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BUSINESSES are today celebrating the lifting of Covid restrictions that have crippled them for 16 months - but council and health bosses urged people to remain cautious as cases continue to rise. All restrictions - including social distancing, mandatory mask wearing, home working and school bubbles - have now been lifted by the government as the country marks 'freedom day'. The Closet, in Maiden Street, one of Weymouth's most popular night out destinations The moves mean nightclubs can reopen fully for the first time since the rules were imposed in 2020. Jamie Crage, owner of The Clos...

FOUR more Dorset schools have confirmed Covid cases. The Gryphon School in Sherborne, Lytchett Minster School, Piddle Valley Church of England First School in Piddletrenthide, and The Sir John Colfox Academy in Bridport have all confirmed at least one case of Covid-19. They join a growing list of schools that have had cases of coronavirus, including Symondsbury Primary School in Bridport, where 47 students and three staff members, including the headteacher, are isolating. Adam Shelley, headteacher of The Sir John Colfox Academy, said: "We just have three students who are isolating. We...

AN ENTIRE year group plus the headteacher from a Dorset school are isolating after one confirmed Covid case. The whole of Year 4 from Milborne St Andrew First School is isolating after one case of coronavirus was confirmed. The headteacher plus two other members of staff are also isolating, as well as a handful of younger students. A spokesman for the school said: "We have had one confirmed Covid case and one parent is fairly sure their child has it, they are just waiting for the results of their Covid test. "We have all of Year 4 isolating - 19 pupils - as well as four students in th...

Active coronavirus cases rose by more than 1,000 during June. Picture: Dorset Echo/Public Health England ACTIVE coronavirus cases have surged by more than 1,000 in Dorset over the course of June, according to official figures. The emergence of the Delta variant has been cited as a reason why coronavirus cases have suddenly increased in recent weeks in Dorset. In the seven days leading up to June 29, Dorset reported 1,099 Covid-19 cases across its two local authority areas. Dorset Council area reported 312 cases while BCP Council area recorded 787 cases. Compare these figures to the fo...

FORTY students from a Portland school are self-isolating after one pupil tested positive for Covid-19. Forty students from Atlantic Academy are self-isolating and have returned to remote learning after one Year 8 pupil tested positive for coronavirus. The students are expected back at school on June 25. A spokesman for Atlantic Academy said: "''One Year 8 student has tested positive for Covid after returning to school from half-term break. Forty students are now self-isolating and have resumed online learning. "They are all expected back at school Friday June 25th.'' Sam Crowe, Di...