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...
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...
Sedums are hard to beat.
There are endless varieties and if you can get hold of a piece off someone's dry wall costing you zilch (I've taken bits growing from customers' rotten window sills and roof tiles while doing sash window restorations) poke them into compost or into the ground...
Southern Roots Organics have chosen Wednesday 1st March, National Community Supported Agriculture day, to launch the first Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) project in Dorset. This exciting new project represents a significant development in local food and brings a model that is gaining popularity around the UK and the rest...
Last week, members of Dorset Council’s Climate Change Executive Advisory Panel and Technical Officers Group came together to offer new ideas and approaches in the fight against climate change.
On Thursday morning, over 40 officers and councillors from various services and electoral wards gathered at South Walks House in Dorchester to provide information...
Dorset Council’s (DC) Climate Change Executive Advisory Panel met on Friday 13 September to listen to members from Extinction Rebellion and discuss the Council’s progress with their plans to tackle climate change.
The panel, made up of councillors from across the political divide, is responsible for working with officers to gather...
From 6pm on Saturday 8th April at the WI Hall, How Can Bridport Feed Itself? will reveal headline findings of some new research into the current value of Bridport's local food economy. Given the implications of the UK leaving the EU, and continuing threats to our food system from...
Green and sustainable practices are becoming more and more common in just about every industry and the UK’s $239 billion construction sector is no exception.
Many of the sustainable changes within this sector come in conjunction with the government’s goal of being carbon net zero by 2050. They’re challenging themselves, businesses and individuals to...
Last Friday (22 November), Dorset Council took the decision to amend its Climate Emergency, so it is now a ‘Climate and Ecological Emergency’ declaration.
The newly-titled ‘Climate Change and Ecological Emergency Executive Advisory Panel’ met on Friday afternoon to agree the change to their terms of reference, as well as...
If you have a stove or fireplace then make sure you choose dry or seasoned firewood. Unseasoned firewood gives off more smoke, which harms air quality, as well as less heat. Seasoned logs are better for your appliance, chimney and fuel bills. Consumers should look for ‘Ready to Burn’...
