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Chief Constable James Vaughan and Police and Crime Commissioner Martyn Underhill discuss how Dorset Police have been enforcing the emergency restrictions during the pandemic.

The majority of people fined for breaking the restrictions have been from outside the county.

Both men expect the way Dorset is policed in the future to change when the crisis is over.

Also in this episode, West Dorset MP Chris Loder explains why he is trying to persuade churches and crematoria to relax their strict rules on holding funerals during the emergency. He says grieving families should be allowed to attend services.

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The government announces more help for small businesses.

Dorset's chief constable says most people in the county continue to adhere to the lockdown restrictions despite the recent fine weather.

Police urge people to stay at home during the weekend and reveal how many fines they've issued since the lockdown began.

People who need it are urged to seek medical treatment despite fears of coronavirus at doctors' surgeries and hospital A&E departments.

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Dorset is closed to visitors. Residents are told to stay at home this weekend.

The Samaritans launch an emergency appeal as funds and volunteers fall victim to the virus.

Dorset's Police and Crime Commissioner calls on the government for more money to fund additional officers to help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

Martyn Underhill also warns more stringent measures may be needed to ensure people stay at home.

Dorset's police and crime commissioner says the force response to the crisis is proportionate.

Local MP Chris Loder says people must stay at home to combat "this horrible, horrible virus."

The organiser of Sherborne Viral Kindness tells how the group businesses and volunteers got together to help people through the emergency.

The owners of one Sherborne business see their takings drop 90% but they vow to keep going.

Sherborne's fire fighters are taking on new tasks.

All the interviews for this episode were conducted remotely or under the appropriate precautions and no unnecessary travel was involved. Consequently, the audio quality is not perfect. Please bear with it, it's worth  it.

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