A group of traders who clubbed together to buy a defibrillator, fearing their shops were too far from the nearest one, have saved a person’s life within three weeks of its installation. Shopkeepers in Dorchester’s Durngate Street were shocked when another trader in their street moved to different premises – and took the defibrillator she […]
A solar scheme covering 40 acres of farmland near Maiden Newton, producing enough green energy to power 4,800 homes, has been submitted to Dorset Council. Energy company Environmena want to build a 40-acre 11.8 MW solar installation on two fields at Cruxton Manor Farm, which is 0.7km south-west of Dorchester Road on the A356. The […]
For Pat Bowcock, 70, one of her greatest thrills has been the acquisition of a shiny new twin tub which runs off her solar panels and wind turbine. This is a big win. Pat, a former dispensing receptionist, arrived on the five-acre site in Litton Cheney 21 years ago, having become drawn to the ethics of […]
Gallons of raw sewage was discharged into the sea at Burton Bradstock, West Bay, Seatown and Charmouth on March 16 when storm overflows released wastewater at the Wessex Water sites to prevent properties from sewer flooding after heavy rainfall. Raw sewage overwhelmed underground networks and was dumped into the sea. Charity Surfers Against Sewage said […]
“It’s about listening to the horses,” says Vendela Eversden of her daughter Rebecca Maslen’s new enterprise, helping anxious young people learn coping strategies using equine assisted learning (EAL). Mum of three Rebecca has loved horses from an early age, having been inspired by her mum’s love for the creatures. Various work in schools, and […]
WHOLLY TRINITY: Chairman Dave Smith, secretary Ian Titterington and bar manager Sean Martin It’s such a traditional concept – a social club offering up classic league games of pool, skittles and darts, alongside bingo, entertainment and snacks. And it’s possibly something very few people under the age of 40 has experienced – I well remember sitting […]
A woman from Maiden Newton who works for a Ukrainian health charity staged a moving gesture of support for her colleagues caught up in the war – with a crowd of people gathering at the village war memorial. Rebekah Webb has been in regular contact with colleagues as Putin’s armies move through their […]
Pictures by Neil Barnes A bevy of older ladies are chatting excitedly when I arrive at Bradpole Village Hall on a Wednesday afternoon. They are looking forward to their weekly ballet class – an incredible 11 of them, with the three oldest members all in their early eighties. “Some of us have metalwork […]
Anybody remember pushing into a heaving Three Compasses in the 80s, 90s and noughties? Where the live music blared, beguiling, pulling us in, making us dance, making us happy, joyful and contented. It was one of a handful of venues in this area which always delivered top nights – entertainment, a great atmosphere and more. […]
By Steve Poole Memories of growing up in Bridport in the 50s & 60s – an era of innocence Steve age 11 second from left front row – Bridport General School Football Team I was born in my grandmother’s house in St Andrew’s Road in March 1946 but lived in a two-up, two-down terraced house […]