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Thursday, November 14, 2024
The free event is being hosted in honour of Blandford Leisure Centre’s 30th anniversary and will welcome the community to join in the celebrations with a fun-filled day of activities. A range of free sports and fitness taster sessions will be available throughout the day, from family swimming and adult...
A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms has been issued for much of the UK. The Met Office alert covers most of southern and northern England and the Midlands. It comes into force at 12am on Thursday and ends at 11.59pm. "Heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop on Thursday...
A Neverland like no other, the rugged isle of Portland – a jewel in the Jurassic Coast – starred in a new production of Peter Pan developed by Dorset-based company SISATA with support from Arts University Bournemouth (AUB). Staged as an outdoor community event on 29 and 30 June at...
The Srebrenica Flag will be flying over County Hall on Thursday 11 July in memory of all those who died or suffered in the Srebrenica area in Eastern Bosnia. This year marks the 29th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, in which over 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were murdered in...
As part of our ongoing maintenance programme, a number of roads in the Dorset Council area are to be given an early intervention to seal against water and prevent pot holes.   Known as road preservation, an asphalt liquid is sprayed onto the surface to seal small cracks, preventing water from causing...
A trial reduction of charges in three Dorset Council car parks is to take place this summer and early autumn. The car parks are located in the main coastal towns: Swannery in Weymouth, West Bay Road in West Bay, and Charmouth Road in Lyme Regis. From 1 July until 31 October...

Here comes the summer

In the words of The Undertones: A long-awaited shift in the UK's weather is on its way, with the possibility of a heatwave arriving as soon as next week. In comparison to last year, the hottest June the UK has ever experienced, this year's summer has begun disappointingly, with cold northerly...
Next week is International Refugee Week, (17 to 23 June), a worldwide celebration of the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. This year marks the event’s 26th anniversary with the theme of ‘Our Home’. Through art, sport and cultural activities, Refugee Week 2024 hopes to promote a shared...
Profits from the event will be donated to The Huntington’s Disease Association Independent family brewer, Hall & Woodhouse (H&W), is set to welcome guests to the Dorset Beer Festival on June 21 and 22. The annual event is a celebration of its heritage and history in the beer industry and...
Routine tests will take place from Monday 3 June on soil nails drilled into the bank of the River Stour, bordering the A357 in Sturminster Newton. Nearly 500 nails, between 8 metres and 12 metres long, are securing mesh to the embankment and a random selection will undergo resistance tests...