FIREFIGHTERS have spent the day battling a large barn fire.

Arsonists are belived to have torched the two storey farm building at Bincombe, near Weymouth, early this morning.

Dorset Fire and Rescue crews remained on the scene throughout the day, continuing to dampen down after the fire was put out.

A spokeswoman for the brigade said the fire had caused a lot of smoke to drift across Weymouth relief road, prompting a number of calls from the public.

See Monday's Echo for the full story.