Dorchester and District Labour Party have announced that Dorchester local resident, Chris Williams has agreed to chair the public meeting on housing on the 25th November in the Corn Exchange. Chris said, "I was delighted to be asked to chair such an important local debate. I have lived in...
Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT’s) Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre is hosting a Dorset inspired Wild Art Exhibition, displaying art in a variety of mediums created by twelve local artists, from Saturday 7th November until Sunday 22nd November. Members of the public are invited to browse pottery, silk illustrations, and...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is looking for a group of volunteers to help move 15 tonnes of gravel into the Bere Stream on behalf of the Bere Regis Wildlife Group in association with the Bere Regis Parish Council, on Saturday 7th November. This mammoth task follows coppicing work along...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has teamed-up with publishers from you to me to create a unique journal for young people, inspired by the ‘My Wild Life’ campaign, launched by the Wildlife Trusts nationally, in March 2015. The ‘My Wild Life’ journal is part of from you to me’s ‘rant...
The Local Food Takeaway Project, an initiative launched by Bridport-based Stir To Action, is crowdfunding support for an ethically sourced and nutritious fast food alternative. Stir To Action’s director Jonny Gordon-Farleigh and a team of locals are reviving an old catering vehicle, formerly the Real Food Van, by turning...
Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT’s) Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre has received a donation of nearly 100 items crafted from off-cuts of wood, by local carpenter, Barney Barker. Items include stunning hedgehog boxes, doorstops, bat boxes, bug hotels, bird feeding stations and bird boxes. Each piece is completely unique and...
Europe is losing its way. It is no longer a bastion against tyranny but has become a post democratic technocracy that has been overrun by tyrants at the very top. As a card holding lefty, the latest news from Europe is telling me one thing – we need to...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) was saddened to see a critically endangered porbeagle shark (Lamna nasus) landed on Chesil Beach last weekend by a local fisherman. The 2 metre shark, a mature female, was accidently caught in a trammel net 300 yards off Chesil Cove. Marc Smith, DWT Chesil Beach...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has launched an appeal to help protect Dorset’s most precious wildlife-rich habitats from damaging development. The most recent example of a development which is threatening a protected wildlife site, is the proposal to build a large solar station on Rampisham Down SSSI (Site of Special...
https://www.dorchesterarts.org.uk/24-october-%E2%80%A2-rsvp/ 8pm (doors & bar 7:30pm) 2014 Dorchester Festival headliners RSVP are back for another fantastic, energetic night of Bhangra. With more than ten Glastonbury and three WOMAD appearances under their belt they have spearheaded the renaissance of live Bhangra in the UK, opening doors for other artists and...
