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Sunday, November 24, 2024
The PSPO places restrictions on dog owners in control of their dogs.  These restrictions  include clearing up dog fouling and proper disposal of the waste in any open space.  On certain land dogs are not allowed on marked sports pitches or enclosed children’s play areas or are required to...
A pesticide known to kill bees has been authorised for farmers to use on sugar beet crops in England.  We are shocked that the Secretary of State, George Eustice, has used his power to allow this. The decision to allow emergency use of thiamethoxam goes against all commitments this Government has made to...
I have cats. I love them. They help me to calm when I need to relax. Just having them around the house is a joy. There are times though when their need for attention is let's just say inappropriately timed. Many cats love their owners just as much, if not more than we...
Britain's' fishing policy not the EU is responsible for decreased number of fishing trawlers..., not EU policy. Let reality reign and the myths be debunked. And if the public really care about depleted stock then campaigning to stop this will help: https://dorseteye.com/supertrawlers-spent-more-than-43-hours-fishing-in-marine-protected-areas-off-the-south-west-coast-of-england-greenpeace-research-shows/ Jason Cridland PLEASE SUPPORT US FOR JUST £2 A MONTH https://dorseteye.com/donate/
The Lyme Regis's Loving Dog Owners, Visitors & Friends Facebook Group is asking Dorset Council not to use a PSPO (Public Space Protection Order) from 1 January 2021 to enforce a new blanket ban on exercising dogs off lead on the only safe and accessible beach in Lyme Regis.  Instead the...
Dorset Police’s Rural Crime Team is asking the public for increased vigilance as criminal gangs involved in coursing target farms in the Dorset countryside.  Coursing is the illegal activity of using dogs acting on sight to chase animals such as the brown hare and deer.  While the activity is considered a...
Dorset Council declared a climate and ecological emergency in May 2019. Sincethen they have been gathering facts and writing a strategy and action plan.  The Strategy and Action plan are now out for public consultation until 20th January 2021.   Dorset Action with a range of partner organisations have come together to hold online People’s Assemblies to help people have...
Following the discovery of a wild goose testing positive for avian influenza near Weymouth, all keepers of outdoor birds are being urge to take precautions to protect their flocks. Following a number of outbreaks of bird flu across the country the UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer Christine Middlemiss has confirmed an...
County wide restrictions imposed on dogs in public spaces
Dorset Council’s Cabinet has approved the recommendations made to them in a report about a dog-related Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) across the Dorset Council area. The report was formed following an extensive consultation that  gathered views from residents, visitors, businesses and other organisations. The survey originally ran for 12...
Wild Seas Centre opens with new art exhibition
Dorset Wildlife Trust will be re-opening its Fine Foundation Wild Seas Centre in Kimmeridge on Wednesday 12th August and is celebrating with a new art exhibition revealing Dorset’s underwater landscape, with original artwork created by Dorset artist, Antonia Phillips.  The artwork provides a unique perspective of the seas just off our coastline and was commissioned for a...