Get ready to stomp and explore – Dino Day is roaring back to Portland Museum on Wednesday, August 19. Little ones can get stuck into paper dino crafts, making their own prehistoric pals, or take on the Dino Eye Spy Challenge, hunting for hidden clues. There’s also the chance to paint your own fossil, get […]
For documentary photographer Carlos Guarita, photojournalism is capturing that moment which will matter. The exact split-second when visual and psychological elements align, in the moment which will shout: “I was here, this happened, look.” In 1974, Carlos was following the news on the military coup in Portugal. He left the London theatre group he was […]
A Weymouth-born man will be included in the 2027 Guinness Book of World Records – after spending the last 35 years searching for the Loch Ness Monster. Steve Feltham was 28 years old when he jacked in his job, bought a converted Dorset County Council mobile library from a bloke in Puddletown and set off […]
Dorset Council has apologised after chopping and changing the deadlines for residents to have their say on the ‘Norchester’ development. The North Dorchester Consortium, a partnership between Grainger Plc and Wyatt Homes, wants to build up to 3,750 homes to create the North Dorchester Garden Community (NDGC). Consultation for the first phase – known as […]
Locally grown star PJ Harvey backed the final push to save Bridport’s historic Lyric Theatre, with a personal donation to its crowdfunder campaign to save the building’s roof. Urgent repairs are needed for the roof of the 250-year-old theatre. Tucked away on a side street in Bridport, The Lyric is one of those places people […]
Sherborne has been named Dorset Town of Culture 2027, beating other towns across the county to secure the title for next year. The award recognises the town’s cultural identity and existing arts scene, and comes with funding from Dorset Council, matched by Sherborne Town Council, to deliver a year-long programme of events. Town Clerk Steve […]
A Dorset man has completed an extraordinary solo trek to overcome tragic loss with love and hope. Chris McKenna decided to walk all 630 miles of the South West Coast Path by himself in aid of The National Brain Appeal, an organisation that supports pioneering research into a wide range of neurological conditions. Chris, 66, […]
Shannon was heartbroken when her wedding dress was stolen two weeks before the ceremony. But then she met the ‘angels in disguise’ at Scope’s Bridal Floor in Bridport and everything changed. In the guest book Shannon wrote to shop manager Sonia Hallett and volunteer Nicky Cullis: “What you do changes lives in ways you may […]
Families are invited to take part in the Melplash Show on August 27 for ‘A day for celebrating the best of agricultural and rural life by the sea’. BrokeFX Motorbike stunt displays, the Shetland Grand National, horse jumping competitions and a tractor pull are sure to wow the crowds. And this year as always, farming […]
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.
