Transition Town Dorchester (TTD) is delighted to welcome Dorset Mind to take up a dedicated space at their Community Farm in Poundbury to deliver their Eco in Mind ecotherapy support and activities for local people that want to improve their wellbeing.
“Dorset Mind is an eagerly anticipated partner for the TTD...
Two Insulate Britain supporters were today jailed for seven weeks after being found in contempt of court and refusing to apologise for telling a jury that fuel poverty and the climate crisis had motivated them to join the 2021 roadblock campaign.
Giovanna Lewis, 65, a town councillor from Portland, Dorset...
Plastic-free activity across Dorset is set to receive a boost with a crowdfunded UK film premiere and tour starting in Wimborne on March 14th.
Rubber Jellyfish is a feature-length documentary that explores the effects of balloon releases on wildlife, the environment and ultimately us. We know that throwing rubbish on...
One of the major issues with trying to simplify science is that by doing so one renders it immediately inaccurate. Science cannot be simplified if one is to maintain its reliability and validity. Humans are limited in their capacity, whereas scientific explanations demand complexities. If one does not understand...
In the last year, just under £1million has been awarded to businesses and community groups in Dorset to help reduce their carbon footprints.
The grants come from Dorset Council’s Low Carbon Dorset programme, and have been used to help fund a host of carbon reduction projects across the county.
In May...
During my many hours wasted on social media, I often see right thinking, supposedly sane people, posting poor propaganda on battery/hydrogen.Â
According to Google I’m a world leading EV writer. Where someone who dribbles on making racist comments about immigrants on barges and reading the S*n / watching Gbeebies will...
The Japanese have been producing wood for 700 years without cutting trees. In the 14th century, the extraordinary technique of daisugi was born in Japan.
In fact, daisugi foresees that these trees will be planted for future generations and will not be cut down but pruned as if they...
Members of Extinction Rebellion Wimborne staged a colourful protest at the gates of St Giles House in Wimborne St Giles, the seat of the Earl of Shaftesbury, on Monday 18th March, the St Patrick’s Day Bank Holiday in Northern Ireland.
“We want to raise awareness of the Earl of Shaftesbury’s...
Plastic:
1) The Dorset Waste Partnership and our contractors don't export the waste we collect to developing countries such as Malaysia
2) We don't collect low quality plastics (such as carrier bags) for recycling, so we have no need to dump or stockpile them anywhere
3) 59.6% of the waste we collect...
Dorset Council’s Executive Advisory Panel for Climate Change recently hosted two Inquiry Day sessions where organisations and members of the public were invited to present their ideas for how the Council can help tackle climate change.
Back in December 2019, the Council launched its Call for Ideas, inviting people to submit...
