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Dorset
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
“We only made the drama because of Nick Wallis…he is key in bringing this story to light.’ - Patrick Spence, Executive Producer ‘Mr Bates vs The Post Office’ "An extraordinary journalistic expose of a huge miscarriage of justice." - Ian Hislop, Editor, Private Eye. "A tale brilliantly told by Nick Wallis,...
The Met Office has taken an unusual step by extending its amber wind alerts to encompass most of the UK in anticipation of Storm Isha, marking the ninth storm since September. The warnings, which highlight potential "danger to life" in certain areas, are in response to expected wind speeds...
Research by PSC has uncovered that Barclays Bank holds over £1 billion in shares, and provides over £3 billion in loans and underwriting to 9 companies whose weapons, components, and military technology are being used by Israel in its attacks on Palestinians. This includes General Dynamics, which produces the gun...
Expect more snow and freezing temperatures as an Arctic cold front moves through the UK. The Met Office alerts of wintry hazards in the coming days, with snow likely next week. The country woke up to frosty conditions, with temperatures as low as -2C in the south of England. The...
The Met Office has issued fresh weather warnings, indicating imminent snow showers that might intensify significantly by tomorrow. Starting at 4 am on Monday, a yellow warning will be active, signaling the likelihood of snow and ice affecting transportation networks in parts of Greater London, Kent, Surrey, East Sussex, and...
Between 3pm on 4 January and the morning of 5 January 2024, our highways crews were called out 82 times to deal with issues relating to the significant rainfall across our area. Our multi-skilled crews, each typically comprising two people, cleared gullies and drains blocked with debris washed and blown...
Tonight, through tomorrow, and into Thursday, Dorset is bracing itself for possibly the biggest storm of the year so far. Rain will then continue to be light and heavy until at least the end of next week. With temperatures rising to record levels for this time of year, snow...
From Monday 8 January, construction work commences at Fairfield Road to improve safety and accessibility. The road is part of Fairfield car park and runs between Weymouth Avenue and Maumbury Road. It is heavily used by pedestrians but it has no footways. Parked cars block visibility, and two-way traffic passes through. It serves the...
Wednesday 29 November, 12.00 Dorset County Hospital (cnr Bridport Road / Williams Avenue) Health workers and council workers will be showing support for the people of Gaza at Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester on Wednesday 29 November - the United Nations International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Twenty five of 36 hospitals in Gaza...
Extinction Rebellion Dorchester, Weymouth and Portland together with the Weymouth Climate Hub, are holding an open meeting on 6 December, 7.30pm in St Georges Church Hall in Dorchester. Caroline Dennett was a safety consultant for Shell for over 10 years, then publicly quit in May 2022 because of Shell's double-talk on climate...