The boss of Portland Port has issued a thinly-veiled rebuke to protestors, saying their action may have lost local businesses £400,000. Chief executive Bill Reeves says the cancellation of a cruise ship visit to Portland – Princess Cruise lines’ Regal Princess with more than 3,600 passengers – has cost the local economy around £400,000 The […]
A scheme to regenerate St Michael’s Trading Estate in Bridport, a plan which has been on the table for almost two decades, has finally been approved. The plan to demolish some old industrial units, refurbish others and build a mixture of new housing and conversions, has been a hot topic in the town since the […]
World class Clocktower Records in Bridport is fuelling the record shop renaissance ever since Roy Gregory opened his doors at St Michael’s in 2016, and with intimate gigs, a clutch of kitsch and realms of vinyl, Clocktower has become a beanfeast for music lovers everywhere. And now you can take a look inside this destination […]
Kingston Maurward College is launching new degree level courses in its new university centre from September. The Higher National Diplomas (HNDs) in equine, animal welfare & science, and agriculture are two-year courses, equivalent to a foundation degree, and are available to do full- or part-time. The courses allow progression to full BSc degree programmes, some […]
A scheme to regenerate St Michael’s Trading Estate in Bridport, a plan which has been on the table for almost two decades, has finally been approved. The plan to demolish some old industrial units, refurbish others and build a mixture of new housing and conversions, has been a hot topic in the town since the […]
The Boundary Commission has made its final recommendations on constituency borders in West, South and North Dorset – with some rather perplexing changes. The moves are aimed at equalising the number of voters in each constituency. But rather than moving borders based on geography, it seems the commission has made its decisions based on council […]
After 16 years at Autobitz, Martyn Whelan knows a thing or two about engines. And now this Dorchester born and bred mechanic has fine-tuned his creative skills to give cars, bikes and vans that perfect paint match for a body-shop finish after launching Paints ‘N’ Plates. Martyn can even make your car registration plates while […]
Researchers are calling for help from people in South and West Dorset to monitor what is believed to be Britain’s smallest population of coastal bottlenose dolphins. Sailors, fishers and anyone else who spends a lot of time at sea are being urged to feed information about dolphin sightings to the South Coast Bottlenose Consortium, a […]
A photographer who discovered an amazing view of Colmers Hill after taking some trees down at his new home has now been producing calendars of it for a decade. Doug Chalk, who has a distinctive stall at Bridport Market every Wednesday and Saturday, has just launched his 11th calendar, featuring seasonal images of the well-known […]
An underground bunker decommissioned 67 years ago has come back to life as a quirky holiday home. Sykes Cottages, which manages the Transmitter Bunker, say the unusual pad, set in a hillside at Ringstead looking over the sea, is already fully booked for the summer. Where once it would have been kitted out with radar […]