News in Bridport

Due to rolling road closures in North Allington for more than a month, Washingpool Farm Shop is bringing its order and collect service to Bridport.

Road closures will be in place from February 8 to March 12 in order for Wessex Water to carry out works.

Bridport Morrisons' new delivery hub is up and running.

The store offers a click and collect service with dedicated parking bays to the left of the store near the family and disabled parking spaces. Follow the signs to the bays.

Bridport mayor, councillor Ian Bark has praised a new-film highlighting farming and global-warming.

This Good Earth - farming, food and global warming, is a 92-minute documentary by Bridport film-maker Robert Golden.

Following the stormy weather at the weekend, West Bay's East Beach has become more level.

A steep ledge formed in the sand in February 2020 after Storm Ciara. This follows flood defence works in 2019, which included a buried rock core which built up East Beach.

During what would have been panto week for Bridport Pantomime Players, members have been left with a big hole in their lives.

The group would have been performing Bridport Pantomime Players' 56th show, Ali Baba, but due to the current situation, that has been postponed until February 2022.

Despite the difficulties of holidaying in 2020, thousands of holidaymakers at West Dorset Leisure Holidays have raised more than £6,000 for the Jurassic Coast Trust.

Since 2008, West Dorset Leisure Holidays - which has parks in Eype, Seatown and Burton Bradstock - has raised funds through an optional donation being added to customers' bookings across their four holiday parks, which has now accumulated to almost £90,000.

Enforcement of Dorset Council's dog-related Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) starts today.

The PSPO came into force on January 1, 2021, and during the first month, Dorset Council focused on advice and guidance to dog owners, explaining the new rules.

Flood protection improvement works to the River Brit in West Bay have made good progress despite challenges from recent adverse weather conditions and Covid restrictions.

The project, between the Dorset Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Team (FCERM), Parkdean Resorts UK and Dorset Highways, includes the installation of a 380m sheet pile wall and reprofiling the riverbank.

Windy Corner Café in West Bay will be giving free lunches to children on Wednesday.

Sausage and chips, as well as vegetarian sausages, will be available on Wednesday, February 3 from 12noon to 2pm.

It was another successful vaccination clinic at Bridport Medical Centre on Friday, but patients are asked not to request a particular vaccine.

Nearly 1,500 vaccinations were given, with an army of volunteers again helping the day go smoothly.