EMERGENCY services are in attendance at a bonfire in Weymouth this afternoon.

Police were called to the blaze, which is on private land off of Littlemoor Road in Weymouth, at 11.36am today.

The fire service said that a fire officer was called to the scene at 12.18pm by police who will help them make an assessment on the situation.

A spokesman for Dorset Police said: "We received a report at 11.36am of a fire on private land off Littlemoor Road in Weymouth. Officers have attended along with the fire service."