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Dorset
Monday, May 20, 2024
“It’s now day 7 and although I’m inside I can feel the weather changing, chilly air blows through the vent below my cell window. https://dorseteye.com/weymouth-imprisoned-following-insulate-britain-protests/ One week in on my hunger strike, my thoughts are with those vulnerable, elderly and young families, who as the temperature drops, have to choose between...
Hundreds of local people will come together to create amazing outdoor art in the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty this summer  Creating a collective connection to Dorset's remarkable landscape, as part of UK-wide celebration of creativity  Producer Activate Performing Arts and outdoor arts company Walk the Plank are recruiting one thousand local people to...
Moors Valley Country Park and ForestPoole Old Town & QuayChristchurchSymondsbury Estate, BridportWeymouth   With more than 27,500 visitors in five stunning outdoor locations across the county, Inside Out Dorset has demonstrated just how much we have missed getting together and sharing cultural experiences.   The biennial international arts festival, delayed from 2020 because...
Another packed public meeting in Portland has agreed to oppose the Bibby Stockholm barge and to offer solidarity and support for refugees who come to South Dorset. The meeting, called by Stand Up To Racism Dorset, also resolved to highlight the role of Langham Industries, owners of Portland Port,...
Three-year government grant scheme to provide up to £15,000 for middle-income households will start in April 2023
The three-year scheme, which will provide up to £15,000 to middle-income households, will begin in April 2023. According to reports, Grant Shapps, the business secretary, will announce next week a plan to offer grants of up to £15,000 to middle-income households to make their homes more energy efficient. The "eco plus"...
The Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival today (Thursday) announced a new initiative, seeking musical talent applications directly from the Dorset community. Two performance slots are available on the Friday afternoon (14 July 2023) acoustic stage. These are for acoustic original solo / duo / trio acts. The Acoustic Stage is a recent, highly popular, addition...
Shower. Not a bath, a shower. Use water as hot or cold as you like. You don’t even need to wash. Just get in under the water and let it run over you for a while. Sit on the floor if you gotta. Moisturize everything. Use whatever lotion you like....
A coastal walk and public meeting with Wessex Water have been organised by local clean water campaigners. Everyone is welcome to attend the meeting on Fri 15thMarch 7pm, Portland Community Venue.  Last month, fifty people took part in the Pollution Solution Community Assembly on Portland. Attendees recognised there are several sources of pollution into our seas and rivers, such as sewage, agricultural...
As the sun rose on 24th February 1834, Dorset farm labourer George Loveless set off to work, saying goodbye to his wife Betsy and their three children. They were not to meet alone again for three years, for as he left his cottage in the rural village of Tolpuddle,...
Dorset Council declared a climate and ecological emergency in May 2019. Sincethen they have been gathering facts and writing a strategy and action plan.  The Strategy and Action plan are now out for public consultation until 20th January 2021.   Dorset Action with a range of partner organisations have come together to hold online People’s Assemblies to help people have...