July 23, 2026
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The West Dorset Magazine Articles by: Emily Quance
A group of people seated at a table during a community cooking event in a church hall with arched ceilings. The participants wear aprons with a colorful logo and are smiling while enjoying meals on green placemats. Plates of food, water glasses, and activity sheets are arranged on the table. Other participants and volunteers are visible in the background.
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Food club’s cooking with TV chef Lesley Waters

Celebrity chef Lesley Waters led 80 people from across the county in a mass cook-along at Dorchester Corn Exchange to promote simple healthy

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Bridget Houseago, Lyme Regis Museum director, and artist David Manners hold a framed painting depicting Mary Anning collecting fossils on Charmouth beach, set against coastal cliffs. They stand in the museum's exhibition space surrounded by geological specimens and fossil displays, with wooden display cabinets and museum artifacts visible in the background.
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Mary Anning portrait donated to fossil museum

A new portrait of Mary Anning has been donated to Lyme Regis Museum. The original oil painting, by celebrated local artist David Manners,

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Two people posing with a large inflatable rainbow pride frame reading "love is love" at an indoor Pride event. Both wear black t-shirts and pride-themed accessories including rainbow sunglasses and a rainbow fan. The venue is a pub or bar with wooden paneling and green wainscoting, decorated with Pride signage and rainbow decorations visible in the background.
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Everything you need to know about Pride month in Dorchester 2026

Pop-up Pride Dorchester is back for its second year with a fabulous and packed programme. The initiative, led by Dorchester Town Council, brings

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Electric Palace cinema
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Electric Palace for sale as owner retires

The Electric Palace cinema in Bridport is on the market, as its high-profile entrepreneur owner seeks to reduce his business commitments. Alasdair Warren,

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Chance to see youngster’s incredible talent on show

A young artist from Dorchester is exhibiting his work until Saturday, June 6 – and we urge you not to miss it. Thomas

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Two people sitting atop a large pile of purple and black plastic bags filled with donated clothing during a Slimming World clothes throw donation event. The bags are labeled "Slimming World Clothes Throw" and are stacked in a community space with white brick walls. A Slimming World promotional sign is visible on the left side of the room. A fire extinguisher is mounted on the wall.
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In the bag for super slimmers

Slimming World members across Dorchester, Weymouth and Portland have raised an estimated £14,000 for Cancer Research UK by donating clothes, shoes and accessories

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Four women stand outside The Royal Courts of Justice holding a white banner with red text reading "NO INCINERATOR." The building behind them features Gothic architecture with ornate stone archways, decorative windows, the royal coat of arms, and black decorative fencing. The women are dressed in winter clothing and appear to be at a public demonstration or protest.
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Incinerator on track for 2030

A massive waste incinerator on Portland is ‘on track’ to start operating by 2030. Powerfuel Portland says contracts to enable the operation are

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Formal group portrait of approximately 30 people in evening wear, including Annabel Elliot (Queen Camilla's sister) and other prominent Dorset residents, arranged in three rows in front of a red brick Georgian building with a white-columned central entrance. The group includes members of Dorset County Hospital Charity’s Emergency and Critical Care Appeal committee. Climbing wisteria and flowering plants frame the doorway, with terracotta urns positioned on either side of the steps. Photography by David Lewis.
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Queen’s sister spearheads £300k gala for DCH appeal

An incredible £300,000 was raised at a gala dinner for Dorset County Hospital Charity’s Emergency and Critical Care Appeal, organised by Queen Camilla’s

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