Posh people’s supermarket Waitrose is about to bring mayhem to the residents of Poundbury, people who often aspire to live here precisely because of the supermarket and the social cachet it brings. The Little Waitrose has closed for a week, no doubt causing many of the chattering classes psychological...
Annual harbour dredging and beach works are set to take place in Lyme Regis next week.The works will be carried out between 7 and 13 April when the tides are at one of their lowest points in the year. Works are restricted to these dates as tide levels dictate...
"All the balls are up in the air- it’s brave new world and I don’t know whether the new ideas will be a success," Michael Foley, Head Teacher at Thomas Hardye School told the Old Hardyeans’ Annual Reunion Dinner. He was speaking of recently announced Government proposals for all...
It will be all hands on deck this Easter as Dorset wildlife Trust (DWT) get underway with their new venture, the Fleet Explorer. DWT has recently taken over the management and running of the boat, previously the Fleet Observer, as natural extension to the Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre....
In partnership with Bournemouth University and the Freshwater Biological Association River Laboratory, Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is holding an event on Wednesday 6th April at its East Stoke Fen nature reserve near Wool, to showcase the tiny but vital organisms that live in the wetland. This wetland is home...
I've such a heavy heart... An hour or so ago, Simon and I watched from our office windows, as devastating flames from our wonderful little Scott Cinema in Lyme Regis shot up into the sky. The noise preceding the alert was most confusing and deeply sinister, it sounded as though gunshots were...
Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT) Great Heath Living Landscape team will be returning to the Bournemouth Natural Science Society’s (BNSS) annual museum open day to give expert advice about wildlife gardening on Saturday 16th April. Activities will include building your own bee home, and making wildlife crafts. Plus Kate Bradbury,...
Last autumn 429 places were taken up at the 40 plus free sessions that Try This …Dorchester was able to offer. Many sessions were ‘sold out’ within a few days of the programme going live on our website. We received some heart-warming feedback: “It's a wonderful festival. Having been...
Loders could have a Neighbourhood Plan if residents give it the go ahead.Councillors agreed at West Dorset District Council’s Executive Committee on 8 March to go ahead with the referendum on Loders Neighbourhood Plan.The plan was drawn up by local people, and agreed by the parish council, who felt...
The Great Heath Living Landscape project is looking for new people to join a wildlife survey group, giving local people a chance to learn more about wildlife, and help Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) monitor wildlife in east Dorset. The Great Heath project, which is funded by the HLF, aims...
