A FATHER and son who owned a family meat business have been ordered to pay thousands of pounds for multiple food hygiene breaches after their slaughterhouse was found to be significantly unclean.

'WE NEED to put together a plan': Councillors believe more focused action is needed to tackle traffic issues in Bridport town centre.

PLANS are being drawn up to improve bus services across Dorset.

A CELEBRATION to mark the first birthday of a community play area has been postponed.

BEER, sweets, oranges, cheese and plenty more will be available at this week's garden glut event.

AN OPEN MIC-style fundraiser went ahead over the weekend, raising money for two local good causes.

BRIDPORT boss Rob Marquis has revealed some player targets have already agreed to sign for the Bees.

ONE of our proudest achievements as a county is that Alan Turing, the genius behind the enigma solving computer during the second world war was educated here in West Dorset.

REPORTS of revenge porn in Dorset have more than quadrupled in the past six years.

HOW do you teach children about money?

HEALTH chiefs have insisted seriously mentally ill patients from Dorset will no longer need to receive treatment outside of the county.

THERE is still time to participate in a survey about your experiences of Dorset’s mental health services during pregnancy.

TWO Colfox students will run for Dorset in the English Schools Championships in Manchester on Sunday, July 11.

PAUL Pomeroy emerged victorious from the men's final at Lyme Regis Bowls Club's 63rd Open Tournament.

A MAN was airlifted to hospital after he was struck by a car.

ONE of the first major events since the easing of lockdown restrictions went ahead at the weekend, as athletes took to West Bay for the annual triathlon.

ALMOST 250 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset within the last 24-hour period, according to the latest statistics.

POLICE have launched an investigation into a suspected stolen Land Rover and trailer in west Dorset - which saw officers execute a Theft Act warrant.

CHILDREN at a Charmouth school took part in a fun filled active week just before half term.

MENTAL health services across the Dorset Council area have reopened face-to-face sessions for the first time since the start of the pandemic.

THE SECOND in a series of 'ridiculously' big physical challenges to raise money for a good cause was completed with a 50 mile cycle.

POLICE across Dorset are reminding the public and people visiting the county to not become complacent with the current Covid-19 restrictions to help halt the spread of the virus.

PHARMACIES across Dorset offering the Covid-19 vaccine are urging people over 40 to get their jab.

A NEW maximum tariff for taxi fares will come into force and taxi drivers will be required to have more regular DBS checks as part of a new policy being proposed across the whole of the Dorset Council area.

MORE than £470,000 of funding has been received by a Dorset care system to create an innovation hub which will improve patient care.

THE grounds of a historic mill house on the River Frome will be opening this Sunday to raise money for charity

A PERSON has been rescued from the roof of their car after it became trapped in floodwater.

Coronavirus cases are increasing across Dorset again

A LYME Regis man who has performed at Glastonbury and on Top of the Pops is putting on an art exhibition this summer - after he went from scratching to sketching.

AN AIR ambulance was called after a car hit a pedestrian in Lyme Regis this afternoon. 

A DISABLED driver has been 'verbally abused' by a man who parked in the only disabled space in a car park.

WORK is underway to create a brand new edible garden at a Bridport school.

MORE than 160 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset within the last 24-hour period, according to the latest statistics.

THERE has been no recorded Covid-19 deaths across Dorset hospitals for almost two months, according to figures from NHS England.

A MAN arrested in connection with an alleged assault where a second man had his front tooth knocked out has been released without charge.

PARTS of Dorset are at risk of flooding following heavy rainfall overnight.

A PLASTIC free event has been postponed due to the extension of the lockdown conditions.

Hundreds more families in Dorset have seen their benefits capped since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, new figures show.

TORY control at Dorset Council is being challenged by the Liberal Democrats in a move which could eventually lead to a public referendum.

PARENTS are being warned that disruption to their children's learning is set to continue, with Dorset's education boss saying some coronavirus restrictions - such as self-isolation for students after cases are found in schools - are 'likely to be wit...

THE internet will become a safer place for communities in the south west as a charity and internet provider join forces to minimise sexual abuse content.

THE NEWLY appointed chair of the Safeguarding Adults Board has highlighted the importance of supporting adults with care needs.

FREE parking for NHS and care workers in Dorset will end next month.

Around five seriously mentally ill people were sent miles away for treatment because there were no beds available for them around Dorset, figures show.

A WOMAN has been arrested on suspicion of affray after she was reportedly seen with a knife in the Bridport town centre.

RESIDENTS are having their say on traffic issues in the town centre ahead of tonight's town council meeting.

A TOTAL of 189 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset within the last 24-hour period, according to the latest statistics.

AN EMERGENCY response was launched just before 12am last night after reports of a missing person on a beach.

A NEW cheese room has been unveiled – and there's hopes to have it on west Dorset shelves by next month.

A HISTORIC Lyme Regis church has been restored to its former glory in a project worth a quarter of a million pounds.