On Easter Monday 6th April, The Clockhouse, Chideock, home and business to three generations of the Long family, was destroyed in a devastating thatch fire. The family have vowed to resurrect their business from the ashes but as yet any signs of the rebuild are some way off. The Clock...
Working in an animal sanctuary would be many people’s dream job, and now for one lucky young person there is a rare opportunity to join an apprenticeship at the Margaret Green Animal Rescue Centre near Bere Regis. The apprenticeship vacancy has come up at the centre in Winterborne Kingston...
Back in April we sent some questions, forwarded to us by readers on a range of issues relating to praxis at Dorset County Hospital, to the Chief Executive. Yesterday we received these replies. 1. What cut back backs are proposed and where does that leave staffing levels; surgery etc? The...
RAIL UNION RMT’s ballot for both strike action and action short of a strike of all First Great Western members over the threat to jobs and safety from the introduction of the new Hitachi Inter-City trains has recorded overwhelming votes in favour. Strike action – 80% yes vote Action...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is launching a new conservation project to help declining wildflowers in the county. The wildlife conservation charity is aiming to raise £20,000 to ensure this vital work can go ahead. Plants provide an essential part of our ecosystem and a whole host of wildlife is...
Following months of campaigning by Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) and over 10,500 letters sent to the Secretary of State, the development of a large solar station on the SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) Rampisham Down in west Dorset, has been ‘called in’ by the Department of Communities and...
Glastonbury is over for another year, but Lyme Regis is preparing togo global on Saturday (4JULY) as this year’s Big Mix family youthmusic festival welcomes a world of talent to the town from near andfar.Fresh from their appearance and having a massive impact atGlastonbury, dance band KOG and the...
West Dorset District Council (WDDC) and London Dorchester Committee Trust (LDCT) secure Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) investment. The district council and LDCT have received a confirmed grant of £1.5m from the HLF for the Shire Hall project. The project will see the Grade I listed building transformed into a...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) and Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (ARC) are asking members of the public not to lift up ‘tin’s found on nature reserves. Legally protected reptiles use these for shelter, and disturbing protected species could result in breaking the law. Conservationists leave small pieces of tin, or...
WED 1 THE GREAT HEATH VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY, 10am. The group will be visiting various Great Heath reserves & alternating between wildlife survey days & practical conservation/access tasks. The length of the day will vary depending on the day & activity, e.g. survey days will be much shorter. Please...
