Bridport Station looking northward, towards Maiden Newton (Image: Ben Brooksbank) The Bridport branch was earmarked for closure in the Beeching Report. Bridport station was unstaffed from October 6 ...

The attractive cottages which we pass as we walk through Lower Ansty were mostly built in the 18th century of cob or rubble-stone, generally thatched. The Dorsetshire Gap, the target of this walk, is ...

Last year we featured the story of Lyme Regis town crier Richard Fox, who became something of a novelty in New Orleans in 1982 - with this in ...

MAGNA Housing has been given planning consent for energy-efficient works at its homes at Fullers, Broadwindsor. All of the homes will have solar panels fitted with external wall insulation added to ...

One of Dorset's top police chiefs has slammed the actions of officers found to have committed gross misconduct. It comes after four officers were the subject of a disciplinary panel for being part of ...

A DORSET councillor said the Government was giving Dorset £4.8 million over two years to pioneer the way families and officials work together ...

Tributes have been paid to a 'beloved' dad and grandfather described as a 'gentle soul and son of Bridport.' Michael Northover – known ...

A fire has broken out at a residential premises. Firefighters are battling a fire on Prince of Wales Road in Dorchester. The alarm was raised just after 10pm this evening, when Dorset and Wiltshire ...

A CAMPAIGN has been launched to upgrade a set of church bells so they can ring out over Bridport for the next 100 years. St Mary's Church in South Street in has eight bells and they were last recast ...

The government is set to unveil plans for digital UK driving licences next week in a bid to make “people’s lives easier,” according to reports. The Times reported on Saturday (January 18) that the ...

Plenty of notice was given and the repairs were clearly necessary - unlike the unpleasantness directed at the men engaged in what looked like quite dangerous work, simply for doing their job. They ...

Trains on the London Waterloo line are delayed due to a signalling problem in Dorset. Due to the problem, which has been reported between Moreton and Dorchester South, trains have to run at a reduced ...