Dorset Council has made a plea for more volunteers in the county to help tackle the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis.

A spokesperson said: ‘You may have seen the overwhelming number of people volunteering across the country, we are proud to say this includes many Dorset residents – @VCDorset are receiving 100+ registrations each day. But we still need more!’

The spokesperson added: ‘We are working with public sector partners and charities across Dorset to respond to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

‘We know that many people in our communities want to help and we want to harness that goodwill – we are going to need it.’

Anyone interested in helping can resgiter with the Dorset Volunteering Centre.