From Monday 8 January, construction work commences at Fairfield Road to improve safety and accessibility.
The road is part of Fairfield car park and runs between Weymouth Avenue and Maumbury Road. It is heavily used by pedestrians but it has no footways. Parked cars block visibility, and two-way traffic passes through.
It serves the...
A new book published this month by Roving Press looks at part of Dorchester immortalised in Thomas Hardy’s novel The Mayor of Casterbridge. On 4 Nov there is a presentation with displays of old Dorchester, 10 am to 4 pm in the Corn Exchange. Light refreshments are available. A celebratory...
Cybercrime is a major concern for all businesses and a threat that is growing. It's big business with a global impact exceeding $450 billion a year as more and more crime, extortion, blackmail and fraud moves online. It can be easy pickings for determined fraudsters.
It's a key area for...
Expect more snow and freezing temperatures as an Arctic cold front moves through the UK. The Met Office alerts of wintry hazards in the coming days, with snow likely next week. The country woke up to frosty conditions, with temperatures as low as -2C in the south of England.
The...
Dorset Socialists are holding a meeting on 01/03/14 at 1.30pm, entitled "WW1 - Imperialist Slaughter". Speaker is Dick North, a retired teacher and former NUT NEC member from Bristol. The meeting will be held at the Colliton Club, Clliton Park, Dorchester. the meeting will counter pro war propaganda in...
Research by PSC has uncovered that Barclays Bank holds over £1 billion in shares, and provides over £3 billion in loans and underwriting to 9 companies whose weapons, components, and military technology are being used by Israel in its attacks on Palestinians.
This includes General Dynamics, which produces the gun...
Dorset Council will be honouring veterans and live-streaming its annual Remembrance service this year to comply with COVID-19 restrictions.
The on-going pandemic means that the Remembrance service will be very different this year to ensure public safety and minimise the spread of the virus. The service will take place at...
Construction work is due to take place to improve visibility at the A352 / New Road junction near Sherborne.
This junction has been the location of several road traffic collisions where people have been injured.
The work will start on 2 April 2024, and will take up to four weeks to complete.
We will relocate...
Emergency services personnel and members of the public who experienced stress and other issues during the pandemic are to benefit from free mental health workshops.Â
The interactive sessions will be delivered online by Dorset Mind from 14-19th September. These will be funded by a Safer Dorset Fund Covid-19 grant, provided by the Office...
A former Old Bailey murder trial judge will be speaking at Dorset’s very own crime and thriller festival, Lyme Crime, in June. For the first time since stepping down from the bench, Her Honour Wendy Joseph QC, who practised at the Criminal Bar for 30 years before spending 15 as a...
