February 20, 2026
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It’s a sole thing at Steptoes in Bridport

Bridport’s Lyndon ‘Riff’ Tilbury of Steptoes has had quite the journey – showing patience and agility still pays off in retail, despite massive

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Sapphire celebrations for Bere Regis Floral Group

A party is planned in August to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Bere Regis Floral Group. Flower arranging societies have a long history

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Fears for the future for the popular Portland Fancy’s Family Farm

The cost of living is having a devastating effect on some Portland businesses – with one announcing its closure and another appealing for

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Martyrs to the cause: Community raises £400,000 in a month to help buy popular pub

“We must have some VERY thirsty villagers,” says pub protagonist Barrie Lovelock, after pledges to help buy Tolpuddle’s Martyrs Inn topped an astonishing

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In it to twin it! Dorchester Bayeux Twinning Society are appealing for new members

The Dorchester Bayeux Twinning Society may “wither and die” if it cannot find new members in 2023, its chairman has warned. Gareth Jones

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A very different beat for Bridport antiques trader Tristram

Suffering a life-changing brain injury in a head-on car crash nine years ago has not kept Bridport antiques trader Tristram Latimer Sayer down.

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Channel swimmers are on the crest of a £10k wave

Channel swimming septuagenarians who believed they had won a world record with their relay have seen their fundraising top £10,000 after telling their

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Campaign group STAND say councillor’s comments were misleading

Campaigners against 4,000 new homes in Dorchester say a councillor’s comments in response to their concerns are ‘misleading’ and say they fear the

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Pugsie is such a well-trained doggy!

Miranda with Pugsie and dog warden Alexandra Whittington An adventurous dog sent her owner on a 120-mile rescue mission after she boarded a

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Our cartoonist Lyndon draws high praise at national awards!

The West Dorset Magazine’s cartoonist Lyndon Wall has won a national award – beating the likes of The Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian,

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