The woodland area of each ‘walk’ was divided into coppices, mostly growing hazel for fencing (hurdles) and charcoal. Cobley, with Cobley Lodge just inside Dorset, had over 50 coppices, each ...

Many local people still have fond memories of Fudge’s Firewater – Bridport's own cough medicine that could make you hallucinate!

Forde Abbey, an historic house tucked away in the far west of Dorset, is arguably its finest and boasts what has been described as 'the best room ...

Parkinson’s UK’s Bridport and District support group is celebrating its 39th year supporting local people who are living with the condition ...

More than £20,000 has been raised through the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal in Bridport this year. Donations and collection for Bridport and West Bay currently stands at £20,839, beating last ...

TRAINS on the Weymouth-Waterloo line will be "severely impacted" over the Christmas and new year period due to engineering works ...

A range of political stories and further developments in the scandal surrounding TV presenter Gregg Wallace occupy the front pages of Sunday’s newspapers. The Sunday Times says Cabinet ministers are ...

This week’s Scottish Budget will set the country up to “win big” in the future, the Finance Secretary has said. Shona Robison will lay out the Scottish Government’s tax and spending plans in ...

Christmas - it’s the most wonderful time of the year - and what better way to kickstart the festive season than a trip to the garden centre ...

It is Iceland’s sixth general election since the 2008 financial crisis devastated the economy of the North Atlantic island nation.