Which justice system is more flawed the UK or US? And how do we ensure we don’t allow human rights abuses to happen under our watch? Those were the questions posed to a sell-out audience at Dorchester’s Shire Hall last week.
Patron at Shire Hall, Clive Stafford Smith, who lives...
Officers in Dorchester are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information after four giant tortoises were stolen from Kingston Maurward College.
The incident happened overnight between Wednesday 22 August and Thursday 23 August 2018.
The offenders gained entry to a shed on the site and took four Sulcata tortoises - three...
Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has welcomed three new influential business leaders to its board of directors.
Joining the LEP – Dorset’s business-led public and private sector partnership - are Nick Brook, Nick Gaines and Paul Read.
These highly experienced board members will help Dorset LEP drive forward its £234 million...
UK reports biggest July budget surplus for 18 years
Read with an uncritical eye this may appear positive. Read with an eye for reality and it is just plain cruel.
127,600 Homeless children (1 in 100 children in this country are homeless). Full Fact
1.9m pensioners in poverty. Full Fact
2,000+ Food banks The...
Dogs love to chase buzzing insects, but getting too close can be dangerous. It’s better to get your dog to leave bees and wasps alone as stings can cause allergic reactions.
Most insect stings will simply be painful or irritating for your dog, but being stung multiple times can...
Tickets are now on sale for this year’s Bridport Literary Festival, a week packed full of fiction and non-fiction.
The 14th festival, from 4–11 November, is for all those who read books and love literature. It’s more intriguing and illuminating than ever, with an eclectic mix of authors on a variety...
The pay gap between under-30s and over-30s in the South-West is now 25%, compared to 11.9% in 1998.
The pay gap between young and older workers in the South West has increased by more than half in the last 20 years, according to a new analysis published today (Monday)...
With Steve Bannon's arm up his arse Jeremy went on the offensive. And then so did Kanjin.
This is the man who cannot remember the nationality of his wife thinking that anyone takes him seriously.
Douglas James
My daily intake of current affairs from all sources, leads me to wonder why anyone would vote for a Conservative government. It seems that most of the governance of our beloved country is in a chaotic mess and is moving in that direction daily. From Brexit, to home affairs,...
Because they will not leave us alone to live in peace
15 August 2018
Copies to Theresa May, Esther McVey, Jacob Rees-Mogg.
Dear Sue Crook,
On 25 April 2018 you wrote to inform me that I owed the nation £8,356.30 without any explanation of how this figure was dreamed up and that I...
