A flood alert is still in place in Dorset today as heavy rain continues.

The Environment Agency issued a warning on Monday for possible flooding of roads and low lying land due to heavy rain brought by Storm Ashley.

As of today, Friday October 25, a flood alert remains in place for the West of Dorset, with a rise in groundwater levels reported.

Levels are expected to remain high and flooding of fields and roads is possible.

The flood warning covers: Bridport, Chideock, Martinstown, Milborne St. Andrew, Nottington, Piddlehinton, Piddletrenthide, Upwey, Winterborne Abbas, Winterborne Kingston, Winterborne Steepleton, Winterborne Stickland, Winterborne Whitechurch and Winterborne Zelston.

A spokesperson for the Environment Agency said: "Residents are advised to prepare property resilience measures and ensure that pumps are working where they have been installed.

"We will continue to monitor the situation closely."