It has, so far, been a long and dreary week. Too little sleep, too much coffee, too much joyless crawling over news sites and social media, looking for somewhere to cling. It feels a bit like those times when you jump into the sea off jagged rocks, then when...
Lovers of outdoor film will be thrilled to hear that Dorchester Youth Extra (DYE) - the youth forum for Dorchester, have organised a FREE open air cinema event which is being held in Borough Gardens in Dorchester on Saturday July 16th. The first film, The Incredibles, will be shown...
Steve Knightley is the song writing force behind the phenomenally successful acoustic duo Show of Hands. Ahead of their headline appearance at Sidmouth Folk Week, Steve will perform a solo gig in Thorncombe, near Chard on Saturday, 30th July.As well as a fine singer and musician, Steve's songs 'Country Life'...
Dear Dr Letwin, I was a remain voter last week but recognise that we have to now move on and make the best of ,what is on the face of it, an awful situation. As you put together your team I wonder whether you have thought of including those...
West Dorset has a new and exciting festival launching next weekend that will bring some of the nation’s best bands to Bredy Farm near Bridport. Festival favorites Dub Pistols, Buster Shuffle and King Porter Stomp will be headlining the event and joined by local favourites such as The Skimmity...
It’s exhausting, sitting despondent and gloomy, in my pyjamas, staring at Facebook and Twitter, trying to understand what exactly it is people mean when they say they have got their country back. Most of what I see comes in the form of evidence of outrage as nearly everyone I...
Have You Booked Yet? There is still time to book a place on many of our sessions. Now in its 4th year this unique local festival runs from 2-10 July and offers you the opportunity to try something new or to learn more about a subject that interests you....
Residents and visitors of Poole and surrounding areas are invited to come and celebrate everything that’s wild about the local environment, with The Great Heath’s roadshow-style event, Wild About Poole, on Saturday 23rdJuly 2016. A day of fun wildlife activities, live wildlife demonstrations, bird watching and face painting will...
West Dorset District Council and Weymouth & Portland Borough Council are reviewing their recently adopted Joint Local Plan. To help with this process the councils are carrying out a 'call for sites' to identify sites that may have potential for development over the next 15 years and beyond. Cllr Ian Gardner,...
With partners, Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT) Great Heath Living Landscape project is pleased to launch the Corfe Barrows Nature Park, which is a large site managed for the benefit of both wildlife and people in Corfe Mullen, near Poole. The nature park is the result of a partnership that...
