ODEON Dorchester has a busy autumn and winter season ahead, with a variety of alternative screenings planned, including National Theatre Live productions, Royal Opera and a selection of documentaries. The season begins on Thursday September 1 with the NT Live screening of Terence Rattigan’s ‘The Deep Blue Sea.’ Rattigan’s...
Securing Dorchester’s future as a thriving regional shopping centre and boosting our economy remains the vision of West Dorset District Council. A report exploring how the centre of Dorchester could be developed is currently being prepared by retail experts. It will set out the viable options that can be...
Lyme Splash, a not for profit community organisation, has launched the first Lyme Regis to Charmouth Challenge 2016 that takes place on Sunday September 11th. Two hundred swimmers are invited to register at www.lyme-splash.com to swim the 1.7 nautical miles, or for those not of a nautical nature 3.15k,...
In the deeply incisive and insightful words of the esteemed messrs. Kenneth Gamble and Leon A. Huff: “I love music, any kind of music…”
Of course I don’t love all music, obviously – that would be ridiculous. And I don’t love it all equally – I have my personal preferences...
West Dorset District Council’s independent viability assessor has just completed its examination of the Dorchester Prison site scheme, promoted by City & Country Residential Ltd. The District Council’s Local Plan has a policy that requires housing developers to build 35% of the units as affordable housing. However this policy...
Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT’s) Kingcombe Meadows Nature Reserve has been handed the keys to a top-of-the-range Fendt 312 tractor, following a generous legacy left by long-standing member Mrs Joan Bennett. This equipment is a massive help in facilitating DWT conservation work for many years to come and demonstrates the...
Maybe its foolish, but as the days go by, there seems to be a growing sense of opportunity glimmering in the unexpected destruction of the referendum vote. Not because it suddenly seems that a more inward, insular, xenophobic Britain is going to pull off awesome trade deals with China,...
Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT’s) Chesil Beach Centre is preparing for its biggest event of the year – the Big Wild Chesil event, which will be on Sunday 7th August from 10am – 5pm. This year, visitors can expect to be entertained with dancing, music, food and free wildlife activities,...
A farm in Dorset will be taking part in a new and unique collaboration between the Wildlife Trusts, Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF) and Jordans, to create a new model for sustainable farming. The Jordans Farm Partnership will see 42 progressive arable farms nationally take part in the new...
Summer has arrived at Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT’s) Kingcombe Centre in west Dorset with a line-up of activities and events planned for a weekend of summer fun from Friday 22nd– Sunday 24th July. On Sunday 24th July, ‘*The Kingcombes’ Travelling Show’, an outdoor family show will be telling the...
