Out Loud was first held in Weymouth earlier this year in June when a host of bands, singers and entertainers took to one of the five stages in town. Next weekend from 11am – 4pm the town will be alive once again with Christmas music coming from the festival stage...
Gearing up in anticipation for visitors returning to enjoy local beaches, two new Park and Ride services will be operated in Bournemouth and Poole this summer.
As part of its summer readiness and seasonal response plan, BCP Council has been working with local transport providers, Morebus to facilitate Park and...
Portland residents will join trade unions, churches and community groups on a unity demonstration on Saturday 8 July with the slogans: “No to the Prison Barge, Refugees Welcome, Say No to Racism and Division”.
The demonstration will assemble at 11am at Portland Port where the Bibby Stockholm barge - proposed to house over 500 refugees - is expected to arrive...
At 11am on Tuesday over 2,000 students and 200 staff will stand in silent tribute in front of The Thomas Hardye School memorial gates in Queens Avenue, Dorchester, honouring Old Grammarians and Old Hardyeans who gave their lives in armed conflict. The tradition began in 1957 at Hardye’s...
Swab the decks and hoist yer main sail for Poole’s annual celebration of its favourite pirate son Harry Paye on 16 June 2018.
Poole Quay will be ship shape for a festival o’ Pirate fun for lads ‘n lasses of all ages. Expect a sea of pirates as land lubbers and...
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...
Outdoor theatre co-created and performed by Portland Player and Island Voices Community Choir
In partnership with Portland Museum, Portland Port and The Island Voices Community Choir, and supported by b-side, Heart of Stone project is a community theatre project now in its third year of activity on Portland. Following sell-out...
The event, which will raise awareness of the many cultural and human experiences of the era, will include events such as an ‘Evacuee Project’ with local schools, and a ‘Portland at War' exhibition at Portland Museum. The borough council successfully received a grant from English Heritage to...
A coastal walk and public meeting with Wessex Water have been organised by local clean water campaigners. Everyone is welcome to attend the meeting on Fri 15thMarch 7pm, Portland Community Venue.
Last month, fifty people took part in the Pollution Solution Community Assembly on Portland. Attendees recognised there are several sources of pollution into our seas and rivers, such as sewage, agricultural...
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....
