It will come as little of a surprise to most of us that ‘permacrisis’ – the feeling of living through “an extended period of instability and insecurity, especially one resulting from a series of catastrophic events” – has been chosen as Collins Dictionary’s word of 2022.
Britain is a mess. With three prime ministers...
Slavery justice: ‘It’s time, Mr Drax.’
In a unique initiative, this week Dorset is linked direct to the Caribbean as campaigners challenge Richard Drax, MP for South Dorset, about his ownership of the Drax Hall estate in Barbados.
Barbadian MP Trevor Prescod will address a rally on Saturday 17 July outside Drax’s Charborough Park estate in Dorset....
June 17th, the day after Father’s Day, marks the third annual International Father’s Mental Health Day. It was found in June 2016 by Mark Williams (UK) and Dr Daniel Singley (USA). Since then, it has grown into a multi-national event, raising awareness about fathers’ mental health. The US team...
Dorchester’s courthouse museum is offering reduced price entry for everyone in the DT postcode this January.
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum on High West Street is giving locals a special offer this January - simply show a letter or bill with a DT postcode on and get reduced price entry....
The met office has issued a wind weather warning for Sunday 9 February. There will be very strong winds, with some rainfall from midnight Saturday night, throughout Sunday and possibly into Monday morning.
There are flood alerts for Lyme Regis, West Bay, Wareham and Chiswell. The highways team from Dorset...
After August’s attempted ATM theft – the consequences of which caused part of a building to collapse – we have been working hard with other agencies to support the town of Beaminster. The Loss Adjuster Officer from the insurance company has overall responsibility for the project and the Councils...
The number of roadworks or activity on site will wind down as contractors and highway maintenance teams take a well-earned break from planned work, but emergency responses will continue, so unplanned work may still pop up at any time over the holidays. There are also some events taking place around the county and...
There are currently weather warnings in effect for Dorset as Storm Ciarán hits the UK’s South Coast. There is a Yellow warning in effect for heavy rain and strong winds on Thursday 2 November.
Dorset Council and our partners are ready to cope with the impact of this extreme weather, with safety measures deployed and...
Healthwatch Dorset are holding a week of events in North Dorset from 4th June to find out more about local health & care services.
Joyce Guest, Chair of Healthwatch Dorset, explains: "We're planning a week full of events to promote Healthwatch in North Dorset. We'll be out talking to local people...
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