Dorset is experiencing unrelenting cloud cover, fog, and drizzle brought on by an “anticyclonic gloom” which has cast an especially dreary spell over the county. This persistent gloom, caused by a high-pressure system trapping moist air near the Earth’s surface, has led to a significant sunshine deficit in the...
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We're not sure when this was aired but whilst browsing the latest social media sensation 'TikTok', this beauty popped up.
Having read Gillian Tett’s article (“How the Kit Kat went global”, Magazine, FT Weekend, March 20) I find it odd such a lengthy piece did not arouse any interest in the origin of the name.
Our family believed, in Tett’s words, that “Kit Kat” was the product of the...
Following much conjecture which included one theory that aliens had landed, the mystery of the sonic boom that could be heard over much of Dorset on Saturday looks like it has been solved.
It transpires that the sound came from a 'fireball meteor'.
https://twitter.com/simon_sat/status/1373374924597891075?s=20
It was heard in Dorchester and Weymouth amongst...
Archaeology students from Bournemouth University have discovered a Bronze Age burial site during an excavation of a prehistoric settlement in Dorset.
It is the first time Bronze Age bones have been discovered on the site in Winterborne Kingston, where the university’s Department of Archaeology and Anthropology has been excavating settlements...
Nothing sums up Dorset more than a flock of sheep.
Busy day w/ friendly neighbours!#Dorset #BlackmoreVale #Villagepub @CAMRA_Official @VisitDorset @Dorset_eye @Dorset_Live @Blackmore_vale @Dorset_Hour @BBCRadioSolent @CAMRAwessex @blackmore_vale @CampAndCaravan #Familyfriendly #Dogfriendly #Camping #Caravanning #HardyCountry pic.twitter.com/8IzpIfXK5l— The Trooper Inn (@TrooperinDorset) April 22, 2023
Sheep are domesticated mammals that are raised for their...
Nesting in the eaves of our buildings and other small gaps in our homes, Swifts make the return journey from sub-Saharan Africa each year to breed in Dorset and the wider UK.
Greg Lambe, Vice Chairman of Christchurch Harbour Ornithological Group (CHOG), tells us that these “enigmatic birds which are the...
A challenge by Dr. Rupert Read to the UK Government: take responsibility for having got us into this public health disaster, and don’t try to put the blame for lockdowns on us.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKTwBbge4lQ&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR0O8amrvE9q0CIBWqidcXDH2dKe5W8BEPIe1sLMpsktH3vAi-uImmjivqE
Douglas James
February 2021:- Even though Lockdown 3.0 shows no sign of easing anytime soon and the weather turns icy cold, there are many ways to enjoy half-term and indeed those post home -schooling hours this February and on into Spring for both children and grown-ups.
This half-term coincides with several national and international events which can inspire all sorts of fun activities and dressing-up. Chinese New...
