The Red Lion at Beaminster has reopened following a transformational refurbishment. New family team Sian and Nick Dearnley are making the most of the exciting new bar and dining areas.

Licensees Mark and Lisa Ramsden of The Thimble Inn at Piddlehinton scooped a Bronze award at the Dorset Tourism Awards 2015 in the Tourism Pub of the Year category.

Cask Ale Week 2015 with Palmers Brewery was another cracking week of events, ale samples, Brewery tours, beer buses and bicycles. The Palmers Beer Bus made a return to Bridport Market on Saturday morning and thanks to some fabulous weather lots of people turned out to sample Dorset Gold and our seasonal ale for autumn.

Nettlecombe has now got a defibrillator at the Marquis of Lorne. Locals have been learning how to use it in an emergency with South West Ambulance Service Responder, Kate Fisher.

The Anchor Inn at Seatown has won the 2015/16 Sawday’s Pub with Rooms award. Sawday's inspectors chose the Anchor from their collection of almost 2000 hand-picked special places to stay in Britain.

Profits from the Palmers Bar at Bridport Food Festival 2015 have been donated to Help For Heroes for the second year. Members of the Palmers Events Team have presented a cheque for £2318.40 to Mike Court, Dorset Co-ordinator Help For Heroes.