Homebuyers in West Dorset are now benefitting from faster land searches when buying a new property. West Dorset District Council put an improvement plan in place in 2016 to deal with a backlog of applications for land search. There were a number of reasons why this happened,...
A new training programme ‘Wild Paths’ has been awarded £501,100 of National Lottery funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), under its Skills for the Future programme, allowing five Wildlife Trusts in the South West to train 30 aspiring conservationists over the next three years. The scheme is designed...
Charter market, Fairfield market, the Wednesday market… whatever you call the market, it has been an important aspect of town life for hundreds of years. We have created a survey that asks your current opinions on the market, whether you shop there or not. If not, we want to...
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward following two theft-related incidents in West Dorset. The first incident occurred at around 12.30pm today, Wednesday 28 March 2018, in New Look, South Street, Dorchester. The victim, a woman aged in her 60s, was shopping in the store when...
Conservationists and volunteers at Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) were delighted to find the first evidence of harvest mice at the Upton Heath Nature Reserve in Corfe Mullen. The first nest discovery was made by volunteer and DWT member Anna Smith on an Urban Weekender volunteering work party on 25thFebruary. DWT...
This Easter, Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has some ‘roar-some’ events lined up for families to enjoy in our visitors centres and nature reserves across Dorset. On Thursday 5th April (10-4pm) The Kingcombe Centre is celebrating the arrival of Dippy the Diplodocus in Dorset with a dinosaur-themed day, including a...
We thought we weren't going to get any frogspawn in our pond this year but they finally spawned last night. It was like welcoming back old friends. I've never known them mate this late. Most years they're finished by mid-Feb though the earliest I ever found spawn was in...
Brewery Square welcomes another new retailer to the £100m development in Dorchester. The latest store to open is Belle Modelle, selling everything from home décor to clothing and accessories. Leila Gregory, owner of Belle Modelle, said: “It’s exciting for us to be able to expand from our studio in...
More car park spaces We have identified three car parks in West Bay as being in poor condition. These are Bridport Arms car park, Station Yard car park, and the overspill area of West Bay Road car park. Our engineers and car parks team are working with a contractor...
Nine apprentices from Dorset-based manufacturing company, Superior, participated in an apprentice teambuilding day with Land & Wave. First and second year apprentices from Superior faced a full day of activities to help develop skills required in the workplace. Apprentices were welcomed by the instructors at Burnbake Woods near Corfe...
