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Thursday, October 10, 2024

Natural England Loses Appeal

How often will Natural England (NE) be told by judges to release information about the ongoing badger culls? Last December NE was in court, arguing its case for not releasing information sought by ecologist Tom Langton, and the Tribunal has now judged against it – the second time it...
A drug driver who had drugs and almost £35,000 seized following a road traffic collision near Bridport has been jailed for four years. Laurie Pibworth, 28 and of Middle Street in Bridport, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday 26 January 2018 after pleading guilty to being...
Brewery Square has reported another year of sales success at the £100 million regeneration project in the heart of Dorchester, with four apartments remaining. Situated on the former Eldridge Pope Brewery site, the development introduced contemporary Piers Gough designs alongside the Grade II listed buildings.  A sale has been...
No More.... One way or another this psychopathic/sociopathic government and their supporters must do one. Death after death; misery after misery; lie after lie. No more... Douglas James

Dorchester Access Group

Local business owners, traders, service providers and residents will be interested to hear about a new guide being produced for Dorchester to entice more people to visit the town. The Dorchester Access Group (DAG), supported by the Dorchester Chamber for Business and the Business Improvement District, is embarking on...
Children’s TV entertainer Andy Day is set to visit Brewery Square, Dorchester, on Saturday, 31 March with two free performances of Andy’s Dino Raps. Andy blends music and education as part of his creative, dinosaur-focused performances. The free shows will last 30 minutes each with the first beginning at...
Campaigning MEP Julie Girling has been successful today in moves in the European Parliament to ban so-called pulse fishing.Mrs Girling, MEP for the South West and Gibraltar, linked with colleagues in the Parliament's Green, Liberal, Left and Socialist groups in a vote to end the destructive practice, which is...
Bird flu has been detected in 17 wild birds in Dorset, the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has confirmed today, with more expected over the coming days. This is the first confirmed finding of the virus in the UK this winter and tests have shown it is...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is looking for new recruits to join a keen group of volunteers at the Fine Foundation Marine Centre at Kimmeridge, Dorset. DWT is inviting local people who would like to do something valuable for wildlife, and have time to offer on a regular basis, to...
The dark, damp days of December mean the number of reports from birding enthusiasts takes a down turn! This is some what inevitable, partly because opportunities to get out and about are limited and also because people only tend to report their more interesting sightings and these can be...