Dorset Council’s long-awaited Local Plan – which went out to consultation in 2021 then again in 2025 – is now going to be redrafted, and councillors are being asked to approve spending up to £1m on a new plan at their meeting tonight. The move is said to be down to changes in how the […]
Upset residents have flooded Dorset Council with objections to plans for up to 360 homes on one of the last undeveloped pieces of land between Chickerell and Weymouth. Concerned locals and many people from further away have added their comments to a proposal to build on fields north of the Weymouth West police station, west […]
By Viviane Horne Stella New is one of the friendly faces that greet you at Portland Museum. Stella lived in Kingston-upon-Hull until she was 18, when she went to Leeds University to study physiotherapy. Her dad was a GP who sang in the local choir. Sadly she was only 19 when her mum died and […]
Dorset Council’s senior archaeologist has objected to the first phase of the North Dorchester Garden Community, saying the authority cannot make an informed decision because the developer has not dug the site. The North Dorchester Consortium, a partnership between Grainger Plc and Wyatt Homes, wants to build up to 3,750 homes. The first planning application […]
A new book charts the military career of a Dorset Regiment soldier from Churchill’s secret Auxiliary Units to the liberation of Bergen-Belsen. SAS Rogue: The Clandestine Life of Peter Weaver by Major Peter Weaver and Dr Will Ward tells the story of a boy born in the Himalayas, whose father died while serving as an […]
Visitors and locals alike are being urged to learn about Weymouth’s fascinating history – and its many parallels with upmarket Bath, by going on a newly expanded heritage trail. We Are Weymouth – the town’s business improvement district (BID) says while hundreds of thousands of people visit for the beach, the harbour and all the […]
An accessible gaming café for adults with physical and learning disabilities has launched in Dorchester – turning a long-held dream into a reality for its creator. Louis Gale, 34, who has cerebral palsy, has wanted to open the café for some time, and held a few events at the Tank Museum in Bovington. But he […]
Here in West Dorset, people have been bringing their treasures to Duke’s of Dorchester for more than two centuries – and in that time the auction house has seen some staggering finds go for some truly eye-watering prices. For many who grew up in the 1980s, including myself, the Antiques Roadshow was Sunday nights, followed […]
More young adults with SEN are being recruited for retail internships at Asda Weymouth. Following the success of the first SEN supported internships programme with Asda Weymouth, a wider age group are being invited to apply. The internships start at the superstore in Newstead Road in September and offer real work experience and on-site tailored […]
Campaigners against a massive waste incinerator approved for Portland have suffered a further blow, after the Environment Agency said it was ‘minded to approve’ plans to burn potentially toxic waste there. The facility, which would feature an 80-metre chimney both near people’s homes and alongside globally renowned coastline, was approved by the government despite Dorset […]