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Residents are being asked to comment on plans to introduce 20mph limits in more parts of Dorset.The schemes are being proposed for roads in 10 areas, including much of Lyme Regis.It follows the implementation of 20mph limits in five towns and villages in recent weeks.The latest consultation is open until 7 November.Parts of Briantspuddle, Bridport, Gillingham, Milborne St Andrew, Pymore, St Leonards and St Ives and Winterborne Whitechurch are also included in the plans.Critics on local social media…

A wood chopper from Dorset is preparing to take on the world in what is often called "the original extreme sport".Tom Redmond, from Bere Regis, will represent team GB at the Timbersports World Championships in Milan in front of 3,000 fans in the Allianz Cloud Arena.With more than 150 years of tradition, the roots of the sport originated in Australia and New Zealand.This years contest will see 120 axemen from 20 nations competing in four disciplines - in…

Sophie Cridlandin PortsmouthBBCCedrick left the Bibby Stockholm asylum barge in October 2024 and is now living in PortsmouthAn asylum seeker who was moved off the controversial Bibby Stockholm barge a year ago has said he "will get killed" if he is forced to return to Cameroon.The last residents left the vessel, which was berthed at Portland Port in Dorset, in November. It housed about 500 men awaiting the outcome of their asylum applications.Cedrick, who arrived in the UK…

Work to erect the first statue of a non-royal woman in a town has passed a major milestone with the figure being cast in bronze.Visible Women crowdfunded for the sculpture of novelist Sylvia Townsend Warner which will be installed on a bench in Dorchester town centre.It is the work of artist Denise Dutton, who also created the Mary Anning statue in Lyme Regis.The unveiling, outside Goulds department store in South Street, has been scheduled for 14 December.In a…

A woman has died in a two-car crash in Dorset.A black Kia Niro and a grey Peugeot 107 collided on the A37 near Maiden Newton, north of Dorchester, at 17:30 BST on Wednesday.The driver of the Peugeot, a 49-year-old woman from Weymouth, died at the scene.The road was closed to allow emergency services to respond and for investigation work.The woman's next of kin has been informed.Dorset Police is appealing for witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage to get…

Archaeologists are to investigate the site of a former bowling alley thought to hold evidence of a town's medieval origins.The former MFA Bowl building in Weymouth occupied one of the earliest parts of Melcombe Regis which was founded in the late 13th Century.Preliminary investigations in 2022 revealed at least one medieval property in St Nicholas Street.The site has now been cleared for development and the dig, led by Context One, is expected to begin in January or February…

Organisers of a popular seafood festival say it will return to its original venue in 2026 and will be free to attend.Dorset Seafood Festival has been running in Weymouth for 17 years but was cancelled in 2025 due to repairs to the peninsula sea wall.The 2026 festival will take place on a "smaller scale around the harbour, near Weymouth Peninsula" over two days on 4 and 5 July.The entry fee, introduced in 2022 to help cover costs, will…