Strange but true: Queen Elizabeth I’s discovery of Sir Walter Ralegh’s secret marriage links West Dorset to the birth of the British Empire and the Vietnam War

SCIENTISTS have been using ground-penetrating radar to find out more about the history of Chesil Beach. Tests near Abbotsbury, Langton Herring and Ferrybridge have provided fresh clues about the evolution and internal make-up of one of the greatest features of the Dorset landscape. Results also hint at what might happen to the beach in future, particularly [...]

HERE’S a free idea for anyone who lives within a few miles of Bridport and can’t wait for Christmas. Rather than have a feast on December 25, arrange one for November 25. You wouldn’t be doing anything that people locally hadn’t done before, and you might find you enjoyed it even more than they did. [...]