Officers investigating a serious injury multi-vehicle collision in West Dorset are appealing for witnesses and anyone with dashcam to come forward.

EXTRAS are wanted for a major new feature film set to be shot in west Dorset.

FASCINATING photographs have emerged of American soldiers stationed at Charmouth during the Second World War.

HOUSEBUYERS can get onto the property ladder and buy a home in Dorset with a 95 per cent mortgage under a new Government scheme.

ONLY 15 areas of Dorset have reported more than three active coronavirus cases as the spread of Covid-19 continues to fall across the county.

MORE cash could be squeezed out of drivers in Dorset – according to a councillor for the rural area around Dorchester.

THE DIRECTOR of the long-awaited Ammonite, based in Lyme Regis, will be interviewed as part of a Bridport film festival.

You can earn £500 a month by giving up Instagram as part of a new study.

You'll be able to pick up a bargain from the supermarket chains on Sunday, April 25. 

AN AMBER wildfire alert has been issued as firefighters warn of the dangers of a repeat of last year's devastating Wareham Forest blaze.

Under Boris Johnson’s current roadmap out of lockdown travel abroad could be permitted as early as May 17.

IS THE next Ben Stokes or Charlotte Edwards lurking somewhere in west Dorset? A joint project involving the Beaminster and Broadwindsor Cricket Clubs - dubbed BCC2 - is searching for young talent, male and female, to come forward for the 2021 seas...

A SERVICE was held in Bridport over the weekend to commemorate the life of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.

When many tulips are now standing tall, some are sadly lacking in stature with unimpressive blooms. Hannah Stephenson finds out why.

Fan of rom-coms? You’ll love Starstruck from Rose Matafeo. She chats to Georgia Humphreys about fame, kissing scenes and Strictly Come Dancing.

TWO people have been airlifted to hospital after being seriously injured in a four-vehicle crash on the A35.

ROAD closures are in place after a four-vehicle smash on the A35.

A CHARMOUTH manor house could be converted to five homes with four other properties in the grounds.

RESIDENTS have been warned to keep away from a seal pup at West Bay - after pictures show people crowding around it.

LYME REGIS' newest food and drink market will take place this weekend.

THERE have been 21 new cases of coronavirus recorded across Dorset within the last 24 hours.

AN application for a mobile home at the Charity Farm fishing lake, Litton Cheney, together with camping and caravan spaces has been refused.

NO further deaths from coronavirus have been recorded in Dorset in the last 24 hours.

THE South West's 'R rate' remains above the national rate, as coronavirus cases in Dorset remain low.

Shoppers have been left venting their frustration online.

According to legend, St George killed a dragon and saved a princess while serving as a soldier in the Roman army.

AN ANNUAL council meeting has seen a change of date as a result of the mourning period following the death of Prince Philip.

A WARNING of dangerous sea conditions has been issued ahead of this weekend, as a strong easterly wind is forecast to hit the south coast.

The effects of Covid-19 vaccine supply constraints are being felt in Dorset, where the number of first jabs administered has dropped, figures show.

A MOBILE screening cabin for breast cancer is to pop up in Dorchester by the end of April.

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

WORRYING pictures show people dangling their legs off a cliff – the scene last week of one of the biggest landslides in decades.

THE Bridport community has come together to support a local family after a two-year-old girl suffered a life-threatening stroke.

A ROAD on the outskirts of Bridport is set to close for overnight repair works this week - with a 43 mile official diversion route in place.

A CELEBRATION of page-to-screen adaptations is taking place virtually and starts today.

THERE have been 15 new cases of coronavirus recorded across Dorset within the last 24 hours.

HER Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Dorset invited me, as representative of West Dorset, to a very moving service at Wimborne Minster last Friday to commemorate the life and work of the Duke of Edinburgh. It was a poignant tribute to an extraordina...

NO further deaths from coronavirus have been recorded in Dorset in the last 24 hours.

Households were charged on Christmas Eve for direct debits expected to go out at the beginning of January

FULL-BACK Cody Bowditch has left Lyme Regis, joint-boss Julien Simier confirmed.

THE charity that looks after the South West Coast Path has reached a fundraising milestone - as Dorset cliffs continue to crumble.

YOUNGSTERS caught in Dorset as part of county lines drug dealing are being returned to their home area with the utmost care to avoid them coming to harm.

A GROUP of residents will be opening their garden gates to the public to raise much-needed funds for their church.

DELAYS have continued with the external audit of Dorset Council’s first year finances and is now almost six months late.

DETECTIVES are appealing for anyone with information to come forward after the body of a woman was sadly recovered from the sea off Lyme Regis.

Work to build a new roundabout at Miles Cross will start next January - and take about half a year to complete.

AS I HAVE served Queen and Country for 25 years in the Royal Navy and then served my loyal customers at Pets Direct & Aquatics for the last 26 years it is now time to hang up my fish net and ease into retirement.

A FIELD next to Broadwindsor cricket club off Beaminster Road is to be converted to a 20-space car park.

LIBRARIES in west Dorset have reopened their doors - and residents are being advised on what to expect.

NO further deaths from coronavirus have been recorded in Dorset in the last 24 hours.