17 reactions · 6 comments | Fancy a swim? You might have to hurry because this West Dorset pool could soon be reduced to a shallow watering hole, after the Council revealed plans to scale back their funding for it. Bridport Leisure Centre was built just over 20 years a go and is a popular spot for people of all ages. What do you think, are our local swimming pools important? | BBC Dorset | Facebook

Metropolitan Opera's production of Bellini's I Puritani. Broadcast at Bridport Arts Centre, Sat 17 Jan, 6pm https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/i-puritani/ Lisette Oropesa stars as Elvira in Charles Edwards’s new production of Bellini’s final masterpiece, alongside Lawrence Brownlee as Arturo, Artur Ruciński as Riccardo, and Christian Van Horn as Giorgio. Marco Armiliato conducts. Set during the English Civil War, I Puritani uses history as a powerful framing device for an intimate human drama -