July
 What: Behind the Scenes Tour
When: July 10th at 2pm
More info: Tour is £2 per person, in addition to a valid Museum Annual Pass. Limited availability. Booking advised, visit shirehalldorset.org or call 01305 261849.
 What: Down Gin Lane with the Grey Bear Bar Company.
When: July 12th at 7pm
More info: Join Grey Bear Bar Co.’s Master...
Following a service review of West Dorset’s tourist information centres (TICs) to identify operational savings of £300,000, it was agreed by members of the district council’s executive committee in August this year to transfer the running of the Bridport TIC and its current staff to the town council. The...
Dorset Arts Festival, an outdoor three-day festival showcasing the best artists and makers in Dorset, is set for its debut at Sculpture by the Lakes from July 3 - July 5, with the organisers promising a safe and enjoyable experience.
Whilst a number of large scale events across Dorset have...
Members of Bridport feminists’ group BridFem will be giving an introduction to the hit film Suffragette (12A) when it is screened at Bridport Electric Palace on Friday 11 December. They will be showing a short film about the Bridport Wildcats project in which earlier this year they recreated the...
We are pleased to announce that we will be back trading on FRIDAY 15th JULY 2016. Just 50 days from now !! The proceedings will start at 17.00hrs when our good friend Dave Goulden from Wessex FM will officially open the pub. The launch party will run all weekend...
Bridport Electric Palace is bringing some great films to the venue in July. First up is Florence Foster Jenkins (PG) on Saturday 2 July, starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant and directed by Stephen Frears. It tells the story of a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an...
They were queuing outside the door of St George’s Church Hall in Fordington to have copies of David Forrester’s book signed. Fordington Remembered: Growing up in and around Dorchester seems to have struck a chord with many local people. David expresses his heartfelt thanks to all who attended...
Brand new parking machines will be rolled out in West Dorset District Council-run car parks this winter. The installation of the new pay and display machines will start in Dorchester from 2 December. Replacement machines will then be installed in Sherborne, Bridport, Beaminster and West Bay throughout December...
Calling all super sleuths – can you work out whodunnit at a murder mystery night? Enjoy dinner while indulging your inner Marple or Poirot, at Shire Hall Historic Court House Museum on Friday 17 January. There has been murder in the bunker – but can you work out who, how...
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...
