The Information Commissioner recently posed the question, “Are charities taking advantage of people's generosity, or indeed just taking advantage of people full stop?” People put their faith in these organisations, and trust that they will present a true and accurate picture of matters of interest to their membership, that...
Following months of campaigning by Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) and over 10,500 letters sent to the Secretary of State, the development of a large solar station on the SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) Rampisham Down in west Dorset, has been ‘called in’ by the Department of Communities and...
Nick, from Dorchester is the lucky winner of our #IDoDorset competition, we asked you to send us selfies that capture what you do to be environmentally friendly. People said: I do: I do dry my clothes outside, I do walk to work, I do grow tomatoes, I do turn...
As the election draws closer, I thought it would be worth looking at the politics and politicians of Rampisham Down and who supports the development of a Solar Farm on one of Britain's most important nature sites. There are some surprises, but you'll have to read to the end...
Hooray for Google Earth! They have released the option to look at historical images of the same area from the Pro version of Google Earth and you can now access this data for free. The following images are from 2001 to 2015. The final images were taken by drone over a...
Planning permission to build a large solar station on a protected wildlife site, Rampisham Down in west Dorset, has been put on hold by the Department for Communities and Local Government, under the Town and Country Planning Order 1995. West Dorset District Council approved planning permission for a 25MW...
The public consultation on Slyer's Lane Wind Farm near Dorchester is happening now. You need to act quickly as it ends on Dec 20th. The opposition is well funded, well organised and onshore wind energy has become a political football. Dorset has only small single turbines, and has less...
Turn Lyme Green member Simon West has a strong green pulse running through his life and his business Magic Oxygen Publishing. In 2011, he retrofitted all the halogen lights in his home and office and replaced them with a selection of LED and low energy bulbs. The difficulty arose...
Dorset Energized partners came together for an informative public exhibition and forum at the Corn Exchange in Dorchester. Members of the public took the opportunity to discuss renewable energy technologies with the installers present and also to quiz representatives from the proposed Winterbourne Stickland and Charminster wind farm proposals...
An Organisation to help Residents and Business improve the West Bay Area by Working closely with the Local Authority Members will have an interest in the promoting the well being and conservation of the West Bay Area. Full members (afterwards called Members) with voting rights will have a residential or...
