Comedy in the shape of anarchic cook George Egg comes to Bridport Electric Palace on Saturday 21 January. George’s shows at Edinburgh and Brighton Fringe have been complete sell-outs. Tickets are just £5 plus booking fee. Wildly brandishing the worlds' second largest briefcase containing a battery of ridiculous props,...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is offering the public a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to name a newly recommended Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) in Dorset, 30km south of Bournemouth, in Dorset. This offshore area is being put forward by Natural England for consideration in Tranche 3 of the MCZ process, which...
Weds 1 Feb – Sat 4 Feb Bridport Electric Palace The Bridport Pantomime players present Red Riding Hood Weds 1 Feb 7.30pm - all tickets £6 Other performances - tickets £9. Children up to 12 years £7. Thurs 2 Feb 1.30pm and 7.30pm Fri 3 Feb 7.30pm Sat 4...
Following two years of campaigning by Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) and work by conservation organisations including Natural England, RSPB and others* it has been announced that the Rampisham Down Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in West Dorset, will not be developed into a 25MW solar power station. The site...
This January, Dorset’s biggest conservation charity, Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT), is offering half price membership for supporters wanting to help wildlife in Dorset in 2017 and beyond. The wildlife charity needs to grow its 26,500 strong network of support even further in 2017 in order to continue carrying out...
The Cove begins in Taiji, Japan, where former dolphin trainer Ric O’Barry has come to set things right after a long search for redemption. In the 1960s, it was O'Barry who captured and trained the 5 dolphins who played the title character in the international television sensation Flipper.
But his close relationship...
Following a service review of West Dorset’s tourist information centres (TICs) to identify operational savings of £300,000, it was agreed by members of the district council’s executive committee in August this year to transfer the running of the Bridport TIC and its current staff to the town council. The...
Two consultations relating to anti-social behaviour have been launched today. Under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, West Dorset District Council can put in place Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs). The district council are considering a PSPO in relation to anti-social drinking, aggressive begging and the feeding...
With just a few pictures left to hang, Brewery Square in Dorchester is set to unveil its show apartment, 2 The Cooperage. The apartment is located in the heart of the development, with expansive views over the Square. Reflecting the history of the Eldridge Pope Brewery site, 2 The...
Bridport Electric Palace begins the year with comedy in the shape of anarchic cook George Egg and then big names Rob Beckett and Russell Kane. George Egg, whose Edinburgh and Brighton Fringe shows have been complete sell-outs, appears on Saturday 21 January. Tickets are just £5 plus booking fee....
