Scores of youngsters turned out for the first junior parkrun from Poundbury’s Great Field – now organisers are inviting others to join them. Junior parkruns take place all over the UK, South Africa and Australia at 9am on Sundays and there are now nearing 400 individual events, with most being in the UK. Junior parkrun […]
Relieved and delighted beachgoers are praising campaigners and the town council after a new £3,500 wheelchair-friendly path was installed at West Beach, West Bay. The 100sqm of matting on the beach means people who struggle with mobility and walking on the stones can finally get to the shoreline and not have to simply admire the […]
Young artists from Bridport’s Colfox School have created what is believed to be the UK’s biggest mural. Evoking themes of work/life balance and living by the coast, the 133-metre mural is the result of a youth-led project supported by Bridport Arts Centre. Funding for the mural, which has been painted on the exterior wall of […]
Dignitaries from Bridport paid their respects to French fisherman lost at sea on a visit to North West France. Bridport Twinning Association members, the town’s mayor, clerk and crier recently returned from joining in the Benediction de la Mer event held once every ten years in St Vaast La Hougue. Hosted by the French twinning […]
Campaigners say it is a ‘great disappointment’ that Dorset Council has approved plans to build 760 new homes at Vearse Farm, Bridport. The authority has approved plans to let a coalition of developers build at the site known as Vearse Farm, now officially renamed Foundry Lea. The 43-hectare site is in an Area of Outstanding […]
I’ve never wanted a Henry. Never. I already have far too many things with a face following me round the house – two dogs, a cat, a son, a husband… In any case, I’ve been a Vax fanatic for 25 years – until the fateful day that my trusty 6131 bit the dust instead of […]
A feast of farming is on offer over the next few weeks, with no fewer than four huge agricultural shows in Dorset. The farming fun kicks off at the Turnpike Showground (SP7 9PL) on Wednesday, August 17 with The Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show. The long-established show features a huge array of countryside pursuits, plus food, […]
Grade I listed Parnham House, which was gutted by fire in 2017, is set to have six holiday chalets, a marquee restaurant and a new car park after plans were approved. Its former owner Michael Treichl had spent years and over £10 million restoring it before the fire, which destroyed all but the bones of […]
A beaver has been born in West Dorset for the first time in more than 400 years. Trail cameras at a beaver enclosure on Dorset Wildlife Trust land have captured images of the new kit and his mum. The adorable little kit can be seen exploring the waterlogged woodland created by its parents after they […]
A damning new report by the Environment Agency has slated two water companies that serve west Dorset – and suggests some water company executives should be jailed. The 2021 environmental performance report on UK water and sewerage companies said South West Water has fallen to a single star rating, meaning their performance was ‘terrible across […]