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh. I also made a speech in the House of Commons on Monday evening. If you would like to see ...

THE candidates who are standing in upcoming Dorset elections have been announced.

Women in Dorset are more than twice as likely as men to be admitted urgently to hospital for self-harm injuries, figures reveal.

BRIDPORT boss John Godbold believes his squad has “responded really well” to an updated style of play, centred on fostering young talent.

LYME Regis crashed out of the Dorset Senior Trophy at the quarter-final stage with a heartbreaking 3-2 loss at Poole Borough.

This amazing aerial picture shows the dramatic cliff fall near Seatown.

ONE OF the most popular music festivals in the Bridport area will not be going ahead this summer.

AN ACCLAIMED actress will head up the list of speakers at a Bridport film festival.

DRIVERS are being alerted to an accident in west Dorset.

RE: “Vibrant new community” (Bridport News 1st April). I note that there is no mention of a surgery or dentists being provided.

I FULLY support the recent letter concerning the two key roundabouts in Bridport, i.e., at the junction with Sea Road North and the Dorchester Road, and the second one near Groves Nurseries.

SOME Dorset councillors say they will not be forced back into council offices when the Government rules change on May 7.

A SEXUAL trauma charity is asking residents to do as many star jumps as possible to raise money to support victims of sexual violence.

DAY services have resumed at Weldmar Hospicecare.

DORSET farmers are being targeted by a 'tractor scam'.

Despite lockdown restrictions, the number of drivers with penalty points only fell by 3% annually in March.

A SUBSTANTIAL landslip has occurred at a local beach.

BRIDPORT was 'buzzing' yesterday as a number of businesses reopened their doors to customers in the next step on the roadmap out of lockdown.

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

Details from court registers January 27, 28, February 3, 4, 9, 10, 12, 16, 17

A NEW art exhibition is taking place in Lyme Regis - beginning this week and continuing into May.

A FURTHER stage has been reached bringing nearer the development of Vearse Farm (Bridport News 1st April).

WE WOULD like to thank those people who assisted my wife when she turned her mobility scooter over and injured herself, in The Street, Charmouth, on Tuesday 24th March.

The law change could be coming into place to maximise safety of journeys of disabled and visually impaired pedestrians.

All adults in the UK aged over 50 have now been offered a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine.

It is the third Covid-19 vaccine which has been deployed in the UK.

THERE is still time to participate in a survey about residents' experiences with Dorset's special educational needs services.

A MENTAL health charity in Dorset is promoting a new initiative inspired by Captain Sir Tom Moore.

NEW cutting edge health services are being rolled out across Dorset GP surgeries to combat risks around heart failure and disease – in a move that will also relieve pressure on the healthcare system.

The deal is being released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the popular coffee chain’s launch.

HOMES became slightly more affordable in Dorset last year, as average earnings rose faster than house prices, figures reveal.