Peter Fry, a lifelong member of Came Down Golf Club, is proud of the club’s vital role in the establishment of the Ryder Cup. Peter said: “Sam Ryder certainly wouldn’t have been pleased to see the raucous goings-on at the weekend. “After the battle of Brookline in 1999, his grand-daughter said how disappointed he would […]
A young entrepreneur has launched a unique business in Dorchester’s South Street – offering a one-stop shop for people who want beautiful interior design. Laura Eleni, 34, has gathered together designers in a gorgeous co-working space, with beautiful lights, furniture and wallpaper and fabric samples. Olive & Wilde is a novel concept – possibly the […]
A couple who launched their range cooker business eight years ago are now jetting all over the world installing Agas after adopting a policy of ‘never saying no’ to work. Alison and Steve Smith started Rural Ranges in 2017 after Steve decided he wanted to work for himself. He took out a personal loan and […]
Good eggs in Dorset are needed to save hundreds of ex-commercial chickens from slaughter by giving them loving homes. The appeal from the British Hen Welfare Trust (BHWT) comes after 400 hens were set to be rehomed late last month at a rehoming event in Beaminster. For the last 18 months, these hens have been […]
Weldmar Hospicecare has launched a new bereavement café in Lyme Regis, providing a vital local support network for anyone experiencing grief. The cafe will be hosted at Waffle on Broad Street from 10am-noon on the first Wednesday of every month. All are welcome, regardless of whether their loved one was cared for by Weldmar or […]
The transformation of St Michael’s Trading Estate in Bridport is finally set to go ahead after more than two decades after a Section 106 agreement was signed. The seven-acre site sits between the River Brit and Bridport’s historic South West Quadrant and has deep roots in the town’s world-renowned rope and net-making industry. Many of […]
When The West Dorset Magazine discovered what a happy, community-oriented and thriving place Sturminster Newton was, we decided to make a rare addition to our already enormous patch and clasp the town to our collectively heaving bosoms. Copies of our mighty organ can now be picked up in The Emporium, 1855 and Harts. Here, editor […]
“The beauty of our company is that we have a strong team of experts so we can do everything, from the foundations to the chimney, all in-house.” Gary Moore and Michael McManus launched Dorset Extensions Group in 2021, based at Basepoint in Weymouth, with a desire to instil trust before, during and after building projects, […]
Chideock mechanic Billy Kitcher is driving 900 miles from John O’Groats to Land’s End in his vintage tractor to raise money for #Willdoes. While most people are planning a more relaxing summer, this 23-year-old will be trundling from top to bottom of the country in his 1954 Fordson Major tractor, which has no cab and […]
We are Bird Media – two experienced journalists who have decided to break free and launch
their own news publication The West Dorset Magazine.
Editor Miranda Robertson has worked for a number of local papers, including the Dorset Echo, Salisbury Journal and The New Blackmore Vale. She lives in Maiden Newton with her husband Peter, son Robert, jug PugsieMfanwy, pug Hugo and the ginger ninja Kitten Mitten.
Karen Bate has worked for the Salisbury Journal, Wiltshire Living Magazine, Bournemouth Echo and The New Blackmore Vale. She lives with husband Stuart, daughter Florence, dogs Sir Alfred Sticks and Buddy and cat Milton. There’s also a bonkers horse called Mars in her menagerie.
