DISCOVER how ordinary people changed the world by lifting their voices against oppression when a new exhibit focusing on the US Civil Rights Movement comes to Dorchester.
Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, names most people will forever link with the fight for equal rights in America, but...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is pleased to announce the official opening of the newly refurbished Fine Foundation Wild Seas Centre in Kimmeridge this bank holiday weekend. The project to upgrade the centre’s facilities is part of the Dorset Coastal Connections portfolio, and was made possible by funding from the...
This week is #DementiaActionWeek18 #DAW2018 I thought I would share my relationship with my mum who was stricken down by Dementia, almost 9 years ago. This post is called “Wake up Mum, why won’t you wake up?” It’s been almost 9 years since I first visited my mum and...
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‘Loyalty to party is not enough’. So said the late Liberal peer Nancy Seear. It is especially not enough where constitutional issues are involved. It is outrageous that a minister of a government elected by a whisker on a minority of the vote can...
Theresa May struts around as if she owns Britain and yet domestically and globally she is Britain's worst enemy.
Nearly a year has passed since the catastrophe of Grenfell Tower. Even at the time it was played down by Theresa May and it quickly became clear that it was a...
Officers investigating a fail-to-stop collision involving a car and a pedestrian in Bridport are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
At around 6.15pm on Monday 14 May 2018 the victim, a local woman aged in her 30s, was crossing the road opposite the Londis store in Coronation Road...
Dorset Mind are pleased to announce a new ambassador – Bournemouth Rugby Club’s linchpin forward Toby Keneally. This timely announcement comes towards the end of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week, during which the charity has been working hard to reduce the stigma around mental health.
Toby will complete a...
St Jude’s Care of Weymouth, continue to grow from strength to strength by increasing their workforce, expanding services and investing in new equipment and vehicles. Most recently St Jude’s Care has joined forces with the Yarlington Housing Group who are a leading housing provider in the south west with...
Members of the team at Humphries Kirk’s Dorchester and Crewkerne offices will be taking part in the Dorchester Marathon and Casterbridge Half Marathon on Sunday, May 27.
The two routes will take runners through the Dorset countryside, including through the county town of Dorchester and its surrounding villages.
Claire Colborne, Lisa...
Do you want to help bring the history of Dorchester to life?
The newly opened Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to provide a friendly welcome to visitors and shoppers.
The new attraction, which opened on May 1st on High West Street, Dorchester, is open seven days a...
