A brace of West Dorset attractions have been named national award winners in Visit England’s annual ceremony. Evershot’s The Acorn Inn scooped silver in the Pub of the Year category, while West Bay Discovery Centre won bronze in the Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Tourism Award. Just outside the district, Weymouth’s Nothe Fort won a glittering
Royal Voluntary Service members have been hard at work creating a fabulous display of ‘Royal Knitting’ for Dorset Libraries. Earlier this year the RVS started inviting people to knit and craft items to celebrate HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. A spokesman said: “We have done similar projects before, but this one was special as HM
Scores of businesses in Bridport are taking part in Totally Locally Bridport’s Magic Tenner campaign until July 30, to highlight the importance of buying local and organisers are urging all the town’s independents to take part. Team member Kim Squirrell said: “The Magic Tenner is a brilliant opportunity to find out more about your local
Tiny tots celebrated the Platinum Jubilee with a party fit for a queen. Dressed as royalty, the children at Summertime Nursery and Pre-School in Dorchester ate at the Queen’s table and tucked into a royal feast surrounded by staff, friends and family. Manager Cathy White said: “We had a lovely day; the weather was perfect
Dorset Councillors have approved eight Public Spaces Protection Orders for 2022 to tackle anti-social behaviour which include Bridport, Dorchester and West Bay. The new orders hold dispersal powers and will tackle unauthorised camping on Chesil Beach, Weymouth Beach and Lulworth in response to the rising number of people camping on beaches during recent summers, which
A fascinating ruined estate in Cattistock has been the subject of numerous YouTube ‘explorer’ videos. Thousands of people have viewed footage of Cattistock Lodge – a once grand estate which had numerous buildings and fine gardens, set on the edge of the village. Now boarded up, it still attracts huge interest from viewers from around
Once a feature of every high street and serving as a village hub, the traditional red phone boxes are loved up and down the country – in 2015 they were even voted as being the ‘best of British design’. But from the 10,000 still standing, maybe half are operational, and hundreds are crying out for
Dorchester photographer Steve Pallant captured these images when Prince Charles came to open the new playground at Poundbury. The prince was flanked by Conservative MPs Michael Gove, Jacob Rees Mogg and West Dorset’s Chris Loder.
The work of Bridport-based impressionist Hugo Grenville has been exhibited alongside pieces by Cezanne, Degas and Renoir in New York. The Impressionism: A World View exhibition taking place at Nassau County Museum of Art this month has brought together major works by the French impressionist masters with pieces by contemporary artists. Hugo Grenville, regarded by
Nonagenerian artist and Poundbury resident Monica Perry cut the ribbon and officially opened the It’s Up To Us exhibition in the newly refurbished Jubilee Hall on Saturday. Hundreds of visitors attended the event, with Pounbury WI ladies handing out glasses of fizz! Special guests were a Ukranian family, who only arrived from Poland last week,