October 18, 2025
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Good reception for small businesses at former BBC transmitting station

The BBC’s former transmitting station at Rampisham Down is a fascinating piece of social and technological history. Now it is fast becoming a

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Abattoir’s expansion plans on the outskirts of Bradpole meet with protest

Plans to double the operating hours and staff to process meat, potentially for McDonald’s and Burger King, on the outskirts of Bradpole have

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The mystery of the missing seat at Tudor Arcade unravels

A beautiful, bespoke piece of furniture has disappeared from Dorchester’s town centre – and people want to know why. The 11 metres of

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Retro style is always a fashion first for Charlie of Chapos in Bridport

A Dorchester-born ski instructor forced to return home from Japan by the pandemic has found a new calling – selling vintage and retro

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Campaigners against the Norchester development ‘may have wasted their time’

Thousands of people who wrote in opposition to the 4,000-home Norchester development may have wasted their time. A 8,400-home ‘garden town’ planned for

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Trailblazing Sylvia Townsend Warner will be immortalised in sculpture

There are so few statues of women in the UK. Only in 2022, Mary Anning became the first non-royal woman to be commemorated

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Misterton Garage has been keeping you on the road for more than 100 years

For more than 100 years, motorists have been stopping at Misterton’s garage to get their fuel. And Mark Hillier has been there for

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A commercial property company with passion for heritage and an eye for the future

There’s a very good reason why DJ Property doesn’t deal in the residential market – the emotional cost of inevitable evictions. The firm,

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Spooky events for Halloween

There’s a frightening amount of spooky goings on for Halloween, with events over two weeks. From October 19 until November 4 at 10am

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Prison boss speaks out at Bridport Library

As Britain’s failing prison system continues to make headlines, a talk by ex prison governor and Home Office official Ian Acheson at Bridport

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