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Dorset
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
A network of leading solicitors across Dorset has partnered with Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) to offer a free Will writing service to its 25,000+ members throughout October 2015. For those wishing to make a willor update an existing one, this is the ideal way to secure your future and...
Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT’s) Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre is holding a series of events with local authors, to celebrate the wildlife, history and lesser-known stories about the Weymouth and Portland area.    Visitors to these intimate ‘Tea with an Author’ events will be hearing from the authors about...
Dorset MEP Ashley Fox is calling for better enforcement of rules regulating the importation of puppies into the UKThe UK-based Dogs Trust has presented evidence to Mr Fox about diseases being brought into the UK from countries like Lithuania and Romania and the worrying ease in which commercial transporters...
I know a young lady aged 25, who has never been on a beach, can you imagine that? There is a reason why Lucy, the daughter of a friend of mine, has never been on a beach, it's simply because she is in a wheelchair all her waking hours,...
After two successful years ‘Try This … Dorchester’ is gearing up for an even bigger and better 2015.This year there will be 44 different sessions at venues around town. New for 2015 are sessions on: Chi Kung, Fun with Flowers, Getting Smart with Electricity, Have a Go at Wheel...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is holding a post-summer beach clean at Worbarrow Bay on Sunday 20th September and is asking for people to come and help remove litter which is harmful to marine wildlife. Marine birds often ingest items such as shiny bottle tops, thinking they are fish or...
Offers of housing help for refugees are being registered by West Dorset District Council. The district council is thanking residents for offers of help, while also making it clear that it may not be required. At this point the Government has said it is not anticipating that it will...
Dine out in style with your workmates then enjoy your choice of three of the best Christmas Party nights Bridport has ever seen: Rock’n’Roll Christmas, ABBA MerryChristmas or a Comedy night with local legend Bentley. Saturday 28 Nov – Rock’n’Roll Christmas Party A magic combination – that’s Earl Jackson and...

The Dorset Badger Cull

The badger cull has been rolled out to this county and the killing zone is North Dorset in particular. The target for number of badgers killed is at least 615 and as much as 835 badgers shot through either cage trapping or free shooting. The work is carried out...
Ambitions to bring further prosperity to Dorchester by developing a key town centre site remain strong at West Dorset District Council.  The district council has been working hard to help bring forward plans to improve shopping in the town centre by developing the Charles Street site. News that the...